Today, beneath the hot Georgia sun and in the presence of elders, neighbors, and city officials, a quiet road in downtown Jonesboro was renamed. But this wasn’t just a change of signage—it was a correction of history.
Starr Drive now stands in honor of the Starr family—African American citizens of Jonesboro whose lineage stretches back to slavery.
This family didn’t just live here. They endured here. They rebuilt here. They held family reunions here. In 1979, generations of Starrs gathered at 105 Irvin Street—descendants of Albert Starr, whose home was a center of memory and belonging.
We Must Once Again Come Together
For too long, the name “White Line” echoed the quiet violence of exclusion and erasure. But today, Jonesboro made a different choice. It chose truth. It chose recognition.
This is more than a street.
This is a tribute to every family who stayed when history tried to push them out.
To every ancestor who wasn’t remembered in stone or statue—but in blood, in home, in name..
Starr Drive stands for legacy, presence, and power.
This is how we remember right.