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May 03, 2022

Alma Thomas - Part I

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Alma Woodsy Thomas was born on September 22, 1891, in Columbus, Georgia. This was 26 years after the Civil War. She would go on to help children explore the world of art and imagination and continue to educate herself in multiple disciplines. It wasn't until after she retired that she began to consider herself an artist, although, in my opinion, she has been one all along.

This is the first part of the life and work of Alma Thomas, from her birth to the education that would set her on the path to becoming the legend she is today and some of the events that sculpted this path.

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Sources:

New Georgia Encyclopedia https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/atlanta-race-riot-of-1906/

Biggest US Cities https://www.biggestuscities.com/city/atlanta-georgia

Fair Housing Act of 1968 https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/aboutfheo/history

Black Women in Delaware’s History https://www1.udel.edu/BlackHistory/blackwomen.html

Bearden, Romare and Henderson, Harry, A History of African-American Artists: From 1792 to the Present, 1993, Pantheon, pp 447-453

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