Words by: JONATHAN BRADLEY The Georgia Infirmary was the first hospital for African Americans built in the United States. Chartered on December 24, 1832 “for the relief and protection of aged and afflicted Africans,” it was established by the Georgia General Assembly and funded by a $10,000 grant from the estate of Thomas F. Williams, a local merchant and minister. Today the institution is known as the … Continue reading GEORGIA INFIRMARY (1832- )
Words by: : ALLISON O’CONNOR In 1934, Arthur Wergs Mitchell became the first African American Democrat elected to Congress from any state. Mitchell served four terms as a Representative in Congress for the state of Illinois (1935-1943). Mitchell was born near Lafayette Alabama on December 22, 1883 and was educated at Tuskegee Institute, Columbia University, and Harvard Law School. Mitchell founded the Armstrong Agricultural School in … Continue reading Profile: Arthur Wergs Mitchell (1883-1968)
Elijah Pierce was a renowned wood carver throughout the 1900s. Pierce was the youngest in his family born from a former slave on a farm in Baldwyn, Mississippi on March 5, 1892. He began carving at a young age using a pocket knife. Continue reading Profile: Elijah Pierce (1892-1984)
Delilah Williams Pierce was an African American artist, curator and educator based in Washington, District of Columbia. Continue reading Profile: Delilah Pierce (1904-1992)
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