Tom Whitsett Park Black History Memorial Mural

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Tom Whitsett Park Black History Memorial Mural

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Photographs of the Tom Whitsett Park Black History Memorial Mural that was created in 2013:

"I am where I am because of the bridges that I crossed. - Oprah Winfrey"
"We are the ones we've been waiting for[.] We are the change that we seek[.] -Barack Obama

Features:
Rosa Parks (1913-2005) - National Leader for Civil Rights.
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) - National Leader for Civil Rights.
Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) - National Leader for Education.
Ronalda Pierce (1985-2004) - Honoree for Sports achievement in basketball.
Irma Mackey - First female president of the Ashburn NAACP.
Juretha McMillan - Wife of memorial honoree and leader in community service.
Naomi Hayes - Wife of memorial honoree and leader in education.
Lois Evelyn Dye (1934-2020) - Wife of memorial honoree and leader in education and community.
Hattie King (1918-2012) - Wife of memorial honoree and leader in education.
Mary Lee Green - First black superior court clerk.

Tommy Horne - First black county commissioner.
Joe Burgess - First black county commissioner.
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) - National Leader for Abolitionists Movement.
Harriet Tubman (1820-1913) - National Leader for Civil Rights.
Malcolm X (1925-1965) - National Leader for Civil Rights
Henry Aplin (1925-2002) - First black mayor for the city of Rebecca.
Hodge King (1914-1999) - Memorial honoree in community and education.
John Dye - First black volunteer firefighter.
Hollis Hayes (1922-1989) - The first black city councilman and mayor pro tem.
Dr. Corley McMillan (1942-2002) - Memorial honoree in education.

That project was lead by James Burgess as a city councilman. Many donated or were involved.

The artists who actually painted were:
James Hall
Shaleika Black
Sable McWilliams

Creator

Sami Mastrario; Turner County Project

Date

February 20, 2021

Citation

Sami Mastrario; Turner County Project, “Tom Whitsett Park Black History Memorial Mural,” Turner County Project Digital Archive Repository, accessed November 21, 2024, https://turnercountyproject.com/archive/items/show/248.

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