Still Raising Hell: The Art, Activism, and Archives of Camille Billops and James V. Hatch exhibition
This exhibition explores Billops and Hatch’s commitment to speaking truth to power and exploring the meaning and purpose of African American art.
Dr. Nick Norwood, director of the Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians, will discuss the complicated relationship between Carson McCullers and the people of her hometown, Columbus, Georgia. This lecture is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
Titles@Twilight: A President in Our Midst: Franklin Delano Roosevelt lecture Heritage Sandy Springs hosts Kaye Minchew, author of A President in Our Midst: Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Minchew will discuss Franklin Roosevelt's time in Georgia and the impact he and the state had on each other. This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
"Carson's Columbus" lecture Historian and author Dr. Virginia Causey discusses the childhood world of writer Carson McCullers in a look at Columbus, Georgia, in the 1920s-40s. This lecture is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
Georgia Day, February 10-11, 2017 In honor of Georgia Day, the Georgia Archives will display Georgia's copy of the Declaration of Independence and the Royal Charter. The documents will be on display February 10-11, 2017, from 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
"Searching for Beulah Buchanan: The 20-Year Search for What Happened to a Little Girl on Thanksgiving Day, 1917," lunch and learn lecture Dan Roper, the publisher and editor of Georgia Backroads, discusses the unsolved mystery of Buchanan's death. This lecture is a community event.
In Plain View: African American Women Entrepreneurs of Morgan County, Georgia panel discussion Through complicated histories and narratives, documentary photographs, memorabilia, and dialogue, the exhibition In Plain View: African American Women Entrepreneurs of Morgan County, Georgia examines entrepreneurial women of the Plainview community: landowners Anna Charleston, Jessie Andrews, and Katie Lowe. This project is a collaborative […]
Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America exhibition This Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition explores what sports and “hometown teams” mean to Americans, Georgians, and local communities. Hometown Teams is on view in Jefferson from January 14, 2017, through February 25, 2017.
Still Raising Hell: The Art, Activism, and Archives of Camille Billops and James V. Hatch exhibition
This exhibition explores Billops and Hatch’s commitment to speaking truth to power and exploring the meaning and purpose of African American art.
Southern Writers Onstage: Women - Black and White series This series of readings/performances tells the story of the Southern American woman – black and white – through the writings of Southern American women. Actors Brenda Bynum and Eric Moore present Eudora Welty's "Powerhouse," the story of a great jazzman playing at a white dance in Alligator, […]
