Former Commonwealth reporter David Brown, left, returns a poster of Franklin Delano Roosevelt he found in blues musician Mississippi John Hurt’s home 46 years ago to Hurt’s granddaughter, Mary Frances Hurt, on Tuesday. (By Kevin Edwards)
From left, Scott Ainslie, Brown, Whit Mounger and Hurt have a discussion during filming for a documentary featuring Mississippi John Hurt. (By Kevin Edwards)
A treasured artifact belonging to blues musician Mississippi John Hurt is now back in his family’s possession.
David Brown, a former reporter for the Commonwealth who has also worked at The Washington Post, returned a 1944 election poster of Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Mary Frances Hurt, one of John Hurt’s granddaughters, on Tuesday.