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1.John B. Gordon
Gordon rose to fame in the Confederate Army due to his fearless fighting style and made his mark as a military strategist. Gordon fought in several important battles and rose to the rank of major general at the end of the war. After the war, Gordon returned to Georgia where he was an outspoken opponent of Reconstruction and is thought to have been the leader of the Georgia chapter of the KKK. Gordon was elected as a U.S. Senator in 1872 and served in this position until 1880. Gordon was popular among white Georgians and was elected governor in 1886 and back to the U.S. Senate in 1891, serving until 1897. Gordon spent the rest of his life writing and speaking about the Civil War, and, it has been said, embellishing his role in it.
2. Lugenia 1871-1947) was John Hope's wife and a community organizer, reformer, and social activist. Lugenia Burns Hope established the Neighborhood Union, which fought for better conditions in African-American schools and developed health education campaigns in Atlanta. In addition to her leadership role in the Neighborhood Union, she worked with the YWCA. In 1932 became the first vice-president of the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP.
3. Alonzo Herndon - (1858-1927) His life is a true "rags to riches story." Herndon was born to a slave mother and white father in Social Circle, Georgia. Learned and practiced the trade of barbering. In Atlanta he opened his own barbershops. The most famous of his barbershops was the "Crystal Palace". He began investing in real estate and eventually owned over 100 rental properties. In 1905 he founded Atlanta Mutual Life Insurance Company which is still today one of the largest African American owned financial institutions.
