The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
On May 31 and June 1, 1921, mobs of White residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma, some deputized by city authorities, descended on the Black neighborhood of Greenwood, also known as Black […]
Charlotte Dillman of Tremont, 1954
A 1954 portrait photograph of Charlotte Dillman, of Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1954 yearbook of the West Chester State Teachers College, West Chester, […]
E. Elizabeth Moore of Tremont, 1945
A 1945 portrait photograph of E. Elizabeth Moore, of Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1945 yearbook of the West Chester State Teachers College, West […]
Mary Louise Moore of Tremont, 1945
A 1945 portrait photograph of Mary Louise Moore, of Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1945 yearbook of the West Chester State Teachers College, West […]
Black-Face in Tremont Community Group Play, 1952
In 1952, the Tremont Community Organization presented a play entitled, “Mama’s Baby Boy.” One of the characters in the play was in black-face. The photo (above), that appeared in the […]
“Agony Quartet” – Girls in Black-Face Perform at Women’s Club, 1952
A photograph that appeared in the West Schuylkill Press & Pine Grove Herald, April 25, 1952, featured four Tremont High School girls who performed at the Tremont Women’s Club at […]
Black-Face at the Tremont Rotary Club, 1942
A photograph that appeared in the West Schuylkill Press & Pine Grove Herald‘s “Down Memory Lane” feature on April 26, 1962, featured two unidentified men in black-face. The photo was […]
Early Baseball Team of Joliett
An undated newspaper photo of an early baseball team of Joliett, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo: Front Row: Wilbur Fry, Williamstown; Albert Rumpf; Elias Schell, Joliett; Harry Brower, […]