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 This item includes materials related to the Evergreen Congregational Church and School in Grady County, Georgia, and is part of the Churches series within the Grady County Historical Society Collection. Contents include announcements of the church and school’s listing in the National Register of Historic Places and accompanying photographs. The original materials are held by the Grady County Historical Society and were provided to Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections...

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