Northeast Georgia History Center | Members Mini-Doc: Mother Mathilda Beasley - Georgia’s First Black Nun @NortheastGeorgiaHistoryCenter | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Released from our 2021 Members-Only season:
She ran a secret school for black children at the risk of legal punishment and whipping, donated her late husband’s estate to establish an orphanage for black girls, and founded the first group of black nuns in Georgia. Mathilda Beasley’s remarkable story is one of courage, compassion, and charity that is little known to most people. In this Mini-Doc, historian Marie Walker will explore the life of this fascinating woman with special guest interviews.
Become a Member at negahc.org/member!
This program is brought to you by the Cottrell Digital Studio at The Northeast Georgia History Center
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Released from our 2021 Members-Only season:
She ran a secret school for black children at the risk of legal punishment and whipping, donated her late husband’s estate to establish an orphanage for black girls, and founded the first group of black nuns in Georgia. Mathilda Beasley’s remarkable story is one of courage, compassion, and charity that is little known to most people. In this Mini-Doc, historian Marie Walker will explore the life of this fascinating woman with special guest interviews.
Become a Member at negahc.org/member!
This program is brought to you by the Cottrell Digital Studio at The Northeast Georgia History Center
COPYRIGHT THE NORTHEAST GEORGIA HISTORY CENTER 2023
