Thursday, February 3 2022, 5pm Myers Programming Room, Myers Hall Featuring Hattie Whitehead, Co-Chair of the Linnentown Project, with guest Bobby Crook. Hattie Thomas Whitehead is the author of Giving Voice to Linnentown: A Memoir. The Linnentown Project is a community-led initiative to celebrate the history of the historic Athens black neighborhood 'Linnentown' and to educate community stakeholders and decision makers about the legacy and violent impacts of urban renewal on black communities in Athens, GA. More information about the Linnentown Project can be found at https://www.redressforlinnentown.com/. This event is free and open to the university community. Registration is required, at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/giving-voice-to-linnentown-tickets-254786000787 Refreshments (from Barberito's) will follow, courtesy of the history department. Masks are required at this event at the request of our off-campus partners. A Black History Month special event. Flyer:
