"Fess" Whatley and Black AFM Delegates, 1937
Title
"Fess" Whatley and Black AFM Delegates, 1937
Description
John T. “Fess” Whatley with other Black delegates to the 42nd annual convention of the American Federations of Musicians, Louisville, Kentucky, 1937. Barred from participating in Birmingham’s white musicians’ union, Whatley co-founded Local 733 for the city’s Black musicians and represented the local at national conventions.
Whatley stands in the second row, first on the left.
Whatley stands in the second row, first on the left.
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Citation
“"Fess" Whatley and Black AFM Delegates, 1937,” Southern Music Research Center, accessed July 1, 2024, https://southernmusicresearch.org/items/show/590.