Sarah Crawford- Hill

Sara Nickson

Annie Armstead

Rosie Atkins Garth

Nathan Roberson

Bethenia Davis Winn

Emma Eatman

Spiver Gordon

Lester Brown

Earlean Isaac

The students of the after-school tutorial program sponsored by the Greene County Children’s Policy Council held a Black History Program honoring 11 of the Greene County residents who where active participants in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s.

Prior to the program students conducted extensive interviews documenting the work and struggles of the honorees in trying to bring about human rights changes in Greene County, the State of Alabama and the Nation. The Black History Program, a culmination of the students’ research, was held Friday, February 10, 2012 at the Eutaw Activity Center .  The following students presented brief summaries from the interviews of the eleven honorees:  Montaisia Strode presented Mrs. Sarah Crawford-Hill; Ahmari Winn presented Mrs. Bethenia (Bessie) Davis-Winn (posthumously); Corey Morton presented Mrs. Sarah Nickson; Jamia Jackson presented Mr. Jimmy Lee Jackson (posthumously); Erin Williams presented Judge Earlean Isaac; Jamari Reeves presented Mrs. Emma Mae Eatman (posthumously); Sarah Turner and George Turner presented Mrs. Rosie Atkins Garth; Tremaine Curry presented Mr. Spiver Gordon; C’yonna Lewis presented Mrs. Annie Armstead; Jason Harris presented Mr. Nathan Robinson and Judge Lillie Jones-Osborne presented Mr. Lester Brown.

Other program participants included Montaisia Strode giving the “Welcome,” Sarah Turner the “Meditation,” the “Occasion” presented by Judge Lillie Jones-Osborne; the District 4 Youth Choir, leading the Negro National Anthem and a selection of songs; Commissioner Elzora Fluker was recognized for her volunteer work with the after-school tutorial program and Rev. Moses Finch offered the “Benediction” and Blessing of Food.

Judge Osborne, Chairperson of the Greene County Children’s Policy Council, explained that the Council received a grant from the Black Belt Community Foundation to engage the students in this project during Black History Month.  The Council will seek further resources to continue documenting and preserving the experiences and struggles of Greene County people during the 1960’s.  The after-school tutorial students plan to present their project to the students at Carver Middle School and Paramount Jr. High School during Black History Month.

The Council’s after-school tutorial program, known as “The SPOT” (Strategically Preparing Our Teens), is housed at 506 Greensboro Street (former nutrition site), Eutaw, Alabama.