1948 – Newport Bar Association

1948 – Newport Bar Association

The Newport Bar Association gathered for its annual fall party in 1948. Pictured are, from left to right, (first row) Fred Pickens Jr., Jud Hout, J. Fred Parish, Harold Ervin, Kaneaster Hodges Sr., Roy Evans, W.H. Reid, and Millard Hardin; (second row) Jessie Berry...
1948 – United Harmonizers

1948 – United Harmonizers

The first black group to have a program on radio station KNBY was the United Harmonizers, organized in 1948. Pictured are, from left to right, Ted Hatchett, Norris Stephenson, Theophilus Henderson, Gus Hatchett, and T.A. Watson. Minnie Bell Stephenson sits at the...