Strong and Jones Funeral Home, Inc.

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Strong and Jones Funeral Home, Inc.

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Type

Image

Date

1999

Description

Pictures of the Strong & Jones Funeral Home, Inc. in Frenchtown, Tallahassee. This funeral home is well-known for assisting African Americans during segregation, particularly in the 1960s, when they used funeral hearses as ambulances for the African American community.

Genre

Photographs

Place

Tallahassee (Fla.)
Frenchtown (Tallahassee, Fla.)

Physical Description

2 items

Identifier

JGRCMA-COMMC-B047-F003-I006

Topics

Community Interactions
Leon County (Fla.)
Black people--Funeral customs and rites

Physical Location

Community Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.

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