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28-631: Danielsville is the name of two places in the United States of America: Danielsville, Georgia , a city in Madison County Danielsville, Pennsylvania , a village in Northampton County Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Danielsville . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

56-500: A daily in 1931. In 1931, Scott also began publishing the Chattanooga Tribune and Memphis World , and by doing so, founded the first chain of black newspapers, a chain that would eventually grow, at its peak, to fifty publications. In 1932 Scott's Atlanta World became a daily and added "Daily" to its title, becoming the first black daily in the U.S. in the 20th century and the first successful one in all U.S. history. At

84-399: A joint statement with developer Integral Group claiming that demolition of the building but saving the façade was the only feasible option to preserve any portion of the historic structure and thus preserve the history in some physical form. On January 8, 2014, the offices were sold to commercial real estate developer and Sidewalk Radio host Gene Kansas who stated that he planned to restore

112-460: Is the oldest black newspaper in Atlanta , Georgia , founded in 1928. Currently owned by Real Times Inc. , it publishes daily online. It was "one of the earliest and most influential black newspapers." It was founded as the weekly Atlanta World on August 5, 1928, by William Alexander Scott II who was only 26 at the time. Scott was a Morehouse graduate who later worked as the only black clerk on

140-627: The Chicago Defender and New Pittsburgh Courier . Alexis Scott said the sale would give the World more multimedia resources, calling it "truly a new beginning for the paper." In 2008, the Downtown Atlanta tornado damaged the World ' s offices at 145 Auburn Avenue. The paper's operations subsequently moved to another location. In 2012, Scott announced plans to sell the building where this important part of Atlanta's black history took place;

168-641: The Daily World was criticized for not supporting sit-ins staged at several white-owned restaurants in downtown Atlanta. Advertisers threatened to pull their business if the demonstrations did not stop. C.A. Scott thought the demonstrations were dangerous, would work against the participants when they later would be looking for jobs, and reasoned that blacks would more effectively improve their situation by working towards ending segregation in education, obtaining political and voting influence, and improving their economic situations. Editorial content during this period

196-465: The Jacksonville to Washington, D.C. , rail line, then in 1927 published a Jacksonville business directory to help blacks find each other. A year later he published a similar directory for Atlanta. At the time, there was very little coverage of black educational institutions, businesses, prominent persons, churches, or other news of significance; the exceptions being crime news and death listings. This

224-658: The United States Census Bureau , Danielsville has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km ), of which 0.03 square miles (0.08 km ), or 2.30%, are water. The city is drained to the south by tributaries of the South Fork of the Broad River , part of the Savannah River watershed. As of the census of 2000, there were 457 people, 193 households, and 119 families residing in the city. The population density

252-594: The 1940s it sponsored voter registration efforts. The paper also covered the Atlanta black community's social, church, and sports news. The Daily World covered, on a national basis, topics including: Cornelius Scott retired in 1997 and his great niece, Alexis Scott Reeves, took over as publisher. Reeves has previously been a journalist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , Atlanta's leading daily, and later vice-president of community affairs there. During

280-462: The 1980s and 1990s, the newspaper's circulation declined from its peak over 20,000 in the 1960s to a steady 10,000. By 2000, although it retained the word "Daily" in its name, it had cut back its publication schedule to only two editions per week, on Sundays and Thursdays. In 2012, the Atlanta Daily World joined Real Times Inc. , a publisher of five other African-American weeklies, including

308-656: The Fourth Division of Georgia Militia 1812-17 and both state senator and representative from Elbert and Madison counties. He was Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives in 1822. His father was at one time thought to be a Captain Allen Daniel of Virginia , a veteran of the Revolutionary War , but this has been disproved. In 1812, Danielsville was designated seat of the newly formed Madison County. Danielsville

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336-420: The age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.92. In the city, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under

364-460: The age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 34.1% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 37,639, and the median income for a family was $ 43,542. Males had a median income of $ 30,469 versus $ 22,188 for females. The per capita income for

392-625: The barbaric event. His death was the 468th lynching in Georgia since 1889. Images of the lynching, featuring Shaw's battered corpse flanked by his attackers, were printed extensively by the national press including the Atlanta Daily World , The Crisis , The New York Times , and other newspapers. Shaw's lynching is referenced in archival material from the NAACP archives at the Library of Congress , and

420-469: The buyer had plans to demolish the building. This caused outcry in the local Old Fourth Ward neighborhood at the loss of yet another historic building on Auburn Avenue. The Historic District Development Corporation , whose mission is historic preservation in the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District launched an online petition to save the building. Owner and publisher Alexis Scott responded in

