Days of Rondo

Download or Read eBook Days of Rondo PDF written by Evelyn Fairbanks and published by Minnesota Historical Society Press. This book was released on 2010-08 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.

Author	: Evelyn Fairbanks
Publisher	: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Total Pages	: 196
Release	: 2010-08
ISBN-10	: 9780873518130
ISBN-13	: 0873518136
Rating	: 4/5 (30 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis Days of Rondo by : Evelyn Fairbanks

Book excerpt: Evelyn Fairbanks lived along Rondo Avenue-the heart of St. Paul's largest black community-from the 1930s through the 1950s. Her memoir tells warm and human stories recalling those years in a vibrant community that vanished with the coming of the freeways in the 1960s.

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