Grassroots memorialization in Atlanta, Georgia: A conversation with the leader of the Chattahoochee Brick Company Descendants Community

31 March 2022 – Adina Langer and Donna Stephens 1

Editor’s Note: On December 6, 2021, the Atlanta City Council adopted legislation to purchase the former site of the Chattahoochee Brick Company (CBC) from the Lincoln Terminal Company, a corporation specializing in fuel transportation. The site had been leased by Norfolk Southern Railway, which had abandoned plans to use the location as a train-to-truck terminal facility when a coalition of local organizations—including Groundwork Atlanta, Proctor Creek Stewardship Council, West Atlanta Watershed Alliance, Riverwalk Atlanta, and others—protested this planned use. Read More