Curator of historic African-American collection dies at 62

Avery Clayton, who carried on the work of his mother, Mayme Clayton, by establishing a library and museum in Culver City, Calif., for her major collection of African-American artifacts, died Thursday. He was 62...

Avery Clayton, who carried on the work of his mother, Mayme Clayton, by establishing a library and museum in Culver City, Calif., for her major collection of African-American artifacts, died Thursday. He was 62.

Mr. Clayton, a retired art teacher, died of unknown causes while hosting a Thanksgiving gathering at his Culver City home, said Evelyn Davis, a family spokeswoman.

Continued at NorthJersey.com

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