Joan Williams in Rose Parade after nearly 60 years, but some wonder why she wasn’t in broadcastPosted in Articles, Arts, Media Archive, United States, Women on 2015-01-01 20:48Z by Steven |
Joan Williams in Rose Parade after nearly 60 years, but some wonder why she wasn’t in broadcast
Pasadena Star-News
Pasadena, California
2015-01-01
Christina Gullickson, Reporter
 Joan Williams, 82, right, rides the theme banner float Inspiring Stories, along Colorado Blvd. during the Rose Parade in Pasadena, California on January 1, 2015. (Photo by Leo Jarzomb/ Pasadena Star-News) |
Joan Williams, the 82-year-old Pasadena, Calif., woman who was named “Miss Crown City” in 1957 and didn’t get to ride in the 1958 Rose Parade after word spread of her African-American ancestry, finally had her chance and was on the lead float in the Rose Parade on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. Some viewers were left wondering why Williams didn’t make it onto their TVs…
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