7 key demands
Even though the physical neighborhood has been destroyed, the Linnentown community is alive and ready for action. In the words of Linnentown resident Geneva Johnson Blasingame, “We’re not gone. We’re still here.”
1
An official acknowledgement from the Athens-Clarke County government formally recognizing the existence of Linnentown and accepting responsibility for the injustices committed by the City of Athens and the University of Georgia
2
A large onsite physical memorial called a “Wall of Recognition”
3
Formal participatory budgeting powers enabling the Linnentown Justice and Memory Committee to make recommendations for allocations in the city budget for economic development and infrastructural support of local impoverished communities
4
A local Center on Slavery, Race, and Racial Justice co-funded by the University System of Georgia
5
Historic designation of remaining Linnentown structures
6
New policies to regulate property acquisition by large public institutions like the University System of Georgia.
7
Formal recommendations to the Georgia General Assembly to create an Authority on Recognition and Redress to determine the appropriate forms of reparations for Black communities harmed by slavery, Jim Crow segregation, and urban renewal across the State of Georgia.