Bernard A. Drew: Remembering Mary White Ovington at Riverbank

Mary White Ovington tends her flowers at Riverbend in 1924.

Photo provided by Beineke Rare Books & Manuscripts — Yale Library

By Bernard A. Drew

The Berkshire Eagle

Mar 22, 2022

“I remember a special picnic that Mom and Dad gave on the banks of the Green River for Miss Ovington and her friends the Johnsons and the Courtneys. James Weldon Johnson, the well-known poet, and his wife Grace were charming”.

Laura K. Tucker is a rare link to the town of Alford’s rather remarkable connection with leading figures in the early days of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.