RECLAIMING NEWNAN’S AFRICAN AMERICAN PAST
Volume III, No. 3 June 2003
A Program of the Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources
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Newnan was established in 1828, and soon became the county
seat for Coweta County. One of Newnan’s early settlers
was John Stephen Powell. He assembled a plantation
approximately 2 ½ miles north of Newnan on what is today the Old
Atlanta Highway. Powell built his plantation with his wife, five
children, and 40 slaves. Generations of the Powell family lived on
this land, and his descendants owned portions of the plantation
for over 100 years. At his death in 1857, Powell bequeathed his
slaves to his wife, Sarah, and his children. By the time Sarah died in
1866, the slaves were freedmen, but many chose to remain on the
plantation as sharecroppers or tenant farmers.
At the time that Powell and other white settlers moved to
Newnan, religion was an important part of community life. Churches
of all denominations were quickly organized, and slaves attended
the same churches as their masters. One of John Powell’s sons,
W.F.S. Powell, was a Methodist minister. After emancipation, he
assisted the freedmen in the
construction of one of the
most important vestiges of
freedom, their own church.
The original Powell Chapel
Church was built circa 1879.
African American
farmers who lived on the old
Powell homestead initially
used the church for dual
purposes: both religious and
educational. Classes were
held in the wood-framed
Powell Chapel Church
beginning in the late 1890s.
When the church burned in
1907, students attended
classes on a nearby homestead
until a brick structure was
built in 1920. Parents were
determined to build a school
for their children, and the community rallied to achieve this goal. In
1936, a group of trustees purchased ten acres of land from Wyatte
Powell, great-grandson of John Stephen Powell. The trustees
acquired scrap lumber from an abandoned old schoolhouse in the
Roscoe community for the Powell Chapel School, as the church
was the center of this African American community. The scrap
lumber was not sufficient to complete the building, so the men and
boys hauled wood while the women used their culinary skills,
holding numerous bake sales to raise money for the necessary
materials. One of the church members, Willie Carlyle, was the
carpenter for the project.
Through the sweat equity provided by the African
American community, the Powell Chapel School was completed in
1937. Coal and wood provided heat for the students in the one
room school. Outhouses and a well were located at the rear of the
building, but these no longer exist on the property. Coweta County
did not assist the African
American community in
constructing the school, but
when it was completed, the
county provided funding for
two teachers and modest
meals, most often pork, beans
and fruit. Students brought
bread and utensils from
home, and ate at their desks.
Until the school
closed in 1952 during
consolidation, the Trustees
of the Powell Chapel School
continued fundraisers in the
community to maintain the
building. The Powell Chapel
United Methodist Church
occasionally uses the building
for activities, but the trustees
Newnan’s Powell Chapel School is a rare example of an African American rural
schoolhouse. As enrollment grew, a partition divided the one room into two
classrooms for teaching grades one-seven. Photo by James R. Lockhart
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RECLAIMING NEWNAN’S AFRICAN AMERICAN PAST
A 1921 school rally in Newnan illustrates the determination of African
American parents to raise money for their children’s education in the Jim
Crow era. Source: 50th Annual Report, Georgia Department of Education.
who own the school
provide stewardship for
this one room African
American rural school.
In November 2000,
Cynthia Rosers, an African
American preservationist,
visited the Newnan-Coweta
Historical Society offices in
the Male Academy Museum
at College Street and Temple
Avenue in Newnan. She was
not surprised that the
museum exhibits did not
include any information
about Newnan’s African
Americans. Rosers had a
conversation with the
society board president,
Natalie Helvie, who
recognized the omission of
this part of the city’s
diverse history. Helvie
asked Rosers to assist the
society in developing a research project on Coweta County’s African
American history. At first, Rosers declined, but Helvie persisted,
recruiting Rosers for membership on the board of directors. By
2001, Rosers became a board member, and the seeds of change
were sown through their partnership.
One of their first projects was a symposium that involved
dramatic readings of slave narratives by students from Newnan
High School (NHS). Recognizing that some operational funds were
necessary to support projects for the African American Heritage
Committee, Rosers obtained corporate support from the Bank of
Coweta and Newnan Utilities.
In successive symposiums, additional members were
recruited from Newnan’s African American community. NHS
students assisted the committee in an oral history project that
captured collective memories from seven senior citizens who were
from Newnan. One of the seniors was Reverend Robert Sutton.
