African Americans; civic clubs; social life; women;
The 100 Black Women’s Club began in New York City as a grassroots effort to address social issues and affect change within the community. Over time, the club reached out to other black women in order to mobilize themselves into a visible and...
African Americans; baseball; Birmingham Black Barons; business; death; entertainment; funeral homes; public service; recreation; sports;
Thomas Henry Hayes, Jr., was born in Covington, Tennessee in 1902. His father, Thomas H. Hayes, Sr., founded T.H. Hayes Funeral Home, which was the oldest African American-owned business in Memphis when his son joined as funeral director in 1928....
"...Voice inflections weren't perfect, for the African tribal song was born 5,000 miles away. -- But Central High School band director James Harris, a Negro, seemed to feel the cowbell he was tapping and Mrs. Henrietta Boggs, Carver Junior...
civil rights; community groups; firefighting; labor; law;
Twelve men in 1955 made history when they became the first African-American firefighters in Memphis, Tennessee. They endured inequitable conditions and discrimination from the very beginning. They were forced to live in segregated quarters, at...
Memphis Black Arts Alliance; arts; culture; administration;
Document explaining the selection criteria for admission to the board of the Memphis Black Arts Alliance, in addition to expected performance standards.
Crowd assembled for a Black Monday at the Clayborn Temple AME Church at 294 Hernando. Sign reads: "B.S.A. - M.S.U." (Black Student Association - Memphis State University).
Florida Street; drugstores; baseball; Negro League baseball; South Memphis Drug Company; Memphis Red Sox;
The men standing in suits were the owners of the Memphis-based black baseball team, the Memphis Red Sox. Watermark in the bottom right corner of the image reads: Hook's Bros, Memphis Tenn. On back: "Red Sox Baseball Team. These distinguished...
Oral History taping session with Blair T. Hunt, retired high school principal, Mrs. Alma Booth, immediate past president of Memphis Links, Inc., and librarian Ron Walter, Memphis/Shelby County Public Library and Information Center. Links donated...
"Two black artists who played in the band at Melrose High School back in the 50s and who graduated to much finer things will be playing at separate places in their hometown tomorrow night. -- Phineas Newborn Jr., famed as a cool jazz pianist...
Basie, William "Count"; Brescia, Matty; jazz; music;
"Jazz pianist William 'Count' Basie enjoyed popularity in Memphis for more than three decades, but times have changed considerably for black entertainers since the musician played his first gig on Beale Street. -- Matty Brescia, a retired...
baseball; Birmingham Black Barons; Hayes, T. H.; Mays, Willie; Negro American League; sports;
The 1948-1949 champions of the Negro American League. Team photo includes Willie Mays. Attached note on bottom of photo identifies all players. Player on far right was added after the photo was developed.
Black Monday demonstration in support of a public school boycott in the fall of 1969. Image shows Main Street with City Hall on the right and the King Cotton Hotel in the upper left corner.
