Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Lugenia Burns Hope

(1871-1947)

Photographed by Brandon D Cross, October 5, 2023

1. Lugenia Burns Hope Marker

Inscription. Social activist Lugenia Burns Hope was born in St. Louis, Missouri. Following her father’s death, her family moved to Chicago, Illinois, where she became involved in social work. In 1897, she married Dr. John Hope and the couple moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where Dr. Hope accepted a job at Atlanta Baptist College (now Morehouse College) and became president in 1906. Continuing the tradition of Black women reformers, Mrs. Hope co-founded the Neighborhood Union in 1908. The organization advocated for improved living conditions and access to social services in segregated Atlanta’s Black communities. Mrs. Hope’s work became an international model for community building and influenced grassroots organizing strategies of the Civil Rights Movement. Lugenia Burns Hope died in 1947 in Nashville, Tennessee, and her ashes were scattered near Morehouse College’s Graves Hall.

Erected 2022 by The Georgia Historical Society, Mercedes-Benz USA, and Morehouse College Cultural Heritage Preservation Initiative. (Marker Number 60-32.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work • Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 33° 44.776′ N, 84° 24.877′

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W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is on Westview Drive SW 0.1 miles east of Welborn Street SW, on the right when traveling east. Located near Graves Hall on the campus of Morehouse College. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 830 Westview Drive SW, Atlanta GA 30314, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Atlanta Student Movement (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named The Atlanta Student Movement (approx. ¼ mile away); Atlanta Student Movement Planned (approx. ¼ mile away); An Appeal for Human Rights (approx. ¼ mile away); Rush Memorial Congregational Church (approx. 0.3 miles away); University Homes (approx. 0.4 miles away); Booker T. Washington High School (approx. 0.6 miles away); Citizens Trust Bank (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Atlanta.

More about this marker. This marker is included in the Georgia Civil Rights Trail (CRT).

Also see . . . Lugenia Burns Hope. (Submitted on October 29, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)

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Photo Courtesy The Georgia Historical Society

2. Lugenia Burns Hope

Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 29, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 368 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 29, 2023, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.