Former Decatur mayor kicks off history lectures

The DeKalb History Center begins its 2012 lecture series with former Decatur Mayor Elizabeth Wilson.

Wilson, the city’s first African-American mayor in 1993, will speak about the Beacon Hill community, the segregated part of Decatur that housed black churches, schools and businesses.

Wilson will speak at noon, Jan. 17 at the Old Courthouse on the Square, Decatur. The lecture is free.

More information: www.dekalbhistory.org.

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