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Shirley Franklin: 2022 Georgia Trustee
Shirley Franklin was elected and served two terms as Mayor of Atlanta from 2002 to 2009. She was the first African-American woman to…
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Dan Cathy: 2022 Georgia Trustee
Dan T. Cathy has been chairman and CEO of Chick-fil-A, Inc.,…
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Marker Monday: Old Savannah Cotton Exchange
To further examine this year’s Georgia…
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Introducing the 2021 Georgia Trustees: David Abney
There are roughly 400 miles that separate the Mississippi Delta from Atlanta, Georgia, but for David Abney, it was a journey spanning five decades, eight cities, a competitive nature,…
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Introducing the 2021 Georgia Trustees: Juanita Baranco
She calls herself an introvert, but very few others who know Juanita Baranco would use that word to describe her. Executive, attorney, advocate, community activist, wife, mother, and leader…
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Marker Monday: New Echota: Cherokee National Capital
In honor of the 2016-2017 Georgia History Festival, “A State of Innovation,” the November #MarkerMonday posts will focus on Sequoyah, the creation of the Cherokee alphabet, and the Cherokee…
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Marker Monday: Waffle House
In honor of the 2016-2017 Georgia History Festival, “A State of Innovation,” the January #MarkerMonday posts will focus on Georgia businesses and the GHS Business History Initiative. Over…
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Digital Education for Georgia’s Students: Newspapers in Education
Each year the Georgia Historical Society (GHS) partners with the Georgia Press Association (GPA) to publish relevant, standards-based educational resources for schools across Georgia called Newspapers in…
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Marker Monday: Moore’s Ford Lynching
To further explore this year’s Georgia History Festival theme, “The United States Constitution: Ensuring Liberty and Justice for All,” and in recognition of Black History Month, February’s #MarkerMondays discuss amendments…
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Marker Monday: Lemuel Penn and the Civil Rights Act
To further explore this year’s Georgia History Festival theme, “The United States Constitution: Ensuring Liberty and Justice for All,” and in recognition of Black History Month,…
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