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*For Your Consideration*
Although created to maintain "order" in the segregated south, learn about how one small town used a recreational park as a source of Joy. Originally for the Black citizens of Harris County, Georgia, the park's popularity grew to attract visitors from all over the state and even from the neighboring state of Alabama. After its closing in the late 1970s, the park's existence was no more than a memory of those who enjoy it. Until Now! Discover the history, essence, and legacy of what was...Mack Miller Park.
Narrator, Historian & Host: Andriana H. (aka. Lady AC)
Speakers:
-Elder M.J.
-Elder R. F.
-Elder Pastor N.B. and J
-Elder Deacon S
-Elder J.P.
-Elder A.D.
-Elder Pastor H.M. H.
-Elder V
-Elder Y and M
-Elder R.R.
Podcast musical intro produced by : Leem Lizzy @leemlizzy
Sources of research:
- Interviews from the Elders of the community (listed above)
- Harris County Journal Archives , Harris County, Georgia
- Troup County Archives and Legacy Museum on Main LaGrange, Georgia
- Columbus State University Archives and Special Collections Columbus, Georgia
- Davis Broadcasting/ WOKS, Columbus, GA
- The Ancestors - “Gone but Never Forgotten"
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