Holland-Simmons Family of Georgia (Monroe and Jennie V. Holland)

Holland-Simmons Family of Georgia (Monroe and Jennie V. Holland) Reaching out to relatives near and far that are descendants of Monroe and Jennie V. Holland of Griffin, GA

Monroe Holland and Jennie Simmons were married December 26, 1878 in Spalding County, GA. This is an ongoing project to reach out to each and every branch of the Holland Simmons clan.

07/23/2025

Today in 1996-- The Summer Olympic Games began in Atlanta...

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07/21/2025

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In 1959, Emory University rejected
21-year-old Marion Gerald Hood from its School of Medicine for being Black. Instead of giving up, he earned a master's in biochemistry at Howard, went on to graduate from Loyola University's medical school, became an OB-GYN, served in the Vietnam War, and built a successful practice in Atlanta.
More than 60 years later, in 2021, Emory publicly apologized and invited him to speak at a Juneteenth event, honoring his story and acknowledging the racism he overcame.

04/11/2025
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02/16/2025

I miss the old Underground...

02/16/2025

Thomas Frazer and Company Slave Auction House, 1864.

The Atlanta History Center did a close up examination of the pic a few years ago. It shows a Union soldier, a black non-commissioned officer in front of a business that sold slaves prior to the capture of Atlanta.

01/13/2025

Know someone who deserves their flowers? Let ‘em know and share the love as part of Brightness in Black! What better way to honor someone in your life than to record a conversation that lives on in the Library of Congress!

Give those flowers by sharing a story on the StoryCorps App. Learn more → brightnessinblack.org

05/24/2024
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