Residents displaced from the historic Black neighborhood of Linnentown are seeking justice and acknowledgement of the past through the Athens Justice and Memory Project and the Linnentown Resolution for Recognition
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) Former residents of a Black neighborhood in north Georgia that was destroyed more than 50 years ago and replaced with university dorms and parking lots are demanding the university recognize their loss.
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Hattie Thomas Whitehead, a member of the Linnentown Project, spoke in front of an audience to celebrate the release of her memoir titled “Giving Voice to Linnentown.”