As a girl growing up in Hardeman County, the daughter of sharecroppers, Hattye Mae Thomas Yarbrough couldn’t imagine many of the things she’s seen in her 95 years. “Never in a million years” is when she thought she’d see America’s first African American president, for instance. And “never in a million years” did she ever think she, the star basketball player from Paris, … [Read more...] about Yarbrough artifacts on display at new Smithsonian museum
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Artifacts from Hattye Yarbrough’s collection were on display when the Smithsonian’s new museum opened
As a girl growing up in Hardeman County, the daughter of sharecroppers, Hattye Mae Thomas Yarbrough couldn’t imagine many of the things she’s seen in her 95 years. “Never in a million years” is when she thought she’d see America’s first African American president, for instance. And “never in a million years” did she ever think she, the star basketball player from Paris, … [Read more...] about Artifacts from Hattye Yarbrough’s collection were on display when the Smithsonian’s new museum opened
Historian’s scrapbook becomes new Smithsonian exhibit
Covington resident Hattye T. Yarbrough isn’t bragging about her upcoming trip to Washington, D.C. “I feel about it the same way I felt a few years ago,” the 95-year-old said Tuesday. It’s not just any trip, though. Later this month, the former educator’s World War II era scrapbook will be one of the exhibits on display when the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African … [Read more...] about Historian’s scrapbook becomes new Smithsonian exhibit
