Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Williams, John Wesley, 1884 - 1939
Vernon African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1905
Date
1939
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)
Description
A memorial program for the funeral service of John Wesley Williams, a businessman in Tulsa, Oklahoma and a survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The service was held at Vernon Chapel A.M.E. Church, and he was later interned at Crown Hill Cemetery. On the inside of the program, written vertically in the margin, is a list of names.
Place depicted
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
programs
Topic
African Methodist Episcopal
American South
American West
Communities
Funeral customs and rites
Methodist
Religion
Religious rituals and ceremonies
The Black Church
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
Object number
2011.60.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a4f3fb88-12e5-4b67-93a8-9254724cd57c

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