Interview with Timothy Houston, Sr. - ID: ksu-45-05-001-03006 -

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Interview with Timothy Houston, Sr. - ID: ksu-45-05-001-03006

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Timothy Houston, Sr. is a member of the Acworth Elementary School Council and has served as an alderman for the City of Acworth, Georgia, since 2004. He was born in Acworth and attended the Roberts School. Houston was instrumental in the creation of the Acworth Community Center, which is housed in the former Acworth Rosenwald School building. He is also the Pastor and Founder of the Joshua Gospel Tabernacle in Acworth. Use Restrictions: To request permission to publish, reproduce, publicly display, broadcast, or distribute this material in any format, you must contact the Archives, Rare Books and Records Management.

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