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Black Cultural Assets
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"The Final Curtsy" - “Pride Without Prejudice” Debutante exhibit flier
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Detail of The Colored Schools of Queen Anne's County, MD
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Community, Prosperity & Resilience - African Americans in Chestertown, Maryland, 1700s to the Present
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Uptown - Munson Family Stores, Legacy Day 2014
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The Colored Schools of Queen Anne County, Maryland
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Marching down High Street
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Kent County Cultural Assets Map
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2018 Legacy Day
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John Elbert Wilson, Sr. receives the Kenny Award, 2014
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Legacy Day, 2014 flier
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Literary Tribute to John Elbert Wilson, Sr. by Marlon Saunders of The Seamless Voice
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Charles Medford Brown Henry Highland Garnett Alumni plaque
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Charles M. Brown Educator Emeritus plague
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Kent County Arts Council presents Riverside Blues Festival
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Kent County Arts Council presents Riverside Blues Festival with Guy Davis
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Literary Tribute to John Elbert Wilson, Sr. by Marlon Saunders
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John Elbert Wilson, Sr. in retirement
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John Elbert Wilson, Sr. directs the Kent County High School Graduation Choir, 1984 - 1986
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The Still Pond-Coleman Choir, directed by John Elbert Wilson, Sr.
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John Elbert Wilson, Sr. yearbook picture for Kent County High School, circa 1980 - 1985
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John Elbert Wilson Sr. and his spouse, Grace George Williams Wilson, attend a banquet at Frank Jarmon, circa 1980s.
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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. leads a choral class at Kent County High School, 1975
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John Elbert Wilson, Sr., teaching music class at Kent County High School. circa 1970s
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John Elbert Wilson, Sr., receives the 1975 Dave KerGaard Award at Kent County High School
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Front view of entrance to Charlie Graves dance hall and bar, Circa 1956
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View to entrance of Charlie Graves Uptown Club Restaurant and Bar, Circa 1956
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Centennial Beneficial Lodge #90 Members James Earl Frazier, Lula Frazier, Annie Bell, Ida Brown, Rebecca Frisby, Fanny Gland, Eunice Hutchins, Theodore Hutchins, Mamie Mays, Jane Miller, Elijah Smith, Millie Smith, 1940.
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Dr. Edwin Samuel Shirley, wife Iris Mays, and friends.
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Clementine Yorker (great-aunt of Monica Graves) rendition of the Burning of Janes Church
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