Luther Judson Price (April 24, 1856 – July 3, 1936) was a businessman and civil rights activist who served as the postmaster in South Atlanta from 1889. His home is being renovated and restored.[1][2] A high school in Atlanta was named for him.[3]
Luther Judson Price | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 24, 1856 Sunnyside, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 3, 1936 (aged 80) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Postmaster |
| Spouse | Minnie Georgiana Wright |
Price was among the first graduates of Clark College.[4] He belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church.[5] He was assistant treasurer of the Epworth League.[6] He married and had five children.[7]
Luther Judson Price High School was established in the mid-1950s by the Atlanta Public School System, the fifth high school for Black students in Atlanta. In 1987 the school changed from a high school to a middle school.[8] After enrollment dropped it was converted to Luther J. Price Middle School.[9]
In 2022, the Price home was the subject of Season 44 of This Old House.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ "This Old House: Restoration honors Black Atlanta postmaster". Georgia Public Broadcasting. Associated Press.
- ^ September 9, CL News Staff Friday; Edt, 2022 02:00 Am. "NEWS BRIEF: Old house built by civil rights activist saved from ruin". Creative Loafing.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "School History / About Luther Judson Price". www.atlantapublicschools.us.
- ^ "School History / Luther Judson Price High School". www.atlantapublicschools.us.
- ^ Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church General (October 16, 1908). "Quadrennial Handbook of the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church". Methodist Book Concern – via Google Books.
- ^ "Year Book". Methodist Episcopal Church, Epworth League. October 16, 1900 – via Google Books.
- ^ pricehighalumniathletes.com/history.html
- ^ "School History". Luther J. Price Middle School. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "School History / Luther Judson Price High School". www.atlantapublicschools.us.
- ^ "Atlanta Postmaster's House". This Old House. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "E1 | Atlanta Postmaster's House | Welcome to Atlanta | This Old House" – via www.thirteen.org.
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