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 Citizen of the South: Looking Back on Jimmy Carter’s Lifetime of Service in Georgia and Beyond
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Citizen of the South: Looking Back on Jimmy Carter’s Lifetime of Service in Georgia and Beyond

As Jimmy Carter celebrates his 100th birthday on October 1, 2024, people across Georgia are reflecting on his impact on the region, the nation, and beyond. The following excerpts are […]

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 Ten Things You Didn’t Know about Jimmy Carter
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Ten Things You Didn’t Know about Jimmy Carter

Since the news broke that Jimmy Carter has entered hospice care, people across the state have been sharing stories about Georgia’s homegrown hero and favorite son. We’ve been mining author […]

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 Hazel Raines paved the way for generations of female pilots
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Hazel Raines paved the way for generations of female pilots

By Allison Hutton The Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame calls Hazel Raines the “First Lady of Flight.” This is an accurate description on many counts: Raines was the first woman […]

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 Midwife Katie Hall Underwood delivered generations of Sapelo Island babies
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Midwife Katie Hall Underwood delivered generations of Sapelo Island babies

By Betty Hollan If you visited Sapelo Island between 1920 and 1968, you may have seen a strong, lean woman briskly walking from one end of the island to the […]

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 Eugene Bullard: boxer, pilot, soldier, spy, and elevator operator
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Eugene Bullard: boxer, pilot, soldier, spy, and elevator operator

By Chris Dobbs Eugene Bullard was born in Columbus, Georgia, in 1895. As an expatriate in France, he became a boxer, soldier, fighter pilot, business owner, and spy. During his […]

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 Behind the scenes at the Governor’s Mansion, the “people’s house”
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Behind the scenes at the Governor’s Mansion, the “people’s house”

By Jennifer Dickey and Catherine Lewis As he was leaving an event at the Governor’s Mansion in Ansley Park in 1963, C&S Bank president Mills Lane was nearly struck on […]

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 FDR—the face of the New Deal in Georgia
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FDR—the face of the New Deal in Georgia

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 How the invention of Georgia’s cotton gin changed the world
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How the invention of Georgia’s cotton gin changed the world

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 When God “died” in Atlanta
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When God “died” in Atlanta

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