Beverly Griffin Patton
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Beverly Griffin Patton, School Street, Acworth, Georgia, 1972.
Born to Willis Eugene Griffin and Corrie Louise Rice Griffin in 1953, Beverly Griffin Patton grew up on Moon Street in Acworth. She attended the segregated Roberts School before transferring to Awtrey Junior High School during integration. After graduating from North Cobb High School, Patton worked for C.W. Matthews Contracting Company. She completed a degree in business administration at Kennesaw State University in 1983 and later became a manager for the United States Postal Service. In the 1990s, Patton served on Acworth’s historic preservation committee and volunteered with the Cobb County branch of the NAACP. Patton managed the Black Acworth Community Homecoming celebration for more than a decade and serves as an associate minister at Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church today. She has a son, Vance, and granddaughter, Summer.
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Tommy Lee Griffin, unidentified person, and Robert Griffin, School Street, Acworth, Georgia, 1966
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Tommy Lee Griffin, unidentified person, and Robert Griffin, School Street, Acworth, Georgia, 1966 -
Gwen Rice Johnson, Moon Street, Acworth, Georgia, April 1959
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Gwen Rice Johnson, Moon Street, Acworth, Georgia, April 1959 -
Unidentified people, Acworth, Georgia, September 1956
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Unidentified people, Acworth, Georgia, September 1956 -
Gary Jackson, September 1, 1973
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Gary Jackson, September 1, 1973 -
Unidentified person, Acworth, Georgia
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Unidentified person, Acworth, Georgia -
Commencement program, Kennesaw College (Kennesaw State University), June 9, 1984
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Commencement program, Kennesaw College (Kennesaw State University), June 9, 1984 -
Charles Griffin's report card, Roberts School, Acworth, Georgia, 1959
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Charles Griffin's report card, Roberts School, Acworth, Georgia, 1959 -
Marietta Daily Journal article, Lacey Knight Peet, November 22, 1999
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Marietta Daily Journal article, Lacey Knight Peet, November 22, 1999 -
Deborah Sue Griffin and Lacey Knight Peet, 1989
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Deborah Sue Griffin and Lacey Knight Peet, 1989 -
Deborah Sue Griffin and Michael Bennett, 1991
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Deborah Sue Griffin and Michael Bennett, 1991 -
Florence Rice Bates, New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1970s
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Florence Rice Bates, New Orleans, Louisiana, ca. 1970s -
Gwen Rice Johnson, Walter Lee Johnson, Florence Rice Bates, Charlie Johnson, Jr., and Ervin Frederick, at Bates' 18th birthday, Moon Street, Acworth, Georgia, 1950
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Gwen Rice Johnson, Walter Lee Johnson, Florence Rice Bates, Charlie Johnson, Jr., and Ervin Frederick, at Bates' 18th birthday, Moon Street, Acworth, Georgia, 1950 -
Florence Rice Bates and unidentified men, California, ca. 1970s
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Florence Rice Bates and unidentified men, California, ca. 1970s -
Rufus Kemp, Walter Lee Johnson, Florence Rice Bates, Steve Ross holding Quindolyn Rice, Mazelle Johnson Rice holding Gwen Rice Johnson, William Alonzo Griffin, Harold "Bruh" Davis, Charlie Johnson, Jr., unidentified person, Irene Hill, Bob Kemp, Jenann Wise, and Robert Ross at Bates' 18th birthday, Moon Street, Acworth, Georgia, 1950
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Rufus Kemp, Walter Lee Johnson, Florence Rice Bates, Steve Ross holding Quindolyn Rice, Mazelle Johnson Rice holding Gwen Rice Johnson, William Alonzo Griffin, Harold "Bruh" Davis, Charlie Johnson, Jr., unidentified person, ... -
William Alfonzo Griffin, Steve Ross, Charlie Johnson, Jr., and Bob Kemp, Moon Street, Acworth, Georgia, 1950
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)William Alfonzo Griffin, Steve Ross, Charlie Johnson, Jr., and Bob Kemp, Moon Street, Acworth, Georgia, 1950 -
Charlie Johnson, Jr., Quindolyn Rice, and Florence Rice Bates, Acworth, Georgia, 1950
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Charlie Johnson, Jr., Quindolyn Rice, and Florence Rice Bates, Acworth, Georgia, 1950 -
Florence Rice Bates, Roberts School, School Street, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1950s
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Florence Rice Bates, Roberts School, School Street, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1950s -
Melvin Luster Knox and Corrie Rice Griffin, School Street, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1970s
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Melvin Luster Knox and Corrie Rice Griffin, School Street, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1970s -
Rhonda Griffin Lemaire and Angela Mitchell Kilgore, 1972
(Kennesaw State University Archives, 2021-07-28)Rhonda Griffin Lemaire and Angela Mitchell Kilgore, 1972
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