TWO  PCHA  PROGRAMS  PLANNED  FOR  MAY 

The Polk County Historical Association is sponsoring not one but two educational programs during the month of May. The first presentation is scheduled on May 9th at 2pm inside the Womack Building in downtown Columbus. It will be a continuation or part two of PCHA's program on the Black Schools of Polk County.

The schools discussed will be Cobb, Green Creek and Melvin Hill. Part of the discussion will be on the topic of Rosenwald Schools and what they were? A special video presentation by Alphia Little Wills and Mae Carolyn Jackson will be part of the program. There will be an in-person presentation by Lucille Staley Smith during the program.

The educational program will begin at 2pm in the Womack Building at 40 Courthouse Street on May 9th. The public is encouraged to attend.

The second program will be held on May 23rd also at 2pm. The topic will be the 1957 state champion basketball team from Embury School in Tryon. Embury High was a school for African Americans in the Eastside Community.

This presentation will also be held inside the Womack Building at 2pm in the second floor courtroom. Both programs are free of charge and residents are encouraged to attend.