The Lessons of Linnentown: Spotlighting Whitehead’s story
A cool gust of wind circulates The Classic Center Theater, the curtains slowly drag back. A deep blue light floods
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Linnentown
Review: “Giving Voice to Linnentown”
Hattie Thomas Whitehead’s “Giving Voice to Linnentown” highlights the story of Linnentown, a Black community in Athens that thrived until
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Author Hattie Thomas Whitehead shares her voice
On March 7, Hattie Thomas Whitehead, author of “Giving Voice to Linnentown”, spoke to students at Cedar Shoals about growing
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Local educators protest anti-critical race theory resolution
Gathering where Linnentown once stood nearly 60 years ago, on Aug. 27, Athens-area educators and local civil rights leaders rallied
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