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Funeral is Saturday for Williams, who fought to integrate CHS in 1956

Posted at 8:27 am March 21, 2019
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Alfred Williams

 

Alfred Williams, one of the Clinton 12 students who fought for the integration of Clinton High School in 1956, died Thursday, March 14. He was 83. His funeral is Saturday.

“On behalf of the Green McAdoo Cultural Organization, the City of Clinton, and the State of Tennessee, we extend our heartfelt condolences to the family of Mr. Alfred Williams,” Green McAdoo Cultural Organization said in a statement. “Alfred passed away at The Waters Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility on March 14, 2019, surrounded by family. He was one of the Clinton 12 students that fought for the integration of Clinton High School in 1956, blazing a trail for all black students to achieve equal education under the law. He went on to work in the city school system and became one of the friendly faces of Clinton Elementary School and the ‘candy man’ until his retirement. He will be missed by family, friends, and all those blessed to know him.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, History, Obituaries, Top Stories Tagged With: Alfred Williams, Clinton 12, Clinton High School, desegregation, equal education, Green McAdoo Cultural Organization, integration

Green McAdoo has MLK Prayer Breakfast on Monday

Posted at 12:28 pm January 20, 2019
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The Green McAdoo Cultural Organization and its board members will host their annual Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast on Monday morning in Clinton.

The Prayer Breakfast is to observe the Martin Luther King Holiday. It will be at the Green McAdoo Recreation Center in Clinton.

The event will begin with breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and the prayer service beginning at 9. The community is invited and there is no charge, a press release said.

If you have questions or need more information, please contact the Green McAdoo Center at (865) 463-6500.

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Nonprofits, Top Stories Tagged With: Green McAdoo Cultural Organization, Green McAdoo Recreation Center, Martin Luther King Holiday, Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast

Green McAdoo has prayer breakfast on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Posted at 1:21 pm January 4, 2018
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The Green McAdoo Cultural Organization and its Board will host a prayer breakfast on Monday, January 15 (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), at the Green McAdoo Recreation Center in Clinton.

The MLK Prayer Breakfast will begin with breakfast at 8:30 a.m. and the prayer service will start at 9, a press release said.

The community is invited, and there is no charge. If you have questions, call the Center at (865) 463-6500.

The Green McAdoo Cultural Center is at 101 School Street, just north of and up the hill from downtown Clinton.

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News Tagged With: Green McAdoo Cultural Center, Green McAdoo Cultural Organization, Green McAdoo Recreation Center, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, MLK Prayer Breakfast

WYSH: Green McAdoo soon to be part of state museum system

Posted at 11:55 am November 3, 2017
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Information from WYSH Radio

The Clinton City Council on Monday unanimously approved a resolution to transfer the Green McAdoo Cultural Center and Museum to the Tennessee State Museum, a move officials said will ensure that the facility remains open to tell the story of the first black students to attend a previously all-white, Southern, public high school in 1956.

The state budget passed earlier this year included $100,000 to be used exclusively for maintenance and operational expenses at the museum, located on School Street. The museum opened in 2006, on the 50th anniversary of the day in 1956 when 12 black students walked from the former Green McAdoo School down the hill to Clinton High School and into history. Green McAdoo was, at the time, the school for black students in Clinton. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Community, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Clinton City Council, Clinton High School, Green McAdoo Cultural Center and Museum, Green McAdoo Cultural Organization, Green McAdoo School, Tennessee State Museum

Green McAdoo hosts Jazz on the Hill on Saturday, July 1

Posted at 3:00 am June 15, 2017
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Green McAdoo Organization Jazz on the Hill July 2 2016

The Jazz on the Hill concert on July 2, 2016, at the Green McAdoo Cultural Center in Clinton is pictured above. (Submitted photo)

 

The Green McAdoo Cultural Organization will be hosting its first Jazz on the Hill concert series on Saturday, July 1. The group performing will be Brian Clay and Friends.

The event is open to the public, and you can bring your families, blankets, and lawn chairs, a press release said. Performance times will be 5:30-8:30 p.m.

It’s a free event, and vendors will be available for food and drink purchases, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Music, Nonprofits Tagged With: Brian Clay and Friends, Green McAdoo Cultural Center, Green McAdoo Cultural Organization, Jazz on the Hill

Final concert of Jazz on the Hill series is Saturday

Posted at 2:54 pm September 27, 2016
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The Green McAdoo Cultural Organization will be hosting its final concert of the Jazz on the Hill series on Saturday, October 1. The Knoxville Jazz Orchestra will perform.

The event is open to the public. You are can bring your families, blankets, lawn chairs, etc.

Performance times will be 6:30-9:30 p.m., a press release said. It’s a free event, but vendors will be available for food and drink purchases. The event will be held outside of the Green McAdoo Cultural Center at 101 School Street in Clinton. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Music Tagged With: concert series, Eugene Gallaher, Green McAdoo Cultural Center, Green McAdoo Cultural Organization, Jazz on the Hill, Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Vance Thompson

Next ‘Jazz on the Hill’ concert features Groove Therapy at Green McAdoo on Aug. 6

Posted at 7:57 pm July 24, 2016
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Green McAdoo Organization Jazz on the Hill July 2 2016

The Jazz on the Hill concert on July 2, 2016, at the Green McAdoo Cultural Center in Clinton featured Jay Storm Project. (Submitted photo)

 

The next Jazz on the Hill concert features Groove Therapy (Keith Brown) at Green McAdoo Cultural Center in Clinton on August 6.

The Jazz on the Hill concert series is on the first Saturday of each month. It started July 2.

The concerts are hosted by the Green McAdoo Cultural Organization. They are open to the public.

“Bring your families, blankets, lawn chairs, etc.,” a press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Music Tagged With: Green McAdoo Cultural Center, Green McAdoo Cultural Organization, Groove Therapy, Jay Storm Project, Jazz on the Hill, Keith Brown

Green McAdoo hosting monthly Jazz on the Hill in Clinton this summer

Posted at 10:06 am June 22, 2016
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The Green McAdoo Cultural Organization in Clinton will be hosting a Jazz on the Hill concert series on the first Saturday of each month this summer. The monthly concert series starts Saturday, July 2.

The free event is open to the public, and you are welcome to bring your families, blankets, and lawn chairs, a press release said.

Performance times will be 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Here are the groups scheduled to perform: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Music, Top Stories Tagged With: concert series, Eugene Gallaher, Green McAdoo Cultural Organization, Groove Therapy, Jazz on the Hill, Keith Brown, Knoxville Jazz Orchestra, Lee Willis, Soulfinger, Soulful Sounds Revue

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