[African Americana]: [Louisiana]:

First Souvenir Program of the 13th District Missionary Baptist Association - Women's Auxiliary... [wrapper title].

[Shreveport, La. 1978]. [56]pp. Original pictorial wrappers, stapled. Moderate foxing, creasing, light edge wear, with a few pen notations to rear wrapper. Light occasional foxing to text. Very good. Item #4648

A wonderful combination of souvenir program for a notable women's religious organization and overall celebration of African-American church life in Shreveport in the late-1970s. Chiefly, the program contains the schedule of events for the 1978 conference of the 13th District Missionary Baptist Association Women's Auxiliary, which took place over five days in August. The work also opens with a Dedication "In memory of The Black Mother" by the auxiliary's president Sister Eddie Jones, and includes photographic collages of the organization's officers, "Some Past President of the 13th District Association and Pioneers of Faith," other photo-collages of "Pioneers of Faith," a group photograph of the Baptist Men's Council of Louisiana" and much more. The text is supplemented with a wealth of greetings and well wishes from a legion of local citizens and religious organizations, along with a number of advertisements for local businesses. One greeting that also doubles as an advertisement for the African-American newspaper, The Shreveport Sun is printed in memory of the founder of the paper, M.L. Collins. No copies in OCLC.

Price: $350