Simon Green Atkins was born in Haywood, Chatham County to two formerly enslaved people. He went on to co-found the North Carolina Negro Teachers’ Association. Later, he created Slater Normal and Industrial School which in time would become Winston-Salem State University. Simon Green Atkins’ life was dedicated to Black education and educators. His legacy remains to this day through Winston-Salem State University, one of North Carolina’s 12 Historically Black Colleges.

Learn more in this podcast produced by Ella Sullivan for a Girl Scout Gold Award. Her podcast on Atkins is one of eleven produced for her project, which is aimed at creating community identity through teaching local history.

To listen (or read) here's the link:

https://chathamspast.wixsite.com/alookinto/simon-green-atkins

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