The story behind Linnentown: Why Athens residents are speaking out decades after their community's removal | Athensnews
Hattie Thomas Whitehead remembers her time in Linnentown fondly. She lived in the Black Athens community for the first 14 years of her life after her birth in 1948. A fourth generation resident, Thomas Whitehead spent her days playing softball, jump rope and jackstones with her six siblings and neighborhood friends. The children knew to keep to themselves. A fence separated their neighborhood from the white neighborhood, a reminder that they werenât welcome. Drivers sped up when Thomas Whitehead and her friends crossed Baxter Street on their way to the local grocery store. Studen...
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