1940s
Unidentified members of St. Paul AME Church’s congregation stand on the front steps of their church sometime in the 1940’s, among them many of the leaders of Newport’s black community. (Courtesy of James Logan Morgan Jr. and the Butler Center.)
1940s
The 1941 kindergarten class at St. Paul AME Church was taught by Willa Black. Years later, a day car center was named in her honor. (Courtesy of James Logan Morgan Jr. and the Butler Center.)
1940s
St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church was organized in 1880, and the congregation built this fine structure in 1914 at the corner of Sixth and Main Streets. Long the home of a vibrant congregation, the church moved “out on the highway” (away from...
1940s
Members of the senior choir of the Morning Star Baptist Church in Newport poses proudly with their pastor, Rev. R.S. Jones. Pictured are, from left to right, Ruth Cagle, Edith Seales, Thaddeus Walker, Reverend Jones, Hattie Whittenhill, Sally Boyd, and director...
1940s
The congregants of Mount Gillard Baptist Church in Auvergne pose outside their church in the early 1940’s. The church was the central element of social life in most parts of Arkansas at this time, in white communities as well as black. (Courtesy of James Logan...
1940s
An aerial view of Newport shot in 1940 shows the bend in the White River on the north side of town, with the blue bridge spanning the river and leading into the business district. Clearly, the devastation of the 1926 fire has been overcome, and a prosperous little...
