Clif Stratton examines how race shaped Atlanta’s historical efforts to memorialize the accomplishments of the home run king, Henry Aaron. Read More
Michael Camp recounts John Lewis's stance in relation to the 1987 Mariel Cuban uprising in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. Read More
Max Blau and Todd Michney recount the 1960 bombing of a Black elementary school on English Avenue and explores how it refutes challenge the myth of Atlanta as an oasis from racist violence Read More
A student and advisee of the late Dr. Jacqueline Rouse reflects on their time together. Read More
As we continue social and physical distancing due to the impact of Covid-19 on our communities, we here at Atlanta Studies have wondered how this is impacting the people and the places of Atlanta. Read More
A crowdsourced collection of Atlanta-based scholarship that was published elsewhere in 2019. Read More
Virginie Kippelen reflects on the history and contemporary state of Arabia Mountain in this photo essay. Read More
Clayton Trutor uncovers the connection between the brief tenure of Atlanta’s first professional hockey team and aspirations for downtown redevelopment in the 1970s. Read More
Call for proposals for the eighth annual Atlanta Studies symposium on April 23, 2020. Read More
An interview with contemporary visual artist Gregor Turk on his new exhibition and centering it on Blandtown. Read More
In this excerpt from his University of Georgia Press monograph, Randall L. Patton explores the experiences of African American workers at Lockheed-Georgia in the 1950s and how their frustrations eventually resulted in the creation of a new federal policy for workplace integration in the 1960s. Read More
Todd Michney introduces a vital new digital archive for local researchers and explains its unique features and value Read More
