African Americans of Chattanooga : a history of unsung heroes / Rita Lorraine Hubbard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hubbard, Rita L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African Americans--Tennessee--Chattanooga--History.

African Americans.

African Americans--Tennessee--Chattanooga--Biography.

History.

Chattanooga (Tenn.)--History.

Chattanooga (Tenn.).

Chattanooga (Tenn.)--Biography.

Tennessee--Chattanooga.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

155 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2007.

Summary:

Beginning in 1541 with Hernando De Soto's Spanish expedition for gold, African Americans have held a prominent place in Chattanooga's history. Author Rita Lorraine Hubbard chronicles the ways African Americans have shaped Chattanooga, and presents inspirational achievements that have gone largely unheralded over the years. 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... and so much more!

Contents:

Part I Early History

1 Early History of African Americans in Tennessee 15

2 Early African American Schools 35

3 Early African American Commerce 49

Part II Notable People and Places

4 Notable African Americans Who Had an Impact on the United States 53

5 Notable Places and Events That Had an Impact on the United States 77

Part III Early Medical Care

6 Early Medical Care in Chattanooga 85

7 Early African American Physicians 89

8 African American Hospitals in Chattanooga 97

Part IV The Thriving African American Community of Yesterday

9 The Thriving African American Community 105

10 Noteworthy African American Establishments 117

Part V Other African American Facts

11 Early Tennessee State Representatives 123

12 Early Chattanooga African American Newspapers 125

13 Lynchings and Hangings in Chattanooga 127

14 Early Record Setters 129

15 Early Chattanooga Celebrities 133

16 African American Markers in Chattanooga 135

17 Yearbook 137

Appendix A Street/Area Names, Former Street Names First 141

Appendix B Street/Area Names, Present-day Street Names First 145.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-155).

ISBN:

9781596293151

1596293152

OCLC:

173509298