His daughter, Bernice Sutton Poythress, joined the committee, and
she informed them about the declining condition of the Powell
Chapel School. Two generations of the Sutton family attended the
school, and she recruited other alumni to join the new preservation
initiative. By October 2001, the committee became the African
American Alliance of the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society. The
African American Alliance elected Rosers as president, and began
a series of fundraisers to save the historic school, just as the trustees
had done over 65 years ago.
The African American Alliance sponsored a pending
nomination to the National Register of Historic Places with the
support of the property owners, the Trustees of Powell Chapel
School. African American Alliance members Kathy Proctor and
Bernice Sutton Poythress provided the historical context to support
the nomination.
While the African American Alliance was collecting
artifacts associated with Newnan’s African American past, the
Newnan City Council was considering rehabilitation of a shotgun
house on Farmer Street for use as an interpretive center. A historic
cemetery is located across the street from the shotgun house. It is
believed to be the burial ground for more than 249 African
Americans. The city leased the shotgun house to the African
American Alliance, and through their partnership, the Coweta
County African American Heritage Museum and Research Center
was dedicated in April 2003. In the three rooms of this shotgun
house, visitors can view African American exhibits, conduct
genealogical research, or visit the African American Alliance offices.
The museum’s grand opening is scheduled for July 12, 2003. For
more information, visit the African American Alliance website, at
www.africanamericanalliance.net or call 770/683-7055.
The Coweta County African American Heritage Museum and Research
Center opened in April 2003 with financial assistance from the City of
Newnan, corporate donations and sweat equity from the community.
 Photo by Jeanne Cyriaque
Cynthia Rosers, President
 African American Alliance, Inc.
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A CELL TOWER STORY WITH A HAPPY ENDING
J
ust southeast of Newnan is the town of Turin, a small Georgia
community with a population of 165 residents. In Turin, the
mayor has a hands-on approach to town operations: learning to
fix potholes, process water bills, and respond to citizens on a
first-name basis. Amy Starr, the town mayor, first became active
in Turin politics when she applied for a vacancy on the planning
and zoning commission.
In 1999, a contractor submitted a request for a 250ft cellular
communications tower to the planning and zoning commission.
The commission, led by Amy Starr, at first recommended denial of
the request to the town council. This action led to extensive
negotiations between the cell tower company and the town. The
cell tower company proposed Turin because the town was in the
middle of a dead spot, and there was no cellular tower coverage in
the area. Turin was the only location the company could use for its
communications tower, but the tower would damage the “view shed”
of this historic community.
Since a communications tower company’s license is
granted through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC),
the FCC licensee is required to comply with Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act. Because the undertaking
involves a federal agency, the cellular communications company,
on behalf of the FCC, initiated a review process to determine the
impact of the project on historic properties. The Historic
Preservation Division (HPD) reviewed the proposed project,
working with all parties to assess the potential for “adverse effects”
on local historic resources. During this process, the role of HPD
was consultative, providing technical assistance in the
identification of historic properties, assessment of National
Register eligibility and potential impact on visual effects in the
historic setting of Turin.
One historic resource in question was Turin’s Walter B.
Hill Industrial School, a Rosenwald school. The Walter B. Hill
Industrial School opened in 1927. The school was a three-teacher,
wooden building. The Rosenwald Fund provided a grant that
required matching contributions. African Americans contributed
32% of the construction costs and the Rosenwald Fund contributed
30%. The remaining contributions were from whites (19%) and
public funds (19%).
Three teachers
taught 80-90 students at
Walter B. Hill. Their
monthly salaries were
$12. The Walter B. Hill
Industrial School was the
first of six Rosenwald
schools built in Coweta
County, and was the only
one to offer industrial
classes. In fact, the
school was the only
vocational school for
African Americans in
Coweta County until it
was consolidated in
1953. When the school
closed, the building
became town property,
and it was used for
storage of the town’s fire
department equipment.
The Walter B.
Hill Industrial School
was determined eligible
for listing in the National
Register of Historic
Places, as this rare
African American resource is one of the few remaining Rosenwald
schools in Georgia. The Section 106 review process determined an
“adverse effect” on this historic resource. For years, Turin wanted
to rehabilitate the building for use as a town hall and local history
center. The cell tower company offered the town $10,000 for the
project in a Memorandum of Agreement, the legally binding
document that delineates responsibility and actions required to
mitigate adverse effects.
