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Circa Date
1946-49
Description
Image of men, women and children sitting and standing in four rows in the Church of the First Born of the Living God of Birmingham, Ala. Two men in the front row are holding a banner. Sign: BHAM NOV (?) CHURCH OF THE FIRST BORN OF THE LIVING GOD BISHOP L(?) R DAVIS (?). No date given. 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.
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Keywords
Eartha M.M. White Collection; Thomas, R. Lee, (Photographer) -- Photograph collections; African American photographers -- Mississippi -- Mound Bayou -- History -- 20th century – Archives; Photographers, Black -- Mississippi -- Mound Bayou -- History -- 20th century – Archives; Church of the First Born of the Living God (Birmingham, Ala.) -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works; Religious gatherings -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- Church of the First Born of the Living God -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works; African Americans -- Alabama -- Birmingham -- Religious life -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works