448-453: The city was $ 14,086. About 8.8% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over. The Madison County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of five elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 290 full-time teachers and over 4,621 students. Atlanta Daily World The Atlanta Daily World

476-455: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Danielsville&oldid=932784346 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Danielsville, Georgia Danielsville was named for General Allen Daniel (1772–1836), major-general of

504-523: The lynching. Danielsville is located in central Madison County at 34°7′27″N 83°12′59″W  /  34.12417°N 83.21639°W  / 34.12417; -83.21639 (34.124244, -83.216496). The city lies 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Athens and the same distance southwest of Royston along U.S. Route 29 . Georgia State Route 98 passes through the northeastern part of Danielsville, leading northwest 5 miles (8 km) to Ila and southeast 8 miles (13 km) to Comer . According to

532-557: The mob. In the meantime, the county sheriff began rounding up deputies and called in nearby National Guard soldiers. Judge Mosely ordered the sheriff to take Shaw to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. When the National Guard soldiers arrived, they backed a truck up to the jail and sped away to Athens before the mob could react. No one was severely injured in the incident, but the damaged jail had to be repaired. During transit, Shaw allegedly assaulted police officers escorting him, and

560-527: The police responded by shooting him three times. Two weeks later, Shaw was brought back to Danielsville to face trial. The mob reappeared, and Mosely again ordered Shaw moved away for his safety, this time to Royston . That location was not far enough to protect him from the mob, which followed Shaw to the jail there. In April 1936, in the middle of the night, the mob stormed the jail, shot Shaw multiple times, and lynched him, leaving his hanging body to be found later. His lynchers posed for pictures memorializing

588-454: The story has been preserved and explored by historians of racial violence including Dr. Nell Irvin Painter and Dr. Amy Louise Wood . Photographs of the lynching are also featured in author Richard Wright 's landmark book, 12 Million Black Voices . To date, none of Shaw's murderers have been publicly identified or brought to justice, though many of their faces are clearly displayed in photos of

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616-496: The time of its founding, the only other black paper in the area was the Atlanta Independent , which ceased publication in 1933. This left the Daily World as the only black paper in town. Its offices were on Auburn Avenue ("Sweet Auburn") celebrated as the home of the black business, social, and religious community and famously called by John Wesley Dobbs the "richest Negro street in the world". On February 4, 1934, Scott

644-443: Was 412.4 inhabitants per square mile (159.2/km ). There were 216 housing units at an average density of 194.9 per square mile (75.3/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 95.40% White , 2.19% Black or African American , 0.44% Native American , 1.09% from other races , and 0.88% from two or more races. 3.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 193 households, out of which 29.5% had children under

672-435: Was at home at the time of the alleged attack. By late evening, word had spread of Shaw's arrest, and a mob of about 150 white county residents gathered at the jail, demanding Shaw be released to them. Sheriff T. L. Henley tried to break up the mob unsuccessfully. The mob began prying apart the brick wall of the jail when 74-year-old judge Berry Mosely, who had been confined to bed with an illness, arrived and began talking down

700-468: Was despite the fact that Atlanta contained at the time the most prominent black educational institutions and persons of influence in the country. Whites lived to a large extent sealed off from black Atlanta and only interacted with blacks in service positions, virtually unaware of the black institutions and achievements taking place only a mile or two from their homes. The paper became a semi-weekly in May 1930, and

728-471: Was incorporated as a town in 1817 and as a city in 1908. On April 11, 1936, a 45-year-old Black father of eleven children, called Lent Shaw in newspaper accounts as his name is misspelled in court documents, was arrested by Madison County police and taken to the county jail in Danielsville. His accuser, a white woman aged 22, alleged that Shaw was the man who had attacked her on April 10. Shaw claimed that he

756-445: Was mainly neutral in tone, as opposed to actively promoting Negro rights or attacking racism, and as such white businesses did not feel threatened by its content, allowing the Daily World to secure advertising support from companies such as Coca-Cola , Sears, Roebuck and Rich's , the largest department store in the city. The paper did urge blacks to shop at black-owned businesses (the "Don't Buy Where You Can't Work" campaign). In

784-516: Was shot and killed; no one was ever convicted of the crime. His brother, Cornelius Adolphus (C.A.) Scott, took over as head of the paper, which subsequently adopted a more conservative, Republican position, reflecting Cornelius' own political views and his resentment over the Democrats ' historical support of segregation and bias against African-Americans. During the Civil Rights Movement ,

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