John Elbert Wilson, Sr. receives award for his service as director of the Kent County Mass Choir, circa 1980s.
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John Elbert Wilson, Sr. receives an award for creating the Kent County Mass Choir, that sang together from 1982 - 1997. Its members represented numerous area churches and was also the area's first interracial choir. It was organized by Cecilia Hudson Everett, Karen Somerville, and John Wilson, who was its choir director. 1980s
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Black Cultural Assets, Kent County, Maryland, Performers and Directors
Male high school teachers, African American choral conductors, Choirs (Music)--United States, Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)Maryland--Kent County
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