Frankie Newton
William Frank Newton (1906–1954), jazz musician from Emory, VA; performed with Bessie Smith, Maxine Sullivan, and Billie Holiday (“Strange Fruit,” 1939).
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William Frank Newton (1906–1954), jazz musician from Emory, VA; performed with Bessie Smith, Maxine Sullivan, and Billie Holiday (“Strange Fruit,” 1939).
Dr. Bascom Slemp Waugh (1908–1992), Glade Spring; physician and flight surgeon for the Tuskegee Airmen (332nd FG).
(1838–1899) Born enslaved; Abingdon brick mason; Civil War service; petit juror in Davis case; Richmond City Council (1872–73).
(1851–1933) Born enslaved; one-armed educator; later college president in VA, MD, and NC.
(1893–1978) Educator; first Black member, NC State Board of Education; president, St. Augustine’s College.
