Evergreen Congregational Church and School (1928-) (Grady County, Georgia)

Organization

Historical

Information from National Register of Historical Places Registration Form in PDF

1904 - Evergreen Congregational Church, established the previous year, occupies its current site.

1911 - School built - First school in Beachton to provide education to African American Children

1928 - Church built

1957-1959 - Andrew Young pastorate at Evergreen Congregational Church

Andrew Young was a strategist and negotiator of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. He also served as mayor of Atlanta for two-terms from 1981-1989. Young was appointed as a U.S. Ambassador to the Untited Nations by President Jimmy Carter in 1977, the first African American to serve as a UN Ambassador.

Andrew Young Biography: https://aysps.gsu.edu/andrew-young-biography/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Young

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

CA-002-001-003: Evergreen Congregational Church and School National Register of Historic Places Listing Announcement, October 31, 2002

Item

Collection number: CA-002-001-003

Scope and Contents

Evergreen Congregational Church and School. Grady County Historical Society, Grady County Historical Society - Churches Collection. Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections. Includes announcements of listing in the National Register of Historic Places, photographs.

Dates: October 31, 2002

Found in: Community Archives Digitization, Access, and Preservation Program / CA-002, Grady County Historical Society / CA-002-001: Grady County - Churches