Oral history interview with Beatrice Chatman
Madison (Wis.)
South Madison Neighborhood
Oral history interview with Beatrice Chatman. Beatrice shares memories of growing up in her mother's house right next to the South Madison Neighborhood Center (now the Boys & Girls Club) and Blessed Martin House (now the Catholic Multicultural Center) in the 1940s and 50s. She reminisces about sewing classes, dances, record spins, pajama parties, summer camps, and more. She talks about attending Mount Zion Baptist Church on Fisher Street every Sunday, where her mother and aunt sang in the gospel choir, and going to church picnics and other events at Penn Park and Brittingham Park.
Chatman, Beatrice
Madison Public Library
2021-08-18
Braxton, Char
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Photo of Beatrice Chatman's childhood home on 2000 Fisher Street in Madison, Wisconsin
Beatrice Chatman
South Madison Neighborhood
Madison (Wis.)
Photo of Beatrice Chatman's childhood home on 2000 Fisher Street in Madison, Wisconsin
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Photo of Beatrice Chatman, age 4
Beatrice Chatman
South Madison Neighborhood
Madison (Wis.)
Beatrice Chatman at 4 years old, holding a bunny rabbit that she caught.
Madison Public Library
ca. 1947
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Photo of Beatrice Chatman and churchgoers at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Johnson St. in 1949
Beatrice Chatman
South Madison Neighborhood
Madison (Wis.)
Beatrice Chatman and churchgoers at Mt. Zion Baptist Church on Johnson St. in 1949. Beatrice is sitting in the front row, far left, and her sister (Jeanette) is sitting next to her on the right.
Madison Public Library
1949
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Newspaper clipping featuring Beatrice Chatman and handmade doll
Beatrice Chatman
South Madison Neighborhood
Madison (Wis.)
Newspaper clipping featuring Beatrice holding a doll that she sewed at the Blessed Martin House (now Multicultural Catholic Center). The dolls were sent to an orphanage in Japan.
Madison Public Library
1954
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Photo of Beatrice Chatman in 1966
Beatrice Chatman
South Madison Neighborhood
Madison (Wis.)
Beatrice Chatman in 1966
Madison Public Library
1966
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