Creator

R. Lee Thomas

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Item Type

Image

File

A4

Number

2481

Creation Date

4-18-1948

Description

Image of women, some in caps and gowns, sitting and standing around two men. Two women are holding a sign: DR BJ PERKINS UNION BAPT MEMPHIS 4 18 48. One of 156 black and white photographs by R. Lee Thomas, an African American photographer active in the early twentieth century in the southern United States. Thomas’ work provides photographic documentation of southern black social life, primarily religious and labor groups, circa 1946-1949. The majority of the photographs depict groups from Birmingham, Alabama, and adjacent areas. His imprint contains the caption: Made by R. Lee Thomas, Mound Bayou, Mississippi, The Oldest Negro Town in America. Date: April 18, 1948

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