An African American baker named Cyrus Bustill baked bread for George Washington’s troops during the Revolutionary War. That’s what the documents showed, but family historian Joyce Mosley wanted more verification. So she decided to join…
Month: August 2020
Fannie Lou Hamer & the 1964 Democratic convention
Posted in Black history, and civil rights movement
As the Democratic Party holds its convention this week, I’m reminded of a relief kit that I came across at auction a few years ago. There was a box of them, unopened, each bearing the…
Tuskegee Airmen artifacts show up far from home
Posted in Black history, Ephemera/Paper/Documents, history, and Military
William S. Powell Jr. must have been mighty proud to be a Tuskegee Airman. He kept his brown leather flight jacket with the 99th Pursuit Squadron patch, his helmet, his graduation diploma, flight wings, training…
Folding screens in very distinct forms
Posted in Decorating, and furniture
The folding screen with the jazz band was the first that stopped me as I previewed some auction items online. It showed three men on stiff board looking as if they were rocking and swaying…