The Learning Center of Senior Citizens Inc., in partnership with Georgia Women of Achievement, is hosting an eight-week lecture series on influential women in Georgia history. In this session, Corey Rogers, chief historian at the Laney Museum of Black History, will present "Lucy Craft Laney: Educator for the Ages." This program is supported by a […]
Presented by the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University and moderated by Dr. Christina A. Crawford, this seminar will drop into New Deal Atlanta to understand the economic, political, racial, and spatial context that made the city the birthplace of American public housing. The Georgia Seminars are sponsored by Georgia Humanities.
Hosted by the Upson Historical Society, historian and archivist Kaye Minchew will discuss Georgia's contributions to the war effort and the influence of President Roosevelt on the state. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
As part of Fayette County's Juneteenth celebrations, a presentation titled "The Reuben Gay Place: A Georgia Black Farmer's Legacy of Family, Faith, and Fortitude, 1882-1961" will trace the remarkable story of Reuben Gay, a formerly enslaved man who established a significant legacy through his land. The presentation will chart the evolution of the Reuben Gay […]
Join the Historic Macon Foundation for a presentation given by Tony Barnhart, author of "The 19 of Greene: Football, Friendship, and Change in the Fall of 1970." Pre-registration is encouraged! This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
Join the Historic Macon Foundation for a presentation given by Paul Pressley, author of A Southern Underground Railroad Black Georgians and the Promise of Spanish Florida and Indian Country. Pre-registration is encouraged! This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
Join the Coastal Heritage Society for their 2024 Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture Series. This virtual series will feature humanities scholars from diverse areas of focus to provide a broad definition and understanding of how communities create history as well as to examine best practices in sharing history with modern audiences. Scholars include Dr. Deborah Johnson-Simon, a […]
The Maya Heritage Center hosts lectures by scholars and experts on Maya history, art, language, and traditions. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
Join the Coastal Heritage Society for their 2024 Revolutionary Perspectives Lecture Series. This virtual series will feature humanities scholars from diverse areas of focus to provide a broad definition and understanding of how communities create history as well as to examine best practices in sharing history with modern audiences. Scholars include Dr. Deborah Johnson-Simon, a […]
Primus E. King helped African-Americans gain the right to vote in Georgia by challenging the constitutionality of the State Democratic Party's refusal to allow him to vote in 1940. As part of their "Constitution and Me" program series, join the Chattahoochee Valley Libraries for a lecture exploring important details of the King decision using primary […]
