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Atlanta History Center unveils major new Civil War exhibit
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (152+ words) Just days after the nation's 250th anniversary, Paul Milliken visits the Atlanta History Center to tour 'More Perfect Union: The American Civil War Era,' a major new exhibition replacing its predecessor of more than three decades. ATLANTA, Ga. - Just days after…...
Atlanta's Forgotten Pioneers
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (10+ words) Read Atlanta's Forgotten Pioneers by Lance Russell for SaportaReport here....
New digital mapping project lets users explore layers of Atlanta history | Emory University | Atlanta GA
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (723+ words) Landing Page of the OpenWorld Atlanta Research and Learning Hub (openworldatlanta.org) It’s happened to all Atlantans at least once. You’re stuck in traffic and wonder why the congestion is this bad, yet again. From its start as a 19th-century…...
How Jimmy Carter helped lay the groundwork for MLK Jr. Day
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (427+ words) January 20, 2026 / 7:07 AM EST / CBS Atlanta Martin Luther King Jr. and Jimmy Carter never met, never shared a room, or even shook hands. Yet, their lives became deeply intertwined through the enduring connection between the King and Carter families—a bond…...
Atlanta History Center uses after-hours parties to connect residents with the city's past
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (430+ words) Updated on: October 14, 2025 / 6:37 AM EDT / CBS Atlanta From Civil War generals to Coca-Cola royalty, Westview Cemetery is the final resting place for some of Atlanta's most influential residents. Hundreds of people gathered at the cemetery recently not to mourn, but…...
Journalist, team capture oral histories to preserve stories of Black Atlanta
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (670+ words) Atlanta native and veteran journalist Janita Poe has launched Black Atlanta Documented to help preserve Black history in Atlanta. The project will feature oral histories and stories of people who have made a difference in Atlanta, from enslaved people to…...
Scholarship fund reclaiming legacy stolen by violent racial displacement in Georgia's Forsyth County
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (431+ words) February 23, 2026 / 1:23 PM EST / CBS Atlanta The Forsyth Descendants Scholarship is currently offering up to $10,000 per year to students who can trace their lineage back to the families who were violently displaced from the county over a century ago. In 1912, the…...
Holmes family won 2 Supreme Court cases that shaped Atlanta, changed American history
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (593+ words) ATLANTA (Atlanta News First) — The name “Holmes” appears across Atlanta on street signs, MARTA stations and school buildings. The story behind it involves a family that won two U.S. Supreme Court cases and changed American history. The Holmes family…...
Atlanta History Center celebrates 100 with ambitious slate of new exhibitions
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (1738+ words) This year, the Atlanta History Center is celebrating its centennial — and America’s 250th birthday — with an ambitious slate of happenings. The Center will publish a commemorative coffee-table book, massively overhaul roughly one-third of its gallery footprint to update its permanent Civil…...
Thousands visit historic MLK landmarks in Atlanta
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (324+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Thousands of people visited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth home on Auburn Avenue for reflection and remembrance Monday. The national Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday prompted many to take a walk down…...