Newspaper Article: Music Highlights Black History Month Celebration
Dublin Core
Title
Newspaper Article: Music Highlights Black History Month Celebration
Subject
Tennessee---Jefferson County; Appalachia; Black History Month; Appalachian Music; banjo history; Nelson-Merry School; African American school memories; community celebration
Description
Standard Banner coverage of the 2011 Black History Month celebration at Boyd's Chapel United Methodist Church. Joan Simon Hendricks and Claudia Haskins are pictured with a Nelson-Merry school memory board created by Julia Taliaferro. The celebration featured guest speaker Rev. Charles (Bo) Simpson, musical group Heavenly Warriors, banjo player William Mason, and the interpretive dance troupe Genesis, led by Truelette Moore and Lorrie Goins. Several attendees shared memories about the school.
Creator
Gayle Page, Standard Banner Staff Writer
Source
The collection of Julia Taliaferro
Publisher
Black in Appalachia
Date
2011/02/17
Contributor
Alona Norwood; Nelia Koontz
Rights
Items can be used for private reflection and research and not for commercial purposes.
Coverage
United States; Appalachia; Tennessee; Jefferson County
Files
Citation
Gayle Page, Standard Banner Staff Writer, “Newspaper Article: Music Highlights Black History Month Celebration,” Black in Appalachia: Community History Digital Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://blackinappalachia.omeka.net/items/show/2249.