Lillian Nichols McSwain was born February 1, 1930 in Newport TN. She was the youngest of 5 children born to Robert and Julia Nichols. Lillian accepted Jesus Christ into her life at an early age and united with True Light Holiness Church in Newport.…
Published in 1939, This volume contains three poems about West Virginia. The poems in the last half of the book are written in dialect and particularly reflect the African American experience between the two great wars.
Bessie Woodson Yancey was…