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King's legacy still resonates, Athens officials say | News


By Rich Flowers
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Jan 19, 2021
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In the years after the death of Martin Luther King Jr., Black Athens residents have been elected to serve on both the Athens City Council and Athens Independent School District Board of Trustees. 
The latest are Councilwoman Sytonia Freeman and Trustee Bryan Barker. Both paused to reflect on the impact of King s life and the difference he made for the Black community.
Freeman was elected in November to represent Place 3 on the City Council. She said the observances in honor of King are fitting in light of what he meant to the Civil Rights Movement. ....

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The story behind Linnentown: Why Athens residents are speaking out decades after their community's removal | Athensnews


Hattie Thomas Whitehead remembers her time in Linnentown fondly. 
She lived in the Black Athens community for the first 14 years of her life after her birth in 1948. A fourth generation resident, Thomas Whitehead spent her days playing softball, jump rope and jackstones with her six siblings and neighborhood friends. 
The children knew to keep to themselves. A fence separated their neighborhood from the white neighborhood, a reminder that they weren’t welcome. Drivers sped up when Thomas Whitehead and her friends crossed Baxter Street on their way to the local grocery store. Students at the University of Georgia threw water bottles and called the children names.  ....

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