Looking Back
This institution was the only library available for black people, due to segregation in the Washington Memorial Library.
Amelia Hutchings Library
The Atrium Health Navicent Medical Center now stands where this school once was.
Ballard Normal School
Lewis High
When was Ballard-Hudson High School originally established as Macon's school for black people?
1949
This individual named a school after her two sisters in 1921.
Minnie L. Smith
This building still has the original "Colored Waiting Room" signage on the building
The Terminal Station
This building was originally located on Walnut Street but now stands proudly at the end of Cherry Street.
The Tubman Museum
Originally created in 1959 at Amelia Hutchings Memorial Library, this book collection is currently housed in the Washington Memorial Library
Herbert Tuggle Collection
This blind musician is best known for playing the guitar in the streets of Macon
Rev. Pearly Brown
When did black people in Macon become "freemen"
January 1, 1863
Officially created September 12. 1851, this location served as the final resting place for enslaved and free people of color before the Civil War
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Founded in 1899, this institution served as a pillar of the education effort of black people during the Jim Crow era.
Central City College
Georgia Baptist College
Thomas M. Jackson
Lawyer Jackson
Judge Jackson
Located in the heart of Pleasant Hill, this historic location served the community's pharmaceutical and medical needs.
The Dr. E.E Green House
First opened on Pio Nono, this institution is named after the Patron Saint of Negros
Saint Peter Claver Catholic Church
This school was the first to desegregate in Bibb County
Mount de Sales
Macon's first black businessman who was originally born a slave, but was given his freedom due to his intellect and faithful service.
Solomon Humphries
Free Sol
Dr. D.T. Walton was a founder of what professional organization, which was the first of its kind for black people.
Georgia Dental Society
The Rivers Edge Behavioral Health currently resides where this park used to be
Daniels Park
Renowned artist Wilfred Stroud is best known for which painting currently on display in the Harriet Tubman Historical and Cultural Museum
The "From Africa to America"
Born in 1875, this Macon native was the first black man to apply for admission to the Georgia State Bar
Cassander N. Sellers