"I am an invisible man. No, I am not a spook like those who haunted Edgar Allan Poe; nor am I one of your Hollywood-movie ectoplasms. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids--and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me."
- Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man"
Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford Sr and Florence Harrison
Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford was the son of Major Geroge W. Ford. He married Florence Harrison and the couple had four children: Elise, Florence, Bruce and Harrison. His life is detailed in...
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High School photo of Dr. Cecil B. Ford.
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A description of Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford when he was on his high school track and field team.
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Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford's Track Team Photo from Springfield High School.
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Picture of 1918 Junior Dental Class at Meharry Medical School.
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Photo of Florence Ford, married to Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford. The couple had four children, Elise, Florence, Bruce and Harrison. Florence Ford was a well-known seamtress in Peoria, Illinois....
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Photo of Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford from the Meharry Medical School Dental Class 1918. Early on, Meharry functioned as the Medical Department of Central Tennessee College in Nashville for people of...
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Dr. Ford at his dentist office in Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Ford was the first African American dentist in the city.
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Registration Card of Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford.
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Young photo of Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford when he served in World War I as a Private Medical DET in the 370th Infantry, 93rd Division.
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Photo of Carol Allen Adams, holding daughter Tanya, with Elise Ford Allen and her mother Florence.
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Photo of Florence Ford with grandchildren; James Jr., Carol, and Gregory.
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Obituary of Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford.
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Obituary of Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford.
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Florence Ford received a cable from her husband, Bruce.
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Sagamon Honor Book and Record page 1091, Dr. Cecil Bruce Ford.
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From the Sangamon County Honor Book Records depicting the service in the Medical Corps, World War I.
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Photo of a young C. Bruce and Harrison at their home on Gale Avenue in Peoria, Illinois.
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