An additional $100,000 was provided for the project
through public referendum in Special Local Option Sales Tax funds.
The town hired the Chattahoochee-Flint Regional Development
Center (RDC) to provide technical assistance in the first round of
building rehabilitation. Lynne Miller, historic preservation planner
for the Chattahoochee-Flint RDC, is excited about the project. “This
phase will focus on replacing the building’s metal roof and
strengthening the structure. As funding allows, the town will
then rehabilitate the balance of the building exterior, and the
shed will be removed.”
The Walter B. Hill Industrial School was named in honor of the Special
Supervisor of Negro Education when it opened. In Georgia, the Rosenwald
Fund provided grants for 242 school buildings during segregation. The
National Trust for Historic Preservation listed Rosenwald Schools as one of
America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places in June 2002.
 Photo by Jeanne Cyriaque
The old China Grove Baptist Church is
located next to the Walter B. Hill Industrial
School. A former principal’s father gave a
sermon at the school once a week, and some
current church members attended classes
at the school. Photo by Jeanne Cyriaque
Cherie Bennett, Grants Coordinator
Historic Preservation Division
The Hamilton Plantation Slave Cabins were listed in the National
Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1988. These tabby resources
yield significant archaeological information about the lifestyle of
slaves who lived on plantations in Georgia’s coastal regions. The
cabins were restored in the 1930s by Glynn County and the Cussina
Garden Club. Photo courtesy of the Cussina Garden Club
of lime, oyster shells, sand and water. An $18,500 Georgia Heritage
development grant will be used to repair the deteriorated tabby
walls and cypress trim on the doors, windows, and eaves of these
rare tabby structures.
Hubbard Alumni Association received a $30,600 Georgia
Heritage grant for the rehabilitation of the Women’s Dormitory,
located on the campus of
the former State Teacher’s
and Agricultural College
(STAC) in Forsyth. This
development grant will
provide funds to repair the
dorm’s roof and install
gutters and downspouts.
The building was part of the
historic campus of STAC,
the official state-supported
school for the instruction of
African American teachers
during the 1930s. The
Georgia Board of Regents
closed the school in 1939,
and the buildings became
the property of the Monroe County Board of Education, who
renamed STAC the Hubbard Training School in honor of William
M. Hubbard, the school’s founder. The Hubbard School was Monroe
County’s first African American high school.
Each year, approximately 15 - 20 projects are selected for
funding, based on need, degree of threat to the resource, project
planning, and community benefit from the resource. Geographical
and demographical distribution and variety of resource types and
uses are also considered in award decisions. Grants are available
for development and predevelopment projects. Development
projects include stabilization, preservation, rehabilitation and
restoration activities. Predevelopment projects include plans and
specifications, feasibility studies, historic structure reports, or other
building-specific or site-specific preservation plans. The maximum
grant amount that can be requested is $40,000 for development
projects, and $20,000 for predevelopment projects.
In order to be eligible for funding, applicants must be a
local government or private secular nonprofit organization and have
documentation of matching funds (equal to at least 40% of the
project cost). The property for which funds are being requested
must be listed in, or eligible for listing in, the Georgia Register of
Historic Places, and be listed prior to reimbursement of funds. All
grant assisted work must meets the applicable Secretary of the
Interior’s “Standards for Archaeology and Historic Preservation.”
This year’s grant application is currently available
with a submission deadline of July 11, 2003. For further
information about the grant program, please contact: Cherie
Bennett, Grants Coordinator, Historic Preservation Division,
Department of Natural Resources, 404/651-5181. Her email
address is: cherie_bennett@dnr.state.ga.us.
Funding through grant programs is, more often than not, vital in
the success of historic preservation projects. One of these
crucial programs is the Georgia Heritage Grant Program administered
by the Historic Preservation Division, Department of Natural
Resources. Since its inception in 1994, the Georgia Heritage Grant
Program has provided seed-money to make hundreds of statewide
historic preservation projects a reality. Many of these important
projects have involved the restoration of historic African American
resources. Last year, several African American projects received
grant assistance through the program.
