Addie E. Dillard Hutto was an American educator. She was involved in several of the Pan African Congresses and was a member of Women's Clubs. She served as principal of Hutto School in Bainbridge, Georgia for 52 years.
Dillard graduated from Benedict College.[1] On July 19, 1892, she married George Rubin Hutto and the couple had two sons together.[2] After George Hutto died in 1922, Dillard took over as the principal of the Bainbridge Colored Grade School.[3] After she took over, she improved the school significantly through grant funding and eventually it became Hutto School.[3] Dillard worked for the school for 52 years, retiring in 1942.[3]
Dillard was a delegate to the Second Pan African Congress and also served on the committee to plan the Fourth Pan African Congress in 1927.[4][5] Dillard was also involved in the Women's Baptist Convention, serving as recording secretary.[6] She served as treasurer for the Georgia State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs.[7] In 1943, Dillard was the first woman to be honored by the Fort Valley College as a distinguished "Negro educator" in Georgia.[8]
References
edit- ^ Richards, Clement, ed. (1919). The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race. Vol. 1. Montgomery, Alabama: National Publishing Company, Inc. p. 133.
- ^ Caldwell, A. B., ed. (1920). History of the American Negro and His Institutions (Georgia ed.). Atlanta, Georgia: A. B. Caldwell Publishing Co. pp. 9–10.
- ^ a b c "Hutto School Historical Marker". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2024-07-11.
- ^ Nidi, Emanuele (2023-06-30). ""Rien pour la révolution, tout par l'éducation": The Talented Tenth at the Second Pan-African Congress". European journal of American studies. 18 (2): 7–8. doi:10.4000/ejas.20347. ISSN 1991-9336.
- ^ Official Program of the Fourth Pan-African Congress (PDF). 1927. p. 1.
- ^ "Women Baptists Hold Anniversary Meeting at Zion". The State. 25 June 1938. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Williams to Preside For State Federation Executive Meet". The Macon News. 31 December 1941. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mrs. Addie Hutto, Noted Educator, To Be Honored By Fort Valley College". 19 July 1943. Retrieved 13 July 2024 – via Newspapers.com.