St Mark AME - Durham, North Carolina
on Pine Street now South Roxboro St.
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Top left : "Negro church on Sunday morning. Durham, North Carolina."
Top right: "The ushers of a Negro church have their photograph taken to be sold in order to raise money for the church. Durham, North Carolina. "
Both are dated May 1940. By Photographer: Jack Delano -FSA/WPA.
Source: NYPL, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; LOC
Rev. S. P. Perry pastored St. Mark from 1936-1956. He was the Pastor when the present edifice was built.
Group photograph bottom left source: Durham County Library
Description: St. Mark AME Zion Church-Gleaners Class Homecoming- Ca. 1930's - Twenty-two women and men stand with their pastor for reunion.
Elizabeth Holman donated photograph to the DCL. Willie T. Jones was the photographer.
From Rev. Brenda McCormick: The young boy (not the sign holder) is Wallace Royal and his mother(Lula Royal) is beside him. left)-Mr. John and Mrs. Kitty Curtis (parents of Mrs. Omega Parker).