As of late 2015, the Springfield African-American History Foundation, in conjunction with the oral history efforts of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, had published interviews with 30 black residents of Springfield.
Those interviews can be found here.
Interviewees are:
Adams, Rosia: Retired home economics teacher; foster parent
Allen, Bettie: Government worker, mechanic, YWCA volunteer, world traveler
Carey, Velma: Parent and community volunteer; plaintiff in school desegregation lawsuit
Crisp, John: Jazz musician and artist
Cummings, Theresa Faith: Social services administrator and businesswoman
Curtis, Ted: Realtor, school board member, state government administrator
Davenport, Rudy: NAACP and Habitat for Humanity volunteer, plaintiff in civil rights suit
Finley, Jessie Mae: Musician, active church volunteer, state worker, interviewed at age 97
Goza, Marian: Medical employee, community volunteer, parent
Goza, Robert: State employee, community and NAACP volunteer
Hale, Georgia: Bank worker, church and community volunteer
Helm-Renfro, Beverly: Daughter of prolific Springfield photographer; secretary to Senator Barack Obama
Jackson, Ida: Social service worker, parent, plaintiff in Springfield school desegregation case
Jackson, Ruth: Parent, community volunteer
Jordan, Leroy: Elementary teacher, college administrator, school board member
Lockhart, Charles: Veteran, factory worker, first black uniformed police officer in Springfield
Logan, Faith: Community activist, born in Jamaica
Ransom, Terry: Studied the Underground Railroad extensively
Reynolds, Jerome: Real estate agent
Robison, Veronica: Civil rights activist; small business owner; volunteer
Rountree, Georgia & Paula Stadeker: Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority discuss the Springfield graduate chapter
Senor, Clarence: Navy veteran, fireman
Senor, Peggie: Minister, parent, community and church volunteer
Singley, Elijah: Retired librarian, directly involved in civil rights demonstrations
Van Buren, Laura: Springfield native for 88 years
Washington, Carmelita Hogan: University human resources professional, sorority volunteer
Washington, J.D.: First African-American principal in Springfield Public Schools
Washington, William: Newspaper publisher
Wilson, Charles: Bricklayer, musician, descendant of Springfield Race Riot victim
Wilson, Jenrose: Wife of Charles Wilson, worked in health care field