births
December 26, 1885
Bazoline Estelle Usher, African-American educator (died 1992)
Bazoline Estelle Usher
Bazoline Estelle Usher was an American educator known for her work in the Atlanta Public Schools. As director of education for African-American children in the district prior to integration, she was the first African American to have an office at Atlanta City Hall. She founded the first Girl Scout troop for African-American girls in Atlanta in 1943. Her career as an educator lasted over 50 years, over 40 of which were in the Atlanta schools. A school in Atlanta is named for her, and in 2014 she was posthumously named a Georgia Woman of Achievement.
December 26
December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; five days remain until the end of the year.