In 1856- Mary Coombs purchases tract of land on corner of Wheat and Peachtree Streets in Atlanta to become 1st black property owner in GA
In 1969- Charles Evers takes oath as mayor of Fayette, MS to become 1st black mayor since Reconstruction
To Inspire You
There is no easy walk to freedom anywhere, and many of us will have to pass through the valley of the shadow of death again and again before we reach the mountaintop of our desires