African Americans of Chattanooga: A History of Unsung Heroes

by Rita Lorraine Hubbard

Overview

Learn and discover how African-Americans have held a prominent place in the history of Chattanooga dating back to the 16th century.

Did you know that Chattanooga is the hometown of the first African-American appointed to lead counsel on a Supreme Court case? The home of the nation's oldest student, who learned to read at age 116? The home of the African-American blacksmith who put shackles on the Andrew's Raiders after the Great Locomotive Chase? The site of one of the first integrated police departments in the South? Author Rita Lorraine Hubbard chronicles the ways African-Americans have shaped Chattanooga, and presents inspirational achievements that have gone largely unheralded over the years - and so much more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596293151
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	12/17/2007
Series:	American Heritage
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.75(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

Rita Lorraine Hubbard is a former special education teacher of eleven years, with a master of science degree in school psychology. She is a member of SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators), and AACBWI (African American Children's Book Writers and Illustrators), and is the author of several unpublished children's books focusing on the challenges of children in the "special" population. Rita is also founder and CEO of Shades of Greatness™ Calendars, which pay tribute to the lives of early African American inventors. Her calendars received a favorable review from Teaching Pre-K—8 magazine in 2004. Visit Rita online at www.RitaHubbard.com or www.ShadesofGreatness.com.

Table of Contents

Special Dedication     7
Preface     9
Acknowledgements     11
Early History
Early History of African Americans in Tennessee     15
Early African American Schools     35
Early African American Commerce     49
Notable People and Places
Notable African Americans Who Had an Impact on the United States     53
Notable Places and Events That Had an Impact on the United States     77
Early Medical Care
Early Medical Care in Chattanooga     85
Early African American Physicians     89
African American Hospitals in Chattanooga     97
The Thriving African American Community of Yesterday
The Thriving African American Community     105
Noteworthy African American Establishments     117
Other African American Facts
Early Tennessee State Representatives     123
Early Chattanooga African American Newspapers     125
Lynchings and Hangings in Chattanooga     127
Early Record Setters     129
Early Chattanooga Celebrities     133
African American Markers in Chattanooga     135
Yearbook     137
Street/Area Names, Former Street Names First     141
Street/Area Names, Present-day Street Names First     145
Notes     149
Bibliography     153
About the Author     157