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Blayton, Jesse B., Sr., 1897-1977

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1897 - 1977

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Paul E.X. Brown WERD records

 Collection
Identifier: aarl97-010
Overview The collection contains records from 1949 to 1955 of WERD, Atlanta's first African American-owned and operated radio station, that were collected by Paul E. X. Brown and include program schedules, correspondence, some ephemeral items, sworn affidavits of owners operators, and employees of WERD, many from Jessie B. Blayton, as well as several audio cassettes and reel-to-reel tapes of political commentary and programming from 1953 to 1961. The affidavits concern the station's 1954 bid to the...
Dates: 1949-1955

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  • Subject: Affidavits X
  • Subject: African American radio stations--Georgia. X