The Powell Chapel Schoolhouse, located in Newnan,
received a $13,500 Georgia Heritage development grant to stabilize
the exterior of the schoolhouse. Work will include reroofing the
structure, foundation stabilization and repair of doors, windows,
and siding. The schoolhouse was constructed in 1937 to educate
African American children in Coweta County. The African American
Alliance of the Newnan-Coweta Historical Society plans to restore
the one-story, rectangular, wooden school as a museum dedicated
to the interpretation of 1930’s African American school life.
The Hamilton Plantation Slave Cabins are the only two
remaining structures from the 1793 plantation established by James
Hamilton at Gascoigne Bluff on St. Simon’s Island. The walls of the
cabins are made from tabby, a concrete-like building material made
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GEORGIA HERITAGE GRANT PROGRAM
The Hubbard Alumni Association, Inc.
dedicated a historical marker in April
2003 to commemorate the State Teachers
and Agricultural College. The Women’s
Dormitory will be rehabilitated and used
as an African American museum and
cultural center. Photo by Jeanne Cyriaque
DESTINATION MADISON:
TOURING THE HEART AND SOUL OF GEORGIA
During Historic Preservation Month
in May, the Historic Preservation
Division (HPD) presented its seventh
annual Preservation Achievement Awards.
Staff nominate preservationists who
contribute to the agency’s mission, vision,
and goals for preservation in Georgia.
Honorees are recognized for their career
achievement or noteworthy projects.
These individuals are representative of all
parts of the state, and work in various
areas of preservation. Thirteen recipients
were honored at the annual awards
ceremony. Linda Wilkes, a member of the Steering Committee of the
Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network, was one
of this year’s award recipients.
Linda Wilkes is a preservationist who promotes HPD’s
goals in a number of important initiatives in her capacity as Manager
of Research and Redevelopment Services for the Georgia Cities
Foundation (GCF), a program of the Georgia Municipal Association.
One of those initiatives includes “Georgia Cities: The Heart and
Soul of Georgia” annual bus tour that Wilkes organizes. During
the bus tour, 12 Georgia cities are given an opportunity to showcase
three completed or future downtown development projects. Most
of these projects are excellent examples of historic preservation
and include historic buildings such as theatres, depots and
courthouses. Approximately 35 business leaders, state officials,
representatives from the philanthropic community, economic
development officials and the media participate in the tour. The
participants see firsthand the economic benefits of historic
preservation to the local community and the state. Wilkes assists in
carefully selecting host cities for the tour that exemplify good
leadership and the best success stories. She also assists HPD with
its African American program by identifying potential partners and
cities that raise awareness of African American contributions to
Georgia’s heritage.
The GCF mission is to assist Georgia cities in their efforts
to revitalize and enhance downtown areas by serving as a partner
and facilitator in the funding of capital projects. This is accomplished
through the Foundation’s revolving loan program.
HPD is proud to have a valuable ally in Linda Wilkes, who
works behind the scenes to assist in preservation initiatives
throughout Georgia.
Since 2000, downtown development projects in selected cities
are the focus of the Georgia Cities Foundation’s (GCF) “Heart
and Soul” bus tour. The tour highlights innovative ways that
Georgia cities create vibrant, attractive downtown businesses that
serve as an economic development magnet in communities.
This year’s tour stopped at the Madison-Morgan County
Welcome Center, a city located on Georgia’s Highway 441 Heritage
Trail. Madison is a Main Street City, a designation given by the
Georgia Department of Community Affairs to cities committed to
economic development in the context of historic preservation
through innovative revitalization of their downtown districts. Bus
tour participants were provided with a walking tour of downtown
commercial buildings that enhance Madison’s economic
development while preserving historic resources.
Madison is the county seat of Morgan County, established
in 1809. Once a stagecoach stop, Madison maintains its historic
central town square, anchored by the Welcome Center, City Hall,
the Morgan County Courthouse and a U.S. Post Office. The
Downtown Development Authority (DDA) was established in 1984
to revitalize Madison’s downtown area. The DDA volunteer board
provides leadership to ensure economic development in historic
buildings complemented by beautification and streetscape
initiatives. Restaurants and shops surround the square, and two
African American historic buildings are located within walking
distance of the square.
