Neighborhood Union (Atlanta, Ga.) photographs, [ca. 1890-1936].

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Neighborhood Union (Atlanta, Ga.) photographs, [ca. 1890-1936].

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The collection consists of photographs pertaining to the Neighborhood Union from ca. 1890-1936. Includes photographs documenting activities of the Union and the neighborhoods surrounding the Union's campus. The collection also includes a few personal photographs of Lugenia Burns Hope and her family and some relating to other organizations Mrs. Hope was involved in.

34 items.

Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404157

Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library

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Neighborhood Union (Atlanta, Ga.)

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The Neighborhood Union, an African American service organization, was organized in Atlanta, Georgia in 1908 under the leadership of Lugenia Burns Hope. Adopting the motto "Thy Neighbor as Thyself," the union proclaimed its mission to build playgrounds, clubs, and neighborhood centers; to develop a spirit of comradeship among neighbors; to promote child welfare; to impart a sense of cultural heritage; to abolish slums and vice; and to improve the overall moral quality of the community. To carry o...

Hope, Lugenia Burns

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