Revival: Lost Southern Voices, a festival for readers, celebrates historically excluded, erased, or marginalized Southern voices. During this annual conference, invited presenters discuss Southern authors or artists whose works are out-of-print or otherwise do not receive the attention they deserve. We invite the public, scholars, students, writers, and inquisitive readers to join the conversation as we […]
Revival: Lost Southern Voices, a festival for readers, celebrates historically excluded, erased, or marginalized Southern voices. During this annual conference, invited presenters discuss Southern authors or artists whose works are out-of-print or otherwise do not receive the attention they deserve. We invite the public, scholars, students, writers, and inquisitive readers to join the conversation as we […]
Join The Wren's Nest in Atlanta as they unveil a new tour reexamining the Brer Rabbit stories, their West African origins, and the people who first shared them. This launch event features a community conversation about the museum’s reinterpretation project, followed by a guided tour highlighting the home’s evolving history and its role in Atlanta’s […]
Guest Speaker Dr. Greg Brooking will provide a fresh examination of Georgia's last royal governor, revealing how loyalism, diplomacy, and political tension shaped the colony in the turbulent years preceding the Revolution. This program is funded by an America250 grant from Georgia Humanities.
Hip-hop found a home in a lot of American cities. It found its voice in Atlanta. But the full story — how the music grew out of specific neighborhoods, specific struggles, and specific visions of what the South could be — rarely gets told with the depth it deserves. How Hip-Hop Made Atlanta is a […]
In this Georgia Circuit program hosted by Peachtree City Library, Dr. James “Trae” Welborn III explores Georgia history through the lens of food, discussing how barbecue traditions connect to the state’s agricultural, social, and cultural history.
Hip-hop found a home in a lot of American cities. It found its voice in Atlanta. But the full story — how the music grew out of specific neighborhoods, specific struggles, and specific visions of what the South could be — rarely gets told with the depth it deserves. How Hip-Hop Made Atlanta is a […]
The American Revolution is often told through familiar stories but the reality in the South was far more complex. Join us as we welcome Dr. Adam Tate of Clayton State University for an engaging talk that explores the myths, overlooked events, and diverse perspectives that shaped the Revolutionary War in our region. Discover how the […]
Hip-hop found a home in a lot of American cities. It found its voice in Atlanta. But the full story — how the music grew out of specific neighborhoods, specific struggles, and specific visions of what the South could be — rarely gets told with the depth it deserves. How Hip-Hop Made Atlanta is a […]
The university will celebrate Constitution Day on campus with a keynote speaker (TBD). Local high school and middle school students will be invited to present posters and speeches with an emphasis on the university’s "Voices and Votes" exhibit.201 David-Eliza Fountain Circle, Mount Vernon, GA 30445 Please note: Speeches will be in the Saliba Chapel and poster […]
