Black History Parade
- By Bill Bengtson
bbengtson@aikenstandard.com
Bill Bengtson
Aiken Standard reporter
Bill Bengtson is a reporter for the Aiken Standard. He has focused most recently on eastern Aiken County, agriculture, churches, veterans and older people. He previously covered schools/youth, North Augusta and Fort Gordon. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and Whitman College, and also studied at Oregon State University and the University of Guadalajara.
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Hampton Avenue had an abundance of colorful, festive, slow-moving afternoon traffic Feb. 17, with Aiken’s 20th annual Black History parade rolling from the area of American Legion Post 212’s headquarters to Perry Memorial Park, where post-parade activities included award presentations and a cookout, as well as a performance by three Georgia-based high school bands: Hephzibah, Richmond Academy and Josey.
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Members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority are pictured during the Black History Parade on Saturday.
Members of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity are pictured on a float during the Black History Parade on Saturday.
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Bill Bengtson
Aiken Standard reporter
Bill Bengtson is a reporter for the Aiken Standard. He has focused most recently on eastern Aiken County, agriculture, churches, veterans and older people. He previously covered schools/youth, North Augusta and Fort Gordon. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and Whitman College, and also studied at Oregon State University and the University of Guadalajara.
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