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St Mark AME - Durham, North Carolina

on Pine Street now South Roxboro St.

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).

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