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HPD ANNUAL PRESERVATION AWARDS
The Morgan County African American Museum received a $3,000 tourism
grant from the City of Madison. This circa 1890 house museum promotes
heritage tourism in Morgan County. Photo by Jeanne Cyriaque
Linda Wilkes
The City of Madison awarded three facade grants
to this Washington Street commercial building. The
building features a funeral home, restaurant, and
the local NAACP office, and is owned and operated
by African Americans. Photo by Jeanne Cyriaque
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PRESERVING AFRICAN AMERICAN SACRED PLACES
Bainbridge is the largest town in Decatur County and is the
county seat of this rural area in southwest Georgia. Located
north of downtown Bainbridge in a former residential area is the
First African Missionary Baptist Church, a Romanesque Revivalstyle church surrounded by lumberyards, a funeral home and
Oak City Cemetery. Construction for the brick church started in
1904, and by 1909 the First African Missionary Baptist Church
was completed.
Architectural features of the church include two square
entrance towers topped with tall pyramidal roofs and elaborate
stained glass windows. Inside
the church, 12 rows of curved
pews are arranged in a
semicircle surrounding the
pulpit. A small brick addition
was added shortly after the
church was built behind the
choir for the pipe organ and
storage space. A wood lattice
wall hides the pipe organ,
installed in 1924-1925 in the
apse behind the pulpit. The
sanctuary’s dark oak window
and door surrounds and
tongue-in-groove wainscoting contrast with the plaster walls. The
vaulted wood ceiling is set diagonally in framed panels.
The First African Missionary Baptist Church maintains
the original electric light fixtures and steam radiators, although a
modern heating system was installed in 1991. New oak pews were
installed in 1950, and the annex building was added to the rear of
the church in 1959. The brick-veneer annex with a kitchen meets
the educational needs of the congregation and serves as a fellowship
hall for church activities. A recent alteration is the handicapaccessible ramp across the north entrance tower.
Thomas H. Bynes, a church member, was the Tuskegee
Institute architect who designed the First African Missionary
Baptist Church. The church’s architectural design differed from
most African American rural late 19th century churches that were
often one-room frame buildings with gable roofs. The First African
Missionary Baptist Church evolved after Emancipation when the
African American members of the white First Baptist Church
established their own church near the Flint River in an area called
Fort Hughes. In 1900, Dr. N.B. Williamson became pastor and
initiated fundraising for the present church. The congregation
purchased a lot for $600 in 1904. Congregation members were
responsible for the church construction. F.L. Patterson donated
bricks for the church, designed by Bynes and built by Eugene
Smith and his assistant Starling Smith (no relation.)
The First African Missionary Baptist Church hosted the
General Missionary Baptists Convention of Georgia in 1909 and
1959. This historic church continues to be a community landmark
building for African Americans in Bainbridge.
The Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church is a
landmark building in Acworth, Cobb County. The Romanesque
Revival-style brick church was constructed circa 1882. The church
has a front gable roof and round-arched, four-over-four, doublehung windows and double entrance doors. Conical metal roofs
nestle above the two church towers, and the original bell is retained
in the south tower. The York Bell Foundry of Ohio manufactured
the bell. A 1998 report revealed that this bell was probably original
to the bell tower construction due to its large size and cast-iron
material that were not manufactured after the turn of the century.
Inside the church,
modern pews are arranged
in a central-aisle plan. A
choir platform is located in
the rear of the sanctuary.
Other interior features
include the patterned
ceiling, original plaster walls
with beaded, tongue-andgroove wainscoting and
decorative door and window
surrounds. The original
wood floors are covered
with modern carpeting.
Bethel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church was listed
in the National Register of Historic Places on May 9, 2002.
 Photo by Jeanne Cyriaque
The pulpit’s semicircular raised platform
and balustrade are original interior
design features in the sanctuary.
 Photo by James R. Lockhart
The First African Missionary Baptist Church in Bainbridge
was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on January
28, 2002. Photo by James R. Lockhart
Interior design features include a
vaulted ceiling and several stained
glass windows in the sanctuary.
