I'm still marveling that my research on the Johnson Sub community in Memphis, TN played a role in making this happen. Wish I could have been there, but from all reports, the event was a smashing success! The organizer, George R. Williams, Sr., gave a nice presentation at Riverside Missionary Baptist Church. The folks at the National Civil Rights Museum were wonderful hosts and treated the Brooks Avenue School crew as honored guests. According to my parents, the tour of the Rosenwald exhibit, the luncheon and the hospitality were all top-notch.
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George R. Williams, Sr.
Brooks Avenue Reunion Organizer
Riverside Missionary Baptist Church
Brooks Avenue School Reunion
August 28, 2022
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Brooks Avenue School Reunion
at National Civil Rights Museum
(August 28, 2022)
If you'd like to learn more about Brooks Avenue School and its designation as a Rosenwald School, as well as how a portion of my research on Johnson Sub contributed to the reunion, click on the link below for the Commercial Appeal newspaper feature (dated Aug. 24, 2022) about the event.
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