The City of Atlanta will collaborate with the National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR) to foster discussions about the redevelopment of the former Chattahoochee Brick Company site.
The first phase of involvement begins with a series of informative seminars on the background of the site and its influence on the city.
From the late 1870s to the early 1900s, the Chattahoochee Brick Company was a brickworks business owned by former Atlanta mayor, James W. English. The company used leased convicts, mostly Black men accused of petty crimes. They worked in inhumane – and often deadly – working conditions inside the factory
Seminar attendees will also learn about long-term plans for community engagement about the site. The seminars will be held at The Carter Presidential Center.
Seminar I: Project Update & Talk about the Importance of Memorialization
Date & Time: Feb. 17, 1-3 p.m
Seminar II: Before Atlanta: Native Peoples, the Piedmont Region, and the Chattahoochee River
Date & Time: March 16, 1-3 p.m.
Seminar III: When the Way Wasn’t Clear: African Americans Before and After the War
Date & Time: April 20, 1-3 p.m.
Seminar IV: Nineteenth-Century Industry, Labor, and Environmental Degradation
Date & Time: May 11, 1-3 p.m.
Seminar V: Brick by Brick: Building Atlanta, Criminal Justice, and Race
Date & Time: June 15, 1-3 p.m.
For more details on the seminar series and information on the Chattahoochee Brick Company site, visit this link or civilandhumanrights.org/truth-and-transformation-initiative/.
