Murphy High School, now known as Alonzo A. Crim Open Campus High School, was integrated by Rosalyn Walton and Martha Ann Holmes.

That morning, before they arrived, Murphy’s student council president announced over the loudspeaker: ‘Today we have two new students at Murphy High. Let’s treat them with politeness and respect as we would any other persons.’

Martha Ann Holmes became an elementary school teacher with the Atlanta Public Schools, and taught my Aunt Tiffany for third grade.

This website is part of my ongoing project to research my family’s past, especially as it pertains to race, and put it in perspective with my experience and my identity.

On the page, you will find information about the history of school integration in Atlanta, as well as on the geography of my family’s story, from my grandparents’ generation to my own. You can also find a family tree, and a collection of narratives from my own life.

Thank you for visiting!