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News Articles: Atlanta History Center

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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By:
  • 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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  • Author Interviews

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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By:
  • Rickey Bevington
"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.

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...

February 08, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • La'Raven Taylor
American University professor Angela Davis, editor of "Policing the Black Man"

Policing The Black Man

It’s been three years since 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot dead by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri. The chaos in Ferguson brought to...

August 10, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

Commentary: Learn From Confederate Monuments, Don't Remove Them

Georgia's Civil War legacy has been hotly debated over the years by everyone from historians to lawmakers to civil rights debaters. The Atlanta History...

July 31, 2017
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By:
  • Sheffield Hale

On Second Thought For Wednesday, June 14, 2017

A recent study finds Atlanta lags behind nearly every large city in the country when it comes to preserving historic architecture. A 1922 building in...

June 14, 2017
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Trevor Young ,
  • and 2 more
A commemorative stamp featuring Moina Michael, who brought the red poppy to the spotlight as a symbol of remembrance for those who died during war.

UGA Professor Credited For Making Red Poppy A War Remembrance

A hundred years ago, the United States entered into WWI. To mark the centennial, the Atlanta History Center is taking a closer look at Georgia’s...

April 13, 2017
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By:
  • Celeste Headlee and
  • Sean Powers

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