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The first of their kind : New markers installed downtown honor Macon s Black history

The first of their kind : New markers installed downtown honor Macon s Black history
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People honor Macon s Black history with new historical markers

Macon organizations came together to unveil three bronze historical markers on Poplar, Pine and Mulberry Streets.

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This is our shared history Macon library helps preserve local Black contributions

This is our shared history Macon library helps preserve local Black contributions
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This is our shared history Macon library helping preserve local Black contributions

“I started to realize that things were being lost,” said Muriel Jackson, head of the library’s African American History Committee.

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Washington Memorial Library celebrates 100 year history, looks to the future

Established in 1923, Washington Memorial was the first free public library in Macon.

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