Bishop Thomas L. Hoyt, Jr. at the Empowerment Banquet
Bishop Thomas L. Hoyt, Jr. holds William Graves, III (Bishop Graves grandson) at the Empowerment Banquet in November 1999. The banquet took place at the Ramada Inn Motel in Tupelo, Mississippi.
Photo courtesy of Patricia "Pat" Jackson and St. Joseph CME Church.
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