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Most White People Just Don't Trust A Black Business Very Much: How The Walker Family Overcame Economic And Racial Discrimination To Become Successful Professional Business Owners In Memphis In The Twentieth Century, Leslie Pleasants

Master's Theses

ABSTRACT

Joseph Edison (J.E.) Walker was an African-American man born to an impoverished, sharecropping family in the heart of the Mississippi Delta after the Civil War in 1879. Even from an early age, he was determined to break out of the station his family had been relegated. There were few educational and occupational opportunities for Walker in Tillman, Mississippi, but against all odds, he received his undergraduate degree from Alcorn State College and a medical doctorate from Meharry Medical College. After graduating, Walker opened a medical office to help the people of the town; however, his local community mistreated him. …

Burial Permit: Frazier, Rosa Lee Bailey, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Rosa Lee Bailey Frazier, age not known. Undertaker: R H Walker (Holmes F.D.)

Burial Permit: Small, Willie, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Willie Small, age 4. Undertaker: Rosie Holmes Walker

Burial Permit: Brown, Richard, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Richard Brown, age 6 months. Undertaker: Rosie Holmes Walker

Burial Permit: Martin, Jannie, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Jannie Martin, age 59. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Gillard, Willie, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Willie Gillard, age 56. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Jones, Wade, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Wade Jones, age 69. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Mckenzie, Ulysses, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Ulysses McKenzie, age 50. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Freeman, Infant, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Infant of Frank Freeman, stillborn. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Jackson, Lula, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Lula Jackson, age 50. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Hill, Hettie, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Hettie Hill, age 62. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Brown, Edward Lee, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Edward Lee Brown, age not known. Undertaker: Carter's Funeral Home

Burial Permit: Buchannan, Infant, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Infant of Tommy Buchannan, stillborn. Undertaker: J E Whittington

Burial Permit: Dennis, Frankie Lee, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Frankie Lee Dennis, age 31. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Boston, Anthony Weldon, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Anthony Weldon, age 1 month. Undertaker: J E Whittington

Burial Permit: Carr, Infant, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Infant of Balem Carr & Wife (WF), stillborn. Undertaker: Rosie Holmes Walker

Removal Permit: Nelson, Jennie, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Jennie Nelson, age 66. Undertaker: Rosie Holmes Walker

Burial Permit: Doster, Leroy, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Leroy Doster, age 29. Undertaker: Rosie Holmes Walker

Burial Permit: Grant, Constance, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Constance Grant, age 1. Undertaker: Rosie Holmes Walker

Burial Permit: Payne, Jeraline Harrison, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Jeraline Harrison Payne, age 24. Undertaker: Rosie Holmes Walker

Burial Permit: Bradley, James, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for James Bradley, age 48. Undertaker: Rosie Holmes Walker

Burial Permit: Hamilton, Infant, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Infant of Isaac Hamilton, stillborn. Undertaker: J. E. Whittington

Burial Permit: Mitchell, Mary, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Mary Mitchell, age 58. Undertaker: Rosie Holmes Walker

Burial Permit: Brooks, Josephine, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Josephine Brooks, age 72. Undertaker: Holmes Co

Burial Permit: Mitchell, Elizabeth, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Elizabeth Mitchell, age 58. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Robinson, Lilly, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Lilly Robinson, age 33. Undertaker: Holmes Co

Burial Permit: Young, Clarence, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Clarence Young, age 35. Undertaker: Holmes Co

Removal Permit: Scott, Sadie, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Sadie Scott, age 30. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Gibbs, Jerry, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Jerry Gibbs, age 47. Undertaker: Holmes Funeral Directors

Burial Permit: Smith, Charles, Holmes Funeral Home

Removal and Burial Permits, 1925 -1939

State Board of Health of Florida, Bureau of Vital Statistics Removal and Burial Permit for Charles Smith, age not known. Undertaker: Rosie Holmes Walker