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Minnie James with her daughter Dolores Eunice Farrington

Mrs. Minnie James sits in St. Paul AME Church with her daughter, Mrs. Dolores Eunice Farrington, at the church's 134th anniversary in 1998.

Photo courtesy of Arminta Foushee

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Minnie James with her daughter Dolores Eunice Farrington

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Image of James, Minnie made on October 18, 1998.

Citation: Marian Cheek Jackson Center, “Minnie James with her daughter Dolores Eunice Farrington,” From the Rock Wall, accessed December 22, 2024, https://fromtherockwall.org/images/minnie-james-with-her-daughter-dolores-eunice-farrington.

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