"We Cannot Walk Alone:" Images and History of the African-American Community.
Lafayette County, Mississippi. An "Open Doors Exhibition." April through August 
2003.
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    Home | W.R. Redmond, Jr. 
    
    “The 
    Reverend W.R. Redmond, Jr., served as pastor of the Burns United Methodist 
    Church. In 1945, he organized the Oxford Training School football team. In 
    1971, he became the first African-American member of the Oxford School 
    Board. A scholarship was founded in his memory to assist local 
    African-Americans to attend medical school." | 
    
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