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)
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.
