Tag: African American
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Hilda Flowers: Mississippi Civil Right and Grassroots movements
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) focused on getting students involved in nonviolent civil rights and grassroots organizing. SNCC members assisted black voters in the rural South and help formed the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. The SNCC members of Philadelphia faced daily harassment from local authorities who responded to white fears of black militancy and…
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library Research Grant
Today I just found out I won a research grant given out by my school’s library! This grant allows you to do research at other libraries or archives. I am going to use this grant to travel down to the Mississippi State Archives in Jackson. I was made aware by another blogger that Hilda Flowers’,…
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Update on research
Never imagined that my research would result in this, but I realized no researcher does. Classes have just started, yet this semester is almost done. The reason behind my absent, actual I been just reading other people’s blogs. This semester was my first semester as a history major after biology, sociology and anthropology, and politics…my…
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African Americans and Golf During Jim Crow
Many members of the Flowers family enjoyed playing golf. So, I decided to educate myself on blacks in golf during Rachel’s lifetime. I have found three articles pertaining to Rachel’s interest and success in golf. The first was published by the Philadelphia Tribune on June 12, 1941: Another article references Ms. Flowers going to a…
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Mrs. Gladys Flowers-Stevenson
Gladys Flowers was one of Rachel’s younger sister. She first appeared in the 1910 Federal Census alongside her siblings. Per this census record, she was only two years old (born around 1908). In the next census record, a 12 year old Gladys lived with her father and three other siblings in Boiling Springs, PA. She…
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Rachel Flowers, a Philadelphia Black Socialite
Rachel was a well-known figure in the Black communities of Harrisburg and Philadelphia. In the City of Brotherly Love, she worked with a number of organizations including the Q.C. Charity Club, YWCA, Study of Negro Life and History, the Utopia Business and Professional Club, Las Buenas Amigas, and the Business and Professional Club. She also…
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Hilda Flowers
The Afro-American, January 4, 1936 Hilda Clifford Flowers was Harry and Nancy’s last child. Born around 1910, Hilda grew up on her family’s farm in Jacksonville, Florida. Following her parents’ separation, she moved with her father and siblings to Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. She may have attended Boiling Springs High School like her sister, Rachel.…
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Henry Sams Jr: The First Black Award-Winning Archer in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Tribune, July 26, 1955 For Henry A. Sams, target and field archery are unsurpassed as outdoor sports. The 37 year-old bowman, who lives at 5840 Ludlow Street, is a member of the Philadelphia Archery Club and New Jersey’s Aldebarans. As the first Negro in both organizations, Sams had little difficulty. Avid Bowman. Philadelphia…
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Her Mother: Nancy J.P (Sawyer) Flowers Sams
If you are new to my blog, please read my previous posts for more context surrounding this research. So far, I wrote posts on Rachel, two of her siblings, her father, but not her mother. Through the 1910 Federal Census, we are first introduced to Mrs. N.J.P. Flowers. A name was not given only the…
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Vincent Allen Flowers
From 1923 to 1927, Vincent Allen Flowers, Rachel’s youngest brother, attended Messiah Academy, the institution’s high school. Hierald Osorto also honored Vincent during the college’s centennial celebration. Based on the 1910 Federal Census, a four year old Vincent was born between 1905 to 1906. On the 1920 Federal Census, a 14 year old…
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