Photo by James R. Lockhart
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Corinne Blencoe
Newnan, 770/254-7443
M.M. Peggy Harper
Atlanta, 404/522-3231
Jeanne Mills
Atlanta, 404/753-6265
Linda Wilkes
Atlanta, 678/686-6243
Thomas Williams
Kennesaw, 678/445-5124
Karl Webster Barnes
Atlanta, Chair
404/758-4891
Isaac Johnson
Augusta, Vice-Chair
706/738-1901
C. Donald Beall
Columbus, Treasurer
706/569-4344
Beth Shorthouse
Atlanta, Secretary
404/622-7102
GAAHPN
STEERING COMMITTEE
Alterations to the building include replacement of the original glass planes with Plexiglas
and the addition of sheetrock, paneling, and linoleum to the vestibule. A concrete-block addition
was constructed in 1973 to add restrooms and a kitchen.
At the beginning of the Civil War, there were 3,829 slaves in Cobb County, and 240 in
the census district that included Acworth. After Emancipation, many freedmen remained to
become farmers and laborers. Bethel A.M.E. Church was formed in 1864. At that time, the
church shared a building with the Zion Hill Baptist Church, and each congregation met on
alternate Sundays. By 1871, Bethel A.M.E. trustees purchased land for the church, and the
present building was constructed circa 1882. Under the leadership of Pastor J.R. Fleming, the
church added the vestibule and two towers in 1895. Fleming served as pastor from 1895–1897.
Paradise Cemetery is located on a two-acre site northwest of the downtown square in Jefferson,
Jackson County. This historic African American cemetery is the only remaining component
of a complex that once included the 1919 Paradise African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church,
a parsonage, school, and two duplexes owned by the church. A large section of rock and
concrete foundation from one of the churches that once occupied the site bears “Paradise
A.M.E. Memorial Gardens” on a granite slab placed on one side of the foundation remnant.
PRESERVING AFRICAN AMERICAN SACRED PLACES
Paradise Cemetery grave markers are located
southwest and west of the 1919 church ruins in a grid
arrangement with approximately 24 square-shaped
family plots with low concrete or granite enclosures.
The southern portion of Paradise Cemetery is
informally arranged with markers from late 19th and early
20th century burials. Burials from the 1950s-1990 are
located immediately behind the church site while 1880s1949 burials are located closer to the Southern Railroad.
Unmarked rocks identify many graves, but several
graves are marked by obelisks, urns or engraved designs
on flat grave markers. The date of the earliest burial is
1880. Tractors destroyed some grave markers during a
clean up of the cemetery. Mature cedar, oak and pine
trees provide landscaping for Paradise Cemetery with
grass ground cover, concrete and granite curbing, and
open space for parking.
Jeanne Cyriaque
African American
Programs Coordinator
Reflections Editor
Voice 404/656-4768
Fax 404/651-8739
jeanne_cyriaque@dnr.state.ga.us
Leslie Canaan
African American
Programs Assistant
Voice 404/656-2840
Fax 404/651-8739
leslie_canaan@dnr.state.ga.us
Paradise Cemetery was listed in the National Register of Historic STAFF
Places on May 30, 2002. Photo by James R. Lockhart
Beveled markers covered with large
concrete slabs adorn burials in this section
of Paradise Cemetery.
 Photo by James R. Lockhart
A tall obelisk identifies the burial of
Harrison Hawkins. Hawkins (1845-1917)
was an African American landowner in
Jefferson. Photo by James R. Lockhart
The Georgia African American Historic Preservation Network (GAAHPN)
was established in January 1989. It is composed of representatives from
neighborhood organizations and preservation groups. GAAHPN was formed
in response to a growing interest in preserving the cultural and ethnic diversity of
Georgia’s African American heritage. This interest has translated into a number of
efforts which emphasize greater recognition of African American culture and
contributions to Georgia’s history. The GAAHPN Steering Committee meets regularly
to plan and implement ways to develop programs that will foster heritage education,
neighborhood revitalization, and support community and economic development.
The Network is an informal group of over 1,475 people who have an interest in
preservation. Members are briefed on the status of current and planned projects and are
encouraged to offer ideas, comments and suggestions. The meetings provide an
opportunity to share and learn from the preservation experience of others and to receive
technical information through workshops. Members receive a newsletter, Reflections,
produced by the Network. Visit the Historic Preservation Division website at
www.gashpo.org. Preservation information and previous issues of Reflections are
available online. Membership in the Network is free and open to all.
ABOUT GAAHPN
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Interior, through the Historic Preservation Division,
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of race, color, national origin, or disability in its
federally assisted programs. If you believe you have
been discriminated against in any program, activity, or
facility, or if you desire more information, write to: Office
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