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Willis Farrington - On Mr. White Bynum building A.D. Clark Pool (clip)

Interviewed by Alexander Stephens on October 18, 2011
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Willis Farrington - On Mr. White Bynum building A.D. Clark Pool (clip)

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Oral history interview of Farrington, Willis conducted by Stephens, Alexander on October 18, 2011.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Willis Farrington - On Mr. White Bynum building A.D. Clark Pool (clip),” From the Rock Wall, accessed March 29, 2025, https://fromtherockwall.org/oral-histories/willis-farrington-on-mr-white-bynum-building-ad-clark-pool.

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