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On the left, the cover of Natasha Trethewey's new memoir, "Memorial Drive," is a sepia-toned photo of her young mother holding a baby; on the right, a black-and-white photo of Natasha Trethewey.

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Poet Natasha Trethewey On Trauma, Fragmentation, And Finding New Meaning In 'Memorial Drive'

Former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey swore she'd never return to Atlanta after her mother was murdered there. 35 years later, she faces those demons in her searing new memoir, Memorial Drive.

August 14, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Emilia Brock
Author Lara Prescott joined Virginia Prescott for one of the Atlanta History Center’s virtual author talks. Her debut novel "The Secrets We Kept," which became an instant New York Times best-seller, is now available in paperback.

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Lara Prescott's Debut Novel Reveals How The CIA Used Art As a Weapon During The Cold War

Author Lara Prescott joined Virginia Prescott for one of the Atlanta History Center’s virtual author talks. Her debut novel The Secrets We Kept, which became an instant New York Times best-seller, is about the CIA’s program to influence Russian thinking during the Cold War — with literature. Hear their discussion about the espionage plot and the real-life love story behind Dr. Zhivago.

August 07, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jake Troyer
Author Bettye Kearse joined Virginia Prescott for a virtual author talk series presented by the Atlanta History Center. They discussed her new book, "The Other Madisons: The Lost History of a President's Black Family."

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Author Dr. Bettye Kearse Challenges The Narrative Of Her Ancestry - Uncovering 'The Other Madisons'

James Madison was the fourth president of the United States, one of the founders of our country and author of the first drafts of the U.S. Constitution...

July 21, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jesse Nighswonger
On the left, a cover of Lisa Napoli's book "Up All Night," which features multicolored pixelated background over the text "Up All Night: CNN and the Birth of 24-Hour News." On the right, a photo of Lisa Napoli.

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Author Lisa Napoli's New Book 'Up All Night' Tells The Story Of Ted Turner's Moonshot To Launch CNN

Author Lisa Napoli joined On Second Thought host Virginia Prescott for an Atlanta History Center Virtual Author Talk, where she discussed her latest book, "Up All Night."

July 17, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jake Troyer
Author Mary Beth Keane joined Virginia Prescott for a virtual author talk series presented by the Atlanta History Center. They discussed her latest book, the New York Times best-seller "Ask Again, Yes."

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Author Mary Beth Keane's 'Ask Again, Yes' Explores Addiction, Mental Illness And Forgiveness

Mary Beth Keane’s 2019 novel Ask Again, Yes was an instant New York Times bestseller, and is now out on paperback. The book follows the families of two...

May 29, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jesse Nighswonger
Author Sue Monk Kidd joined Virginia Prescott for a virtual author talk series presented by the Atlanta History Center. They discussed Kidd's new novel, "The Book of Longings."

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Sue Monk Kidd’s 'The Book Of Longings' Imagines The Story Of Jesus’ Wife

Author Sue Monk Kidd was raised in a conventionally Baptist family in Sylvester, Georgia. Her memoir, The Dance of the Dissident Daughter , follows her...

May 08, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jesse Nighswonger
Author Julia Alvarez's latest novel, "Afterlife," is her first book for adults in nearly 15 years.

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Julia Alvarez Grapples With Grief, Aging And The Immigrant Experience In Her New Novel, 'Afterlife'

For nearly 15 years, National Medal of the Arts award-winning poet and author Julia Alvarez has focused on writing picture books and novels for children...

May 01, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan
Journalist and author Jennifer Steinhauer joined Virginia Prescott for a new virtual author talks series presented by the Atlanta History Center. They discussed Steinhauer's new book, "The Firsts: The Inside Story of the Women Reshaping Congress."

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Author Jennifer Steinhauer's New Book 'The Firsts' Focuses On Groundbreaking Women In Congress

“The Squad” gets a lot of media attention, but they are just one part of the record number of women elected to Congress in 2018. In fact, it was the...

April 24, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jake Troyer
Atlanta's Plaza Theater marquee features coronavirus messages. This image is among the artifacts collected by the Atlanta History Center to document life during the pandemic.

Atlanta History Center Invites Public To Document Life During Coronavirus

The Atlanta History Center has launched an online platform for the public to help document the history of the coronavirus. GPB’s Rickey Bevington spoke...

April 10, 2020
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  • Rickey Bevington
Using her platform as the wife of Atlanta University President John Hope, Lugenia Burns Hope recruited other black middle- and upper-class women to organize in support of indigent Atlantans at the turn of the 20th century.

New Exhibit On Reconstruction, Jim Crow Features Local Artifacts, Stories

The Atlanta History Center welcomed more than 3,000 visitors Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, museum officials said. But this year, the holiday...

January 22, 2020
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  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
The regimental flag of the 127th United States Colored Troops (USCT). Acquired by the Atlanta History Center in 2019, the flag is one of fewer than 25 known examples carried by African American regiments during the Civil War.

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Political Rewind Special Edition: Reconstruction And Era Of Jim Crow

On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we bring you a special episode of Political Rewind . Atlanta History Center curator Dr. Calinda Lee and Georgia...

January 20, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut
A statue depicting a Confederate soldier in Piedmont Park in Atlanta is vandalized with spray paint Monday, Aug. 14, 2017, from protesters who marched through the city last night to protest the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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  • Politics

Atlanta Offers Alternative To Georgia's Ban Of Removing Confederate Monuments

Two years ago, far-right groups gathered in Charlottesville, Virginia, to oppose the city council's decision to remove a statue of Confederate General...

August 19, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America's Most Powerful Mobster tells the story of Eunice Honton Carter, a black Atlanta native who became a prominent New York prosecutor in the 1930s.

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  • History

How Atlanta Native Helped Take Down One Of America's Most Powerful Mobsters

Eunice Hunton Carter was New York's first African-American assistant district attorney. The Atlanta native was the granddaughter of slaves, and now her...

April 18, 2019
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor and
  • Virginia Prescott

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The Supreme Court Case That Initiated Decades Of Jim Crow

If asked about the "Plessy v. Ferguson" case, many Americans might connect the case to racial segregation. Far fewer would know the name Homer Plessy or...

February 25, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • BRAM SABLE-SMITH
The restoration for the Cyclorama cost $36 million.

Getting History Right With The Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama

When the panoramic painting known as the Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama opened in 1886 in Wisconsin, its Northern audience delighted in celebrating the...

February 22, 2019
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  • Rickey Bevington
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