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Young Men Olympian Jr. Benevolent Association 2011 Second Line Parade photo by Kim Welch / OffBeat

Young Men Olympian Jr. Celebrates Its Amazing 140th Anniversary

August 27, 2024 by: Geraldine Wyckoff

It's difficult to believe that the Young Men Olympian Jr. Benevolent Association has been active since 1884, just 21 years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation that freed enslaved people in the United States. One can imagine, however, how important the organization was at the time when one of its prime functions was to provide burial services to Blac...

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