Newspaper Article: Music Highlights Black History Month Celebration

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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.