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B.Y.PU. Annual Meeting, Greenville, TX (1901)

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Title
B.Y.PU. Annual Meeting, Greenville, TX (1901)
Description
African Americans of North Texas attend an annual B.Y.P.U. meeting in Greenville, TX, in 1901. Rev. Jones of Pilot Point and other African American leaders from the region attended the meeting. The goal of the meeting was to promote a deeper interest in the African American youth to safeguard the future of African Americans. Rev. Jones of Pilot Point is shown to have attended the meeting.
Date
1901-06-15
Source
"Negro Baptists: Young Peoples Union Holds Its Annual Meeting at Greenville." June 15, 1901, Dallas Morning News. Dallas Public Library, Dallas, TX.
Subject
conference
baptist
BYPU
Rev. Jones