Green Polonius Hamilton
Green Polonius Hamilton was an American educator, principal, and author who was prominent in the African-American community of Memphis, Tennessee.
Hamilton was born in Memphis and graduated from LeMoyne Normal Institute in 1882. He taught and then continued his education at Rust College and Columbia University before becoming principal at the first Memphis high school for African Americans, Kortrecht School. He was married to Alice Richmond Hamilton.
He chronicled Memphis' African American community at the start of the 20th century in his books Bright Side of Memphis and Beacons of the Race.
Hamilton High School, Hamilton Middle School, and Hamilton Elementary School in Memphis are named for him.
