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[Women's Federation Club Building, Marshall]

Description: A Craftsman style bungalow in Marshall sits low on the ground and has a porch which wraps around the side. An early model automobile sits at the curb. The house is located at 1402 Grafton Street. Its origin is unknown; but the Women's Federation Club purchased it during the late 1940's for a meeting house. It is currently owned by St. James 0112 Masonic Lodge. Located in the New Town Neighborhood of Marshall, the house is a historic site for the African-American community.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Montgomery Home in Marshall]

Description: This ranch house in Marshall was the home of Dorothy Vance Montgomery, music teacher. Mrs. Montgomery's career spanned 46 years. It included teaching in the Marshall public schools, 1930-1976, maintaining a private studio, teaching adjunct classes at Wiley College, and music ministry at her church. Her house is located at 1501 Grafton Street within the "New Town Neighborhood," which is an area significant to local African-American history.
Date: unknown
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[New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church]

Description: New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church is located at 408 Milton St. in Marshall. That address places the church in the "New Town Neighborhood" in west Marshall where many African-Americans established institutions, businesses, professional offices, and residences around Wiley College, c1930. The neighborhood has been the focus of A "Historic Preservation Action Plan" that was presented to the Marshall Landmark Preservation Board and the Texas Historical Commission.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Dr. Joseph J. Rhoads, President of Bishop College]

Description: Dr. Joseph J. Rhoads was an educator, administrator, and advocate for civil rights in education who completed his career as the first African-American president of Bishop College in Marshall. He was born in 1890 in Marshall, and was educated there. He received his first degree from Bishop College; his second degree from the University of Michigan; and a Lit. D. degree from Bishop College. He also did graduate work at Yale University, receiving a scholarship there. He held numerous positions… more
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[Paradise Baptist Church]

Description: Paradise Baptist Church is a traditionally African-American congregation in Marshall. It is located approximately four and one-half miles south of the city on the Five Notch Road. The church was organized in 1926, meeting at first in a brush arbor until building. The first building burned and was replaced by one "with many improvements." It is unknown whether the picture shows the first building or the second. The church shown is a small white frame structure standing on brick piers. A … more
Date: unknown
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[President's Home at Bishop College, Marshall]

Description: The president's home at Bishop College in Marshall was formerly the plantation mansion "Wyalucing," built by the Holcomb family around 1850. A daughter of the family, Lucy Holcomb Pickens, became known as the "First Lady of the Confederacy" due to her support of the Confederate cause. The picture shows a mansion set on brick piers with a two-story columned portico on two sides. A balcony on the second floor in the middle bay on the left side is visible, and the two bays at left on the lower … more
Date: unknown
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[Graves of John and Roberta Madison, Marshall]

Description: The graves of John and Roberta Madison are in Nichols (Old Sudduth) Cemetery in Marshall. The cemetery is traditionally African-American. The dates for John (right) are 1888-1970. The dates for Roberta (left) are 1884-1975. He was a local preacher. Roberta Madison's maiden is Choyce and her parent were Frank Choyce and Rebecca Copeland. Roberta's first husband was Lucky Singleton. Roberta's Grandfather was Peter Choyce who ran for the House of Representative in 1880.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Portrait of Pinkie D. Johnson]

Description: Photograph of Mrs. Pinkie D. Johnson, who is sitting, wearing a light-colored patterned shirt with a dark-colored jacket, and visible from the chest up. The text next to the photograph reads, "Mrs. Pinkie D. Johnson, Vice Principal and Counselor."
Date: unknown
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Partner: Marshall Public Library

[African-American Educator in Marshall]

Description: An educator and leader in the African-American community in Marshall sits behind his office desk. A calendar and early telephone are at left. On the desk blotter are a vase of flowers and a fountain pen set. Behind him are storage drawers and some large record books.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Dorothy Vance Montgomery]

Description: Dorothy Vance Montgomery, musician and educator in Marshall, Texas. Born and reared in Marshall, she received several undergraduate and graduate degrees from Wiley College and the University of Southern California. She taught music in the Marshall Public Schools, 1930-1976. She also taught piano for 44 years at her private studio; was minister of music for 17 years at New Bethel Baptist Church; and was adjunct teacher for 2 years at Wiley College. The image shows her receiving one of sever… more
Date: 1976~
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[Rev. J. H. Hudson, Marshall Religious Leader]

Description: Rev. J. H. Hudson was a nineteen-century Baptist leader in Marshall. Born in Alabama in 1839, he came to Texas as a slave in 1848, and was reared on a farm near Scottsville (near Marshall). He never attended school, but was taught his letters and nurtured in his faith by other pastors. He was ordained in 1881. During his career he pastored St. Paul, Bethesda, Pine Bluff, Galilee, James Chapel and Gainesville Baptist churches. He was elected to the Texas legislature, but did not take his se… more
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[Grave of Lee Annie Brown, Marshall]

Description: The grave of Lee Annie Brown is located in Nichols (Old Sudduth) Cemetery on Merrill St. in Marshall. It a traditionally African-American site. The dates 1863-1935 are engraved on the stone, which is applied to the slab. Above the stone is a decoration.
Date: unknown
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[Antioch Baptist Church in Harrison County]

Description: Antioch Baptist Church is in the rural Leigh community of Harrison County. The location is the intersection of FM 1999 and FM 134. It was formally organized in 1866 by an African-American congregation. It began as a brush arbor. The first church, built in the 1880's, burned. The second building replaced it in 1921. This red brick building has air conditioning units enclosed in fencing on each side. The front gabled roof has a small gable above the entrance.
Date: unknown
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Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church, Marshall]

Description: Bethesda Missionary Baptist Church, located at 801 W. Grand Ave. in Marshall, is one of the oldest African-American congregations in the county. It was established in 1867 during the Reconstruction period when so many newly-emancipated blacks left white churches to establish their own. Originally the name was simply the "Colored Baptist Church," which was the name on the deed. When the members elected to change the name, they identified it with the healing pool of Bethesda in Biblical Jerus… more
Date: unknown
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