It was 1912, and while the rest of the country was in the era of American Imperialism, parts of Georgia was stuck in the Reconstruction Era. This was the year that white residents of Forsyth County cleansed the area of the entire black population. Approximately 1,100 black residents, business owners, land owners, children, and elderly
Running parallel to Peachtree Street, one of the most historic streets in Georgia’s political and civic history is Auburn Ave. Auburn Avenue was the center of African American life in Atlanta. It boasts the commercial and cultural home of many firsts for African American’s in Georgia. Dubbed “Sweet Auburn” Auburn Avenue was filled with black-owned
You know that odd looking MLK bust near John Wesley Dobbs Dr. between Edgewood and Auburn Ave, in downtown Atlanta, just one exit up from the Georgia Capitol? That is not Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. That is a bust of John Wesley Dobbs, the “mayor” of Auburn Ave. John Wesley Dobbs was a Georgia
Lucy Craft Laney (1854-1933) was an American educator, trailblazer, and hero. Most known for creating the Haines Institute in Augusta, Georgia. Born April 13, 1854, Lucy was one of ten children. Her father purchased his freedom and worked tirelessly to purchase his wife’s freedom. Twenty years later Lucy Laney was born. Laney was extremely smart,
