Local educators receive coveted National Endowment for the Humanities Teaching Fellowship
May 5—THOMASVILLE — Local educators, Austin Harrell, Katie Beck, Brenton Sith, Lisa Stephens, Tami Thompson, Tanisha Barnhart and LaSaundra Allen-Cohen recently received the highly coveted National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Teaching Fellowships.
The Thomasville History Center is pleased to announce that seven regional educators from Thomas and Grady County have been accepted to participate in its workshop for educators sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The Thomasville History Center, along with several nationally recognized scholars, will teach educators about the long civil rights struggle that took place in Southwest Georgia from Reconstruction through Brown v. The Board of Education.
The educators will spend six days learning about the struggle for equality in the African American community, the challenges of racism and prejudice faced by this population and how their paths intersected with other communities across the region.
They will visit locations such as The Jack Hadley Black History Museum, Tall Timbers Research Station, Pebble Hill Plantation, the Thomasville Regional Airport and other locales.
These educators are part of a group of 62 educators selected from a group of over 100 applicants.
They will each receive a $1,300 stipend to cover the costs of the workshop.
The Thomasville History Center was formed In 1952 and opened the museum within the Flowers-Roberts House in 1972.
Since 1972, the History Center's collections have grown to include more than 500,000 artifacts and archival materials and eight historic structures. The History Center, in partnership with the state of Georgia, also operates the historic Lapham-Patterson House. Their board, staff, and growing membership invites the public to join them in enriching the community through the exploration and discovery of its history, people, and stories.
For more information about the Thomasville History Center, please see their website at www.thomasvillehistory.org
