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.

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.  

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 […]

Join the Historic Macon Foundation for a presentation by Neesha Powell-Ingabire (she/they), a coastal Georgia-born-and-raised movement journalist, essayist, and community and cultural organizer. She reports on the justice movements of the Black, trans, queer, and Southern communities to which she belongs and writes essays to recover her own history and the histories of her ancestors […]

August University professors Stacey Thompson, David Bulla, Hubert Van Tull, and James Garvey will discuss representations of the Holocaust in media and museums and the experiences of local veterans who liberated the concentration camps. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.