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 Father
Figaro, the first African-American Holy Ghost father in Dayton,
came to St. James Catholic Church in the early 1970's (Courtesy
of St. James Catholic Church) |
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May
procession of St. John's Catholic Church, undated (Courtesy
of St. James Catholic Church) |
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Cornerstone
laying ceremony for the new Mount Olive Baptist Church (Courtesy
of Mount Olive Baptist Church) |
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Mother
Cora Howard (1871-1968), one of the church founders (Courtesy
of Mount Olive Baptist Church) |
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Mattie
and James R. Davis, 1940's. Mrs. Davis was a founder of the
Edgemont Neighborhood Coalition. The Davis' came to Edgemont
in 1943 (Courtesy of Mrs. Mattie Davis) |
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Irving
School group, 1939 (Courtesy of Bernice Tripp) |
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Burkham
Park, 1947 (Courtesy of Margaret Peters) |
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Spring
in Edgemont, 1943 (Courtesy of Margaret Peters) |
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 Joseph
Peters with his son, Wendall, about 1950, on Homestead Avenue
in Edgemont. Mr. Peters was a skilled building contractor, who
considered himself a "Builder of Homes not Houses."
He was also active in the formation of the Dayton Chapter of
the NAACP, and taught his children to take pride in their African
American heritage (Courtesy of Margaret Peters)
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Rhythm
Band, St. John's Catholic Church (Courtesy of St. James Catholic
Church) |
Burkham
Park, 1947 (Courtesy of Margaret Peters)