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News Articles: Stone Mountain

Nancy Gobran, instructor and owner of Safety Driving School, poses in an empty parking lot where she holds her driving lessons on Feb. 6, 2024 in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

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Teaching refugee women to drive goes farther than their destination

A greater Atlanta program called Women Behind the Wheel offers 14 hours of free drivers' education to mostly refugee and immigrant women. Many of the women who enroll come from countries that discourage women from driving or working outside their home.

April 12, 2024
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A carving on Stone Mountain honoring Confederate generals is shown on Monday, May 24, 2021, in Stone Mountain, Ga. Civil rights groups are blasting a concert series with Black performers dubbed “Soul Fest” at a Georgia park with a giant carving of Confederate leaders. Stone Mountain Park just outside Atlanta is where the Ku Klux Klan marked its rebirth in 1915.

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Civil rights groups condemn 'Soul Fest' concerts at Georgia park with giant Confederate carving

Civil rights groups are criticizing a concert series with Black performers dubbed "Soul Fest" that is being held at a Georgia park with a giant carving of Confederate leaders.

July 27, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Stone Mountain is Georgia's most visited tourist attraction and is also a lightning rod for controversy. In the namesake city outside the state's Stone Mountain Park, protesters clashed in near downtown in August.

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Stone Mountain prepares for Confederate Memorial Day demonstrations

The Sons of Confederate Veterans and groups opposed to Confederate symbols both plan to be at Stone Mountain on Saturday.

April 26, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya
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Political Rewind: In conversation with UGA's Dr. Charles Bullock, the state's top political expert

Friday on Political Rewind: We continue our series with thought leaders around Georgia. This time we talk with University of Georgia professor Charles Bullock about his 50-year career. We'll also get his thoughts on where Georgia politics stands, and the continuation of runoffs elections.

March 10, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
This June 23, 2015 file photo shows a carving depicting Confederate Civil War figures Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, in Stone Mountain, Ga. The sculpture is America's largest Confederate memorial.

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Political Rewind: 'Monument' documentary discusses the complicated history of Stone Mountain

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Stone Mountain has a long, complicated past. The birthplace of the second Ku Klux Klan, it is the largest memorial to the Confederacy, a reminder of the "Lost Cause" myth, and a popular picnic spot for Georgians. Today, our special panel breaks down the mountain's history.

February 21, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Chase McGee ,
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A scene from the new documentary about Stone Mountain from the Atlanta History Center.

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A new Stone Mountain documentary examines the world's largest Confederate monument. Watch it here

A new documentary from the Atlanta History Center highlights the role the Civil Rights Movement of the mid-20th century played in the creation of Stone Mountain, the world's largest Confederate monument. 

February 01, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
Cover of "Le Petit Journal", 7 October, 1906. Depicting the race riots in Atlanta, Ga.

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Political Rewind: Anniversary of the Atlanta Race Massacre; What poll results mean for candidates

Thursday on Political Rewind: On this day in 1906, white mobs killed at least 25 Black Georgians in what would be known as the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre. Plus, the 11th Circuit says the Department of Justice can still examine classified documents from Mar-a-Lago. Also, we look at the story of a Stone Mountain bridge.

 

September 22, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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The Washington W. King/College Avenue Bridge in Stone Mountain Park

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Historic bridge built by African American rededicated at Stone Mountain

Stone Mountain Park, originally created as a Confederate memorial, now features a historic covered bridge named in honor of the 19th-century Black man who built it.

September 20, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
Stone Mountain Memorial Association logo

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Stone Mountain Park Adopts New Logo Minus Confederate Imagery

The Stone Mountain Association’s board adopted a new logo that depicts the southern face of the mountain away from the massive carving of three Confederate leaders. It replaces the previous logo dominated by images of Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.

August 24, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
The 90-foot tall carving of Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis at Stone Mountain State Park in Georgia was completed in 1972. In recent years, activists have increased calls for the Confederate imagery to be removed.

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Confederate Imagery On Stone Mountain Is Changing, But Not Fast Enough For Some

The 90-foot carving on the side of Stone Mountain in Georgia is the largest Confederate monument in the world. As the U.S. undergoes racial reckoning, the monument's future remains in doubt.

June 23, 2021
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  • Emil Moffatt
Streets signs honoring Confederate generals are shown on Monday, May 24, 2021, in Stone Mountain, Ga. The Stone Mountain Memorial Association board approved some minor changes in the popular park, located near Atlanta, but did not address any possible changes to the carving or streets named after Confederate generals as some had hoped.

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Georgia Today: Why the Confederate Memorial Carved Into Stone Mountain Is Going Nowhere Soon

Stone Mountain’s massive monument featuring Confederate leaders has long sparked controversy. Now, the Stone Mountain Memorial Association has announced changes to the park it hopes will help tell a more "balanced" story of Georgia's past. The latest Georgia Today podcast with host Steve Fennessy and guest Tyler Estep, a reporter at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, examines the park’s history and what the future of its Confederate memorial may look like.  

 

May 28, 2021
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
People march through the streets of Atlanta with a poster of George Floyd.

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Political Rewind: One Year After Murder Of George Floyd, Georgia Grappling With Racial Justice

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Change is coming to Stone Mountain Park after the board approved a series of plans to begin reframing the park’s glorification of the Lost Cause. We mark the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd. His death sent millions of Americans into the streets to march for racial justice and police accountability.

May 25, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
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Stone Mountain

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Stone Mountain To Downplay Confederate Symbols Without Removing Carving

The state board that oversees Stone Mountain Park voted Monday to tone down its Confederate imagery but stay in keeping with a state law prohibiting the removal of historic monuments from public property.

May 25, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
Left to right: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson are carved into the side of Stone Mountain.

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Political Rewind: Stone Mountain Board Revisits Park's Take On History; Another Ga. Ballot Recount

Today on Political Rewind: The board that oversees Stone Mountain Park meets today to hear proposals for how to reshape the story that for decades has celebrated the “Lost Cause” of the south. Also, a Superior Court judge has ordered yet another recount of 2020 presidential ballots in Fulton County.

May 24, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Stone Mountain carving

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Stone Mountain Confederate Carving, Flag Proposals Set For Vote

Proposals to add historical context around the Confederate carving at Stone Mountain are set to face a vote Monday amid calls to remove the controversial monument and backlash from its supporters.

May 21, 2021
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  • Beau Evans
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