Attendees from 1950 through 1954

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As promised, another edition of conference attendees. Today's list is from the classes of 1950 to 1954. They include Virginia Henderson, Thelma Johnson, Mildred S. Neal, Gertrude Payton, Helen J. Pointer, Wallace Rayborn, Esco Hemphill, Christine F. Doby, Willie C. Harper, Alpha L. Morris, Henry Purnell, Melville C. Tillis, Bessie Fowler, Robert L. Prater, Floyd Stewart, Bennye Hayes, Elijah Moore, Helen Moore, Esther M. Rigsby, John D. Rigsby. In music, Nat King Cole was on a roll. His hit records: Mona Lisa ('50), Too Young ('51), Pretend ('53), and Answer Me My Love ('54) kept everyone humming. At the end of that period in 1954, Hank Aaron began his career with the Milwaukee Braves. Yes, you youngster---that is not a mistake, the Braves (now the Atlanta Braves) started in Milwaukee. 1954 was also the year of the historic Brown vs Board of Education decision. In that year, you could buy a Ford, made in Detroit, for $1,548; buy a gallon of milk for 92 cents; a gallon of gas for 21 cents; a loaf of bread for 17 cents, and if you were really rich, you could buy a T-bone steak for 95 cent a pound. Of course, some of us grew our own T-bone steak. It was called a "cow".