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Mary Matthews and Marie Matthews Posey
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: unknown
Mary was about 10 years old in this picture; her sister Marie was about 6.
Media Branch, NAACP
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: Not known
(L to R) Dr. Arthur W. King, Media dentist with Elizabeth Oveide (third from left). The four gave a $500 life membership installation to the NAACP.
Elizabeth Oveide and daughter Marie
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: Not known
Elizabeth Oveide standing outside Plum Street home in Media, Pa., with daughter Marie Matthews (Posey)
Cornelius Ridley
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: not known
Born a slave on Bonnie Doon Plantation in Southampton County, Virginia, he lived from 1839-1922. His father, Col. Thomas Ridley III, owned the plantation. Cornelius never knew his mother, and he ran away by himself in the spring of 1861. He made his…
Martha Jane Parham Ridley
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: not known
She rejoined her husband Cornelius Ridley in Media after escaping from Virginia in 1864.
Cornelius Ridley
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: not known
Pictured here driving a mule-drawn delivery wagon for Hawley and Snowden's hardware store on State Street.
Cornelius and Martha Jane Ridley's house
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: not known
They purchased their home at 308 North Olive Street in 1872, 10 years or so after escaping Virginia. Their descendants continued to live in the house until about 1972, when it was sold and torn down.
Children of Cornelius and Martha Jane Ridley
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: not known
Birth records from the Ridley family bible, with information about George Washington Ridley, Rachel Ann Ridley, William Henry Ridley, Rosa Ann Ridley, and Bessie L. Nicholson.
Children of Cornelius and Martha Jane Ridley, and others
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: not known
Birth records from family bible, with information about George Washington Ridley, Rachel Ann Ridley, William Henry Ridley, Rosa Ann Ridley, Bessie L. Nicholson, Alma Ridley White, Maud Ray Ridley, Everett Cornelius White, Casper Miller White, Swithin…
Mary M. Edwards, newspaper coverage
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 2005 ca.
Article in Delaware County Daily Times, by Susan L. Serbin, about Mary M. Edwards disputes with the borough of Media over discriminatory actions against her and her two properties. She was supported by the International People's Democratic Uhuru…
Mary M. Edwards, newspaper coverage
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 2003-01-25
Article in Delaware County Daily Times, by Bette Alburger, about a call for Rose Tree Media Superintendent's Warner's resignation because of racial indifference.
Rose Tree Media School District
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 2002-06-04
Letter from RTMS informing Mary Edwards that she is the recipient of the districts 2002 Service Award and inviting her and a guest to attend the Recognition Dinner at the Little Inn in Media, Signed by Laird P. Warner, Superintendent of Schools.
Growing up in Media, Pa.
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 2000 ca.
A memoir of the 1950s and 1960s by Juanita Edwards. [See notes for entire text.]
Unity Day '99 Theme Song
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1999-06-19
"Wake Up Everybody," by Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes with Teddy Pendergrass
Police/Community Relations Workshop, agenda
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1999-01-20
Program was facilitated by Ada Montare, Senior Conciliator, Community Relations Service, US Department of Justice.
Police/Community Relations Workshop, agenda
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1999-01-20
Program was facilitated by Ada Montare, Senior Conciliator, Community Relations Service, US Department of Justice.
Proclamation from Borough of Media to the Citizens-Community Task Force
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1998-05-21
Signed by Mayor Bob McMahon proclaiming the month of June 1998 "Media Borough Unity Month."
Letter from President William J. Clinton to Citizens-Community Task Force
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1997-07-10
Page 1 of letter to Clinton inviting him to hold one of his Town Meetings on race relations in Media. Signed by Mary Edwards, Coordinator, Carolyn Glover, Recorder, and Juanita Edwards, Publicist.
Letter from President William J. Clinton to Citizens-Community Task Force
Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1997-07-10
Page 2 of letter to Clinton inviting him to hold one of his Town Meetings on race relations in Media. Signed by Mary Edwards, Coordinator, Carolyn Glover, Recorder, and Juanita Edwards, Publicist.