Title

Evans, Pearlie I.

Description

Pearlie I. Evans (1932-2016) was active in the freedom movement at Washington University in the 1950s, later marching with Martin Luther King, Jr. and working with Medgar Evers. She worked as the commissioner of the St. Louis Division of Community Services for seven years and was the first Black woman to hold the office. She also served as the director of the District Office of Congressman William Clay. This portrait is part of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Collection, which documents the exhibit ""Career Achievements Among Black Women in St. Louis, Missouri"" in 1974.

Creator

Unidentified

Subject

St. Louis Black American History

Pearlie I. Evans

Martin Luther King, Jr

St. Louis Division of Community Services

Black American Career Achievements

Divine Nine Sororities

St. Louis History

Black St. Louis History and Experience

Temporal Coverage

1932-2016

Medium

Black and white 5x7 photographic print, safety film negative

Format

.jpg

Date

1974

Source

State Historical Society of Missouri - Saint Louis, Alpha Kappa Alpha: Career Achievements Among Black Women in St. Louis, Missouri collection

Identifier

S0101_04

Rights

In copyright - rightholders unidentifiable