Roberta Church displays her Christmas toys, circa 1921. Born in 1914, she was the daughter of Robert Reed Church Jr., a founder of the local NAACP, and his wife, Sara Paroda Johnson. She was the granddaughter of the South’s first African-American millionaire. (Courtesy Special Collections /University of Memphis Libraries) Mid-South Memories for Dec. ...
Roberta Church displays her Christmas toys, circa 1921. Born in 1914, she was the daughter of Robert Reed Church Jr., a founder of the local NAACP, and his wife, Sara Paroda Johnson. She was the granddaughter of the South’s first African-American millionaire. (Courtesy Special Collections /University of Memphis Libraries) Mid-South Memories for Dec. ...