Pittsburg celebrates Black History Month

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By Susan Taft
Special to the Gazette
 
Marvin Hamilton was the featured speaker at this year’s Black History Program, sponsored by the Northeast Texas Rural Heritage Museum, but it was his great-aunt, Nina Johnson, who was the star of the show.
The crowd at Metropolitan Baptist Church Friday evening rose to its feet and applauded Mrs. Johnson as she entered the church. Mrs. Johnson was instrumental in implementing the Black History Program soon after the museum opened.
Not only did Mrs. Johnson cause quite a stir at the beginning of the evening, she drew another rousing round of applause at the end of the program when Ted Newsome, long-time friend and museum trustee, presented her a plaque for her contributions and dedication to the museum.
“She is still making history,” Mr. Newsome said. “She’s still volunteering as a docent.”
Mrs. Johnson, 96, handed over the reins for the planning of the Black History Program to Robert Peoples, president of the museum association, last year.
 
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