ATLANTA — The Georgia Historical Society has announced that it has received a grant totaling $85,000 from the Rich Foundation to expand the Georgia Civil Rights Trail in Greater Atlanta.
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SPRINGFIELD A tribute to the past is a symbol of hope for the future.
That was the primary theme of Friday’s unveiling of a historical marker at 434 Wallace Drive, the site of Springfield Central High School from 1956-70.
“I believe this marker is important because it speaks to a place in time related to the history of public school segregation in Georgia as it reflects the attitude, inequities and the extent to which Georgia state government went in order to preserve segregation,” said Dr. Franklin Goldwire, assistant chairperson of the Spr
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Dream Award winner uses research to build community
March 5, 2021
Associate professor Tony Lowe says it’s important to face painful history directly
Isaiah Lofton was appointed by President William McKinley as postmaster of Hogansville, Georgia, in 1897.
Lofton, a black teacher active in the Republican party, wasn’t welcomed into his position. Instead, many white people in Hogansville who were infuriated at the appointment prompted years of hardship and violence toward Lofton, including a boycott of his postal services.
In September 1897, Lofton was shot in an attempted assassination but survived. Today, Lofton is honored with a Georgia Civil Rights Trail historical marker, and the city plans to hire contractor Falcon Design to establish an Isaiah Lofton Memorial Park. That’s all thanks to the dedicated research of Tony Lowe.