Outside the main King family residence at 2301 12th Ave in Chattanooga, TN. There is a companion picture showing my sister, Jean Bellinger of Indianapolis, holding her recently born first child, Edmond Brown. The picture was probably taken by Jean's late husband Emmett Brown, in 1950 when they came to present the grandchild to Mom and Pop.Pop married Mom in about 1908 when Pop graduated and left Fisk to begin teaching in Soddy, Tenn. (near Chattanooga). Soon afterwards he moved his teaching career to Chattanooga, which became the family home for the remainder of his life. In addition to being an educator, he was also a politician and a small business owner. He was highly respected throughout the community and the surrounding areas. He was a greatly devoted family man, and was responsible for all but one of his seven children receiving a college degree. Incidentally, this was at a time when most Black children seldom got

Illustration and creation by ms. Lisa C. Jackson