Bishop L.M. Bell
First African American A Radio Ministry In The City of Macon

Barbara Calhoun Blount
First African American Teacher At McEvoy B

James Caldwell
First African American Teacher To Remain At Central High School

Ralph Harper
First African American Police Officer
To Ride With A White Police Officer In A Patrol Car

R.A. ‘Ray’ Bradley

William Ellis Harper
First white Police Officer To Ride With A Black Police Officer

Alfornia Hatcher
First African American Elected To The Crawford County Board Of Commissioners

Dr. Vivian Bronson Hatcher

Rev. Thomas Holmes

Minister Victor Hunt

Gus B. Kaufman

Laveeta F. LaVant
First Major African American Director/Manager At The Macon Water Authority

Dr. Riago Joseph Martin D.H.L.
First African American Chairman Of Democratic Party Of Bibb County

Regina M. McDuffie
First African American General Manager of the Macon Centreplex

Clifton Pettiford, Jr.
First Full-Time African American Teacher At Macon State College

Mabel Johnson Roberts
First African American Teacher At The Georgia Academy For The Blind

Dr. Betty Johnson Tolbert
First African American Clerk Typist At Robins Air Force Base

Roger Alan Walden
Co-owner Of The World’s Largest Mixed-Race Booking & Management Company

Mrs. Gloria Bibb Washington
First African American Supervising Principal Of Southwest High School Complex

~~ SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS ~~

UNSUNG HERO
Carolyn Chambers Studgeon
Chairperson Of The Historic Preservation Committee To Preserve
The History Of Ballard-Hudson Senior High School

The Racial Barrier Breaker Awards are presented to honor individuals
who have demonstrated exceptional social and/or political courage
in the face of difficult circumstances.