Atlanta citizens proactively connect with the History Project’s research & revelations.
October 2020, Candler Park neighbor, Roz Mance, examines the Hooper St. Legacy Marker upon its completion. This is the fifth historic marker on the BiRacial History Project’s Walking Tour of African American sites in the Candler Park neighborhood.September 2020, the Warner Construction Inc. father-son team installed the Hooper St. Legacy Marker in a quiet, intimate spot with care and generosity. Their excavation revealed an old stone wall that became a defining element in the marker’s placement.In 2019, Hooper Avenue and Candler Park neighbors gathered at the historic 1900-built Hooper House to share research and speak with 1950s Hooper resident, Mrs. Carnella Sloan Mitchell Robinson. The event generated support for the fabrication and installation of the Hooper Street Legacy Marker, accomplished 2020.2018, Our collaboration with InterPlay Atlanta: “Sankofa” teaching performance at Old Stone Church exploring historic, local displacement of Native and African American communities and gentrification patterns today. (photo courtesy of Edith Kelman).2017, Our partnership with Nedra Deadwyler of Civil Bikes adds to our annual History Tours offerings with the Phoenix Flies Celebration of Atlanta’s historic sites through the Atlanta Preservation Center.
Shannon Lois Clark
Ruby-Beth Buitekant
2016, The Shannon L. Clark Memorial Scholarship Fund. It is our hope that holding up these two young women of exceptional academic and social justice engagement encourages meaningful connections for healing and a more just future.
2014, Thanks to the BiRacial History Project’s partners, a Park Pride grant, a grant from the Mayor’s office, Kissberg Construction, and our awesome neighborhood volunteers, these Legacy Markers once again provide passersby with valuable information, telling stories of the African American community and residents who once thrived in Candler Park (Photo courtesy of Bonnie Palter).2014, A group of neighborhood volunteers gathered to replace two of our African American Legacy Markers, damaged by auto accidents; this one at the former site of the Edgewood Evening Star Lodge (photo courtesy of Edith Kelman).2014, History Project Walking Tours, in partnership with Atlanta Preservation Center Phoenix Flies Annual Celebration (photo courtesy of Edith Kelman ).2013, Atlanta Shambhala Center members clean History Project Markers on ML King Jr Day of Service (photo courtesy of Edith Kelman ).2012, History Project friends doing maintenance at Antioch’s First Church Site Commemorative Bench on Oakdale Road (photo courtesy of Edith Kelman).2011, Candler Park Neighborhood Organization presented Antioch East Baptist Church a Proclamation of Welcome Return to Antioch’s ancestral neighborhood of 1874 through 1950 (photo courtesy of Wilj Sturkey).
