Original poster for a 1963 gospel concert in Akron, Ohio
- Akron, OH: Westley Temple A.M.E. Zion Church, 1963
Akron, OH: Westley Temple A.M.E. Zion Church, 1963. Vintage poster for a gospel concert held on Sunday, November 3, 1963, at the Westley Temple African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Zion Church in Akron, Ohio.
The concert was hosted by the Hampton Miracle Singers, a Black gospel group based out of Akron, and featured performances by the F.C. Atkins Male Chorus, a group associated with the Psalmist Baptist Church of Baltimore, Maryland. Both Westley Temple and Palmist Baptist continue to serve their communities today, the latter now operating under the name "New Palmist Baptist Church."
14 x 22 inches. Good, wavy, with wear and dampstaining along the edges, and old paper tape reinforcements on the verso.
The concert was hosted by the Hampton Miracle Singers, a Black gospel group based out of Akron, and featured performances by the F.C. Atkins Male Chorus, a group associated with the Psalmist Baptist Church of Baltimore, Maryland. Both Westley Temple and Palmist Baptist continue to serve their communities today, the latter now operating under the name "New Palmist Baptist Church."
14 x 22 inches. Good, wavy, with wear and dampstaining along the edges, and old paper tape reinforcements on the verso.