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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Corrie Rice Griffin and children Charles Griffin, Deborah Sue Griffin, Robert Griffin, and Beverly Griffin Patton, Moon Street, Acworth, Georgia, March 1960
Corrie Rice Griffin and children Charles Griffin, Deborah Sue Griffin, Robert Griffin, and Beverly Griffin Patton, Moon Street, Acworth, Georgia, March 1960. -
Letter from Lee Rice to Corrie Rice Griffin in Acworth, Georgia, November 1961
Letter from Lee Rice to Corrie Rice Griffin in Acworth, Georgia, November 1961. -
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Shirley Buffington Echols and unidentified child, ca. 1950s
Shirley Buffington Echols and unidentified child, ca. 1950s. -
Jeannette Henderson Bethel and Reba Henderson Lewis, ca. 1950s
Jeannette Henderson Bethel and Reba Henderson Lewis, ca. 1950s. -
Annette Summerour Martin dancing with Annie Ruth Knox, and Shirley Ann Kilgore, Rosenwald School "Community House," Cherokee Street, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1950s
Annette Summerour Martin dancing with Annie Ruth Knox, and Shirley Ann Kilgore, Rosenwald School "Community House," Cherokee Street, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1950s. -
Unidentified children, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1950s
Unidentified children, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1950s. -
Seventh grade certificate presented to Willis Eugene Griffin, Georgia Department of Education, May 15, 1941
Seventh grade certificate presented to Willis Eugene Griffin, Georgia Department of Education, May 15, 1941. -
Guy Frank Hammond, Cherokee Street, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1950s
Guy Frank Hammond, Cherokee Street, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1950s. -
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Rosa Mazell Johnson Rice and unidentified child, Moon Court, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1950s
Rosa Mazell Johnson Rice and unidentified child, Moon Court, Acworth, Georgia, ca. 1950s. -
Florence Rice Bates and unidentified man, ca. 1950s
Florence Rice Bates and unidentified man, ca. 1950s. -
Unidentified people, Acworth, Georgia, October 1959
Unidentified people, Acworth, Georgia, October 1959. -
Beverly Griffin Patton and Deborah Sue Griffin, Moon Street, Acworth, Georgia, 1959
Beverly Griffin Patton and Deborah Sue Griffin, Moon Street, Acworth, Georgia, 1959. -
Roy Edward Griffin, Deborah Sue Griffin, Joann Mullins Mathis, Beverly Griffin Patton, Shirley Bedford Jackson, Charles Griffin, Moon Street, Acworth, Georgia, August 1959
Roy Edward Griffin, Deborah Sue Griffin, Joann Mullins Mathis, Beverly Griffin Patton, Shirley Bedford Jackson, Charles Griffin, Moon Street, Acworth, Georgia, August 1959.