More Than “The Help”: Ed Kingston, Negro — Landowner and his 42 tenants
The phenomenal writing in The Help along with its powerful story has had me going back through the research I did for Perfect Killer and digging even farther into my family history than I did for that book.
Several days ago, I ran across this undated photo among a number of papers, letters and other photos that belonged to my grandfather, J.W. Bradford and which my Mama passed down to me.
I’d very much like for anyone who knows something about this to contact me and let me know more about the people, the time and the place.
Click the image above for a much larger one.
The only identifying characteristic was the following handwriting on the back:
It was unusual for an African-American at this time to own his own land, much less have such a large operation. If you know anyone who might know anything about this, please have them email me at: lewis.perdue@lewisperdue.com or leave a comment below.
