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.
Lugenia Burns Hope. 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.
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.)
W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. Marker 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.
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.)
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 40 times since then and 10 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.
