Historic Black Acworth Image Collection, 1890-2020
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Florence Rice Bates' 18th birthday, Moon Street, Acworth, Georgia, 1950
The Historic Black Acworth Image Collection is a digital collection that includes photographs, letters, and documents created and preserved by Black residents of Acworth, Georgia, from the 1890s to the 2010s. Items in the collection contributed to the "Our Side of the Tracks" exhibit, which was curated for the City of Acworth by the Special Projects unit in the Department of Museums, Archives and Rare Books (MARB) at Kennesaw State University and opened in fall 2020 at Doyal Hill Park in Acworth.
Please visit the Save Acworth History Foundation Collection for related materials.
The digital reproductions on this site are provided for research consultation and scholarly purposes only. Copyright is retained by the authors of items as stipulated by United States copyright law. To request permission to publish, reproduce, publicly display, broadcast, or distribute this material in any format outside of fair use please contact the Kennesaw State University Archives and/or copyright holder.
Collections in this community
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Beverly Griffin Patton
Materials contributed for digitization by Acworth, Georgia resident Beverly Griffin Patton. -
Cedric Jackson
Materials contributed for digitization by Acworth, Georgia resident Cedric Jackson. -
Charlie Mae Henderson Griffin
Materials contributed for digitization by Acworth, Georgia resident Charlie Mae Henderson Griffin. -
Clarence Eugene Hill II
Materials contributed for digitization by former Acworth, Georgia resident Clarence Eugene Hill II. -
Claude Johnson and Willie Mae Brown Johnson
Materials contributed for digitization by Acworth, Georgia residents Claude Johnson and Willie Mae Brown Johnson. -
Deborah Hill Bennett
Materials contributed for digitization by Acworth, Georgia resident Deborah Hill Bennett. -
Denise Gragg Reid
Materials contributed for digitization by former Acworth, Georgia resident Denise Gragg Reid. -
Glenda Wise Perkinson
Materials contributed for digitization by Acworth, Georgia resident Glenda Wise Perkinson. -
Helen Harden Hill
Materials contributed for digitization by former Acworth, Georgia resident Helen Harden Hill. -
Jill Gragg Gresham
Materials contributed for digitization by former Acworth, Georgia resident Jill Gragg Gresham. -
Lawrence Timothy Houston
Materials contributed for digitization by Acworth, Georgia resident Lawrence Timothy Houston. -
Marcia Griffin Beasley
Materials contributed for digitization by Acworth, Georgia resident Marcia Griffin Beasley. -
Selena Gragg Griggs
Materials contributed for digitization by former Acworth, Georgia resident Selena Gragg Griggs. -
Shirley Bedford Jackson
Materials contributed for digitization by Acworth, Georgia resident Shirley Bedford Jackson.
Recent Submissions
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Unidentified person, Leila Buffington Ross, and Eunice Hardin Gragg, October 1978
Unidentified person, Leila Buffington Ross, and Eunice Hardin Gragg, October 1978 -
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Eunice Hardin Gragg, San Francisco, California, ca. 1940s
Eunice Hardin Gragg, San Francisco, California, ca. 1940s -
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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Floyd Gragg, Derrick Clemons, and twins Jan Gragg and Jean Gragg McGuire, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1950s
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Floyd Gragg, Derrick Clemons, and twins Jan Gragg and Jean Gragg McGuire, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1950s -
Mary Young Johnson, Dorothy Austin, Turline Young Clemons, and Lorene Young Watts, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1950s
Mary Young Johnson, Dorothy Austin, Turline Young Clemons, and Lorene Young Watts, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1950s -
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Jan Gragg, Denise Gragg Reid, Clarence Wiley Gragg, Jill Gragg Gresham, and Jean Gragg McGuire, Bethel A.M.E. Church, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1990s
Jan Gragg, Denise Gragg Reid, Clarence Wiley Gragg, Jill Gragg Gresham, and Jean Gragg McGuire, Bethel A.M.E. Church, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1990s -
Tommy Lee Griffin, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Floyd Gragg holding Walter Griffin, and Guy Austin, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1940s
Tommy Lee Griffin, Elizabeth "Lizzie" Floyd Gragg holding Walter Griffin, and Guy Austin, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1940s -
Clarence Wiley Gragg with family members, Bethel A.M.E. Church, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1990s
Clarence Wiley Gragg with family members, Bethel A.M.E. Church, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1990s -
Eunice Hardin Gragg and Clarence Wiley Gragg on a cruise, ca. 1990s
Eunice Hardin Gragg and Clarence Wiley Gragg on a cruise, ca. 1990s -
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Corrie Gragg Young, Clarence Wiley Gragg, and Eunice Hardin Gragg, December 30, 1994
Corrie Gragg Young, Clarence Wiley Gragg, and Eunice Hardin Gragg, December 30, 1994 -
Ocie Mae Hardin King, Denise Cunningham, Burney Hardin, and Alexander Hardin, Jr., Chattanooga, Tennessee, ca. 1970s
Ocie Mae Hardin King, Denise Cunningham, Burney Hardin, and Alexander Hardin, Jr., Chattanooga, Tennessee, ca. 1970s -
Rosa Lee Summerour Washington and Clarence Young, Rosenwald School "Community House," Cherokee Street, Acworth, Georgia, June 1959
Rosa Lee Summerour Washington and Clarence Young, Rosenwald School "Community House," Cherokee Street, Acworth, Georgia, June 1959 -
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Clarence Young and Helen Harden Hill, Rosenwald School "Community House," Cherokee Street, Acworth, Georgia, June 1959
Clarence Young and Helen Harden Hill, Rosenwald School "Community House," Cherokee Street, Acworth, Georgia, June 1959 -
Glenda Wise Perkinson, Acworth, GA, December 1949
Glenda Wise Perkinson, Acworth, GA, December 1949 -
Marie Wise Summerour, Allison Hill, Corrie Wise, and Frances Wise, Bell Street, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1980s
Marie Wise Summerour, Allison Hill, Corrie Wise, and Frances Wise, Bell Street, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1980s