Segregated Shopping:
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Though some Waco stores maintained segregation policies, like refusing to allow Black customers to try items on, for example, Pauline Adams contends that she shopped at Monnig’s Department Store without difficulty. She also elaborates on the utilization of their layaway purchasing option when shopping for children’s clothes.
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Monnig's Department Store
For many immigrants throughout the 1800s, the United States seemed to be a land filled with promise. Texas, in particular, appeared to be a place where dreams could be fulfilled. Otto Monnig, a Prussian immigrant to Missouri, believed this to be…