Laney Walker in Augusta in Richmond County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Dr. John Hope
1868-1936
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 10, 2023
1. Dr. John Hope Marker
Inscription.
Dr. John Hope. An Augusta native, he earned the bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1894. President of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools, and Morehouse College for 25 years, he was the first African American to head that institution. In 1929, he became president of Atlanta University. Under his leadership it became the only accredited historically black institution in the deep South offering a master's degree. A national YMCA official, he served on its international committees. During World War I, he was a special secretary of the YMCA in France, supervising the welfare of black soldiers. He served on the board of directors of the NAACP and the National Urban League and he served as president of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, set up in 1932 to prepare an encyclopedia of the Negro. The posthumous award in 1935 of the Spingarn Medal, the NAACP's highest honor, attests to his remarkable leadership.
An Augusta native, he earned the bachelor's degree from Brown
University in 1894. President of the National Association of
Teachers in Colored Schools, and Morehouse College for 25 years,
he was the first African American to head that institution.
In 1929, he became president of Atlanta University. Under his
leadership it became the only accredited historically black institution
in the deep South offering a master's degree. A national YMCA
official, he served on its international committees. During
World War I, he was a special secretary of the YMCA in France,
supervising the welfare of black soldiers. He served on the board
of directors of the NAACP and the National Urban League and
he served as president of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and
History, set up in 1932 to prepare an encyclopedia of the Negro. The
posthumous award in 1935 of the Spingarn Medal, the NAACP's highest
honor, attests to his remarkable leadership.
Erected by Augusta African American Historical Committee Sponsors.
33° 27.976′ N, 81° 58.843′ W. Marker is in Augusta, Georgia, in Richmond County. It is in Laney Walker. It is on Laney Walker Boulevard east of 13th Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is on the Augusta African-American History Walk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1243 Laney Walker Blvd, Augusta GA 30901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, the Western Hemisphere, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Also see . . . John Hope (educator). Wikipedia entry on the educator, who was biracial (his father was white, his mother black) but identified with the African American community and devoted his life to its education and advancement in the postwar segregated South. (Submitted on June 29, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, June 10, 2023
2. Dr. John Hope Marker
Unknown; from The Crisis, a NAACP publication (Public Domain), May 1914
3. Dr. John Hope
Credits. This page was last revised on June 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 29, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 394 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on June 29, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
