S3B16, Dr Grant Rivera and Lemon Street School's Rebirth

How do you get a historian excited? You rebuild a historical
building that was torn down and you bring it back to life. 


 


That’s exactly what Grant Rivera and the Marietta School Board
have decided to do. The site of the old Lemon Street High School,
the black high school in Marietta, was torn down after
integration in the 70’s. Now it is being rebuild to house
Marietta City Administration offices. There is also work being
done to use the Lemon Street grammar school across the
street. 


 


Grant Rivera has spearheaded the effort and he shares the story
of the importance of telling the whole story of Marietta and
building community at the same time.


 


Also, his daughter beat cancer and a fundraiser is coming up at
Glover Park Brewery on 9/19/19 from 6 to 9 pm. Get your tickets
here:
https://give.choa.org/site/Ticketing?view=Tickets&id=101521