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AN INTERESTING WPA NARRATIVE
Montgomery, Isaiah T.
Isaiah T. Montgomery was born May 21, 1847 on Hurricane Island, Warren County, Mississippi -- the property of Joseph E. Davis, brother of the celebrated chief of the Southern Confederacy. His parents were Benjamin Thornton and Mary Montgomery. He was taught the elements of common education by his father. Isaiah was set to work at the age of 9 years in the office of Mr. Davis in the capacity of…
Added by James Rose on January 2, 2013 at 12:33pm — 3 Comments
Courage...
Watching the Oprah Show today (4 May 2011) and seeing all the original Freedom Riders had me thinking about our Cousin Horatio Thompson born 1914 to James Thompson and Eleanor Etelka Cabrere Thompson. Horatio’s father James is the son of Great Aunt Alice Thompson the sister of Grandma Phine (Josephine Thompson DeLavallade).
The reason Oprah’s show had me thinking of Horatio he was at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where the first Civil…
ContinueAdded by Patricia 'Pat' Armstrong Watkins on February 5, 2014 at 3:00am — 1 Comment
Langston Hughes in his own words
Added by Robert Goins on April 27, 2011 at 1:42am — 1 Comment
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