Program: Beale Street Mayor Matthew Thornton, Memphis, 1956

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Program honoring the "Mayor of Beale Street" Matthew Thornton, Sr. at East Trigg Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee, on July 1, 1956. Paul Flowers was among those who offered testimonials.

Thornton, a leader of the Black community and musician who performed with W.C. Handy, had won the title in a contest organized by the Memphis World newspaper in 1938 and held it until his death aged 90 in 1963.

Identifier

sc.0077.001_039.002

Date

1956 July 1

Keywords

Thornton, Matthew, 1873-1963.

Recommended Citation

"Program: Beale Street Mayor Matthew Thornton, Memphis, 1956" (2021). Documents. 24.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-flowerspaul1/24