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Article: WISCONSIN WOMAN'S BOWLING SHIRTS REFLECT AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE.(77 SQUARE)
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- The Capital Times
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- February 11, 2009
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Byline: Jane Burns
When Earlene Fuller bowled, she made a statement with more than her skill.
The Milwaukee woman, who died last year, was an accomplished seamstress who designed shirts for herself, her teammates and other bowlers. Fuller's shirts weren't the kind that advertised a local tavern; many of them proudly advertised her African-American heritage.
The Wisconsin Historical Society recently acquired 10 of Fuller's shirts, as well as trophies and awards. Fuller's sister, Pauline McCollum of Milwaukee, donated them last fall and the society features Fuller and her handiwork on its Web site for Black History Month.
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