TUSCUMBIA-The Tennessee Valley Historical Society will hold its Spring Quarterly Meeting at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, 26 April 2015 at the Helen Keller Library Conference Room located at 511 North Main Street, Tuscumbia, AL.
Dr. David E. Gregg will deliver a power-point presentation entitled:
“From the Plantation to the Halls of Education:
A pre and post-Civil War Saga of the African American Education Experience in the
Dr. David E. Gregg
Shoals.”
Dr. Gregg’s subject, is a time line snapshot of historic events exploring the contrasts of two cultures – plantation owners and slaves; prevailing social attitudes and the dilemma faced by both as emancipation approached leading to formation of a couple of cross river institutions: Burrell Slater School (Florence) and the “Colored School of Tuscumbia,” (subsequently renamed in honor of Professor Dr. George Washington Trenholm).
Dr. Gregg covers the struggles of local communities; the perseverance of individuals as they were tasked with launching the African American education experience and the involvement of the black churches after the Civil War.
Dr. Gregg is Pastor of the Florence Blvd Baptist Church in Florence and has researched Civil War history for more than 35 years.
He has served as the Vice President of TVHS, and has held numerous positions on several Baptist History and Archive Committees.
The meeting is free to the public. Refreshments will be served at the meeting’s conclusion. Visit the Society on internet. http://buildingthepride.com/tvhs/
MEDIA RELEASE/TOM MCKNIGHT /TVHS
