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You searched for: Date 2017-11-07 Location Charles Town (W. Va.) Subject Gospel music Subject Jefferson County (W. Va.) Subject Juneteenth

["George Rutherford (b. October 1935) is a native and resident of Charles Town, West Virginia. He has been the president of the Jefferson County NAACP since 1972 and is involved in the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society as well as the restoration of the Web Blessing House [John Blessing was a friend of John Browns and recipient of his Bible] in Charles Town. He spoke about his work preserving local Black history, and the events and projects of the local NAACP including a Juneteenth Celebration, Black Heritage Festival, soul food tasting, and marches.Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society: https://www.jcblackhistory.org/"]

1. Transcript of oral history of George Rutherford

Identifier:: 4224.RutherfordGeorge.IntTranscript.11.7.19
Title:: Transcript of oral history of George Rutherford
Date:: 2017-11-07
Creator:: Rutherford, George
Contributor:: Hilliard, Emily
Subject:: Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859, Gospel music, African American cooking, Charles Town (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, Jefferson County (W. Va.), Civil rights movements, Juneteenth, Festivals, and African Americans--History
Location:: Charles Town (W. Va.)