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'''Born:''' Norah Bassett Tinsley | '''Born:''' ♀ Norah Bassett Tinsley | ||
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Born: ♀ Norah Bassett Tinsley
- September 24, 1886
- Kemper County, MS
Died: July 5, 1976
- Jackson, MS
Spouse: John T. Black (m. 1906)
Children: Adolphus Black, Remola Black Falls, Corneil Black, Henry Grant Black, and J. T. Black
Parents: Adolphus Grant Tinsley and Sally Litchfield
Early Life
[edit]Education
[edit]Career
[edit]When J.T. was being recruited by numerous colleges as a football player, Mississippi State offered to hire Norah as well. She became a concessionaire and surrogate mom to the football team. She stayed on for some time after J.T. left. She was well enough known in Mississippi that Gillespie V. "Sonny" Montgomery ran TV campaign ads in which she endorsed him. He won.