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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.