Hops at the History Center: Heroic Gems of the Red Clay
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“The Heroic Gems of the Red Clay: Honoring the Untold Valor of the Georgia’s WWI African American Talented Tenth” highlights the heroism and intelligence of Georgia’s African American heroes.
They include Buffalo Soldiers turned WWI Heroes; a Viennese trained physician; the U.S. Congressman who sheltered Emmett Till’s body back to Chicago; honors graduates from Atlanta, Howard, Harvard, Yale, and the University of Michigan; as well as, the first Black Georgia pharmacist, only two Black attorneys (1930s to 1950s), chaplains; dentists, educators; historians; inventors; musicians and millionaires! Come find out how much of this history is really true. Oh! It’s all true.
They include Buffalo Soldiers turned WWI Heroes; a Viennese trained physician; the U.S. Congressman who sheltered Emmett Till’s body back to Chicago; honors graduates from Atlanta, Howard, Harvard, Yale, and the University of Michigan; as well as, the first Black Georgia pharmacist, only two Black attorneys (1930s to 1950s), chaplains; dentists, educators; historians; inventors; musicians and millionaires! Come find out how much of this history is really true. Oh! It’s all true.
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Where is it happening?
101 E Court Square, Decatur, GA, United States, Georgia 30030
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Host or PublisherDeKalb History Center
