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Emma Gresham

Emma Rene (Rhodes) Gresham (April 13, 1925 – March 2, 2018) was an American teacher and politician who was mayor of Keysville, Georgia.

Gresham was born in Reidsville, Georgia to the Rev. Herman and Mrs. Ida Clark Rhodes. Emma graduated from Boggs Academy at the age of 15 years as the Salutatorian of her class, she is also a 1953 honor graduate of Paine College. In 1942, she married Quinten Gresham Sr. Mayor Gresham taught mainly elementary age special education students in Talladega, Alabama and Augusta, GA for over 32 years. In 1985, once finding out about the inactive charter and government of her hometown of Keysville, GA which not been functioning since 1933, she ran for Mayor. Mrs. Gresham ran, only to have the position stripped from her after five hours by a Superior Court judge in Augusta who revoked the city's charter, upholding a challenge by a group of white residents who disputed the town's boundaries.

After national news coverage due in 1989 and due to a tape-recorded oral history from the town's oldest resident, 93-year-old Henry Key the city was able to determine boundary lines. In 1989, a federal court upheld the elections, and on June 4, 1990, the Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's ruling. Mrs. Gresham remained mayor of Keysville, GA until 2005. During her tenure of 20 years, Mayor Gresham has helped Keysville, GA to have a fully functioning Water and sewer service; street lights; fire department; library; post office; wastewater treatment plant; after-school program and municipal building.

Mayor Gresham is the second African American female to be a chief elected official in Georgia She is active at her church Mt. Tabor African Methodist Episcopal Church, where she is a lifelong member and 3rd Generation A.M.E. Church Leader Among her hundreds of awards, she has received an Essence Award, One Hundred Eckerd Women, SCLC Drum Major for Justice.

She and her late husband have 5 children: Rev. Dr. Quinten Gresham Jr., Rev. Ida LaVerne (Gresham) Comer, Rev. Lola Scott (Gresham) Russell, Harold Gresham and Kay Gresham.

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If you've been following this blog you know that my very first poetry edition

I Just Want To Write has been added to Mrs. Emma Gresham's Library in Keysville, Georgia.

The blessing is that she was able to see her library come to fruition and enjoy the ribbon cut ceremony and I'm grateful to have been apart of her history in some way. 

Thanks to the following who made her dream come true: 

Sharday Jones, M.A.Ed.

Jacqueline Bosby

http://www.boggsresearchlibrary.com/

Special thanks to Rekaya Gibson for sharing with me this wonderful opportunity.

Visit her site at http://www.cuisinenoirmag.com/book-grub/author/rekaya-gibson-2

Be blessed and please support the Emma Gresham Library

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The New Emma Gresham African American Research Library & Culture Center 2018

ANNOUNCEMENT . . .

I Just Want to Write! 

Poetry Edition 

Written by Author and Poet Until

Has now had the pleasure of being added to a new part of history. I Just Want to Write is now apart of The new Emma Gresham African American Research Library and Culture Center and now has a catalog number.

Located in Keysville, Georgia. If you would like to learn more about Emma Gresham and The Emma Gresham African American Research Library and Culture Center. Please visit the link and video listed below:

http://www.boggsresearchlibrary.com/catalog-of-authors


http://boggsresearchlibrary.com

If you are an African American Author the new Emma Gresham African American Research Library and Culture Center is looking for you. They need books that are published by African American Authors and/or books about African Americans. 

If you or anyone you know fit this category, please donate your books, time and monetary gifts. If you would like to learn about more information on how and where to send your donations please contact the following listed below:

Ms. Sharday at (443) 208-5210

Jacqueline Bosby at jdbosby@gmail.com

Please see the flyer below

The Black Swan Publishing Team

Information on Author & Poet Until

Contact Alethea Reece at areece.bsp@gmail.com

Congratulations to Mrs. Emma Gresham 

and 

Author & Poet Until!!!

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Without Them>There Is No Me

Delicious are Words
Enticing are Pens
Flirty are the Sheets

Arousal are thoughts
Intoxicating is life
All are in love with me

I'm in love with them
Together we live
Together we're free

Together is all we'll ever be

Because without them
Truth be told
There is no me

(c) 2016