Historic Jewish Atlanta Civil Rights Tour The history of race relations in Atlanta is often examined only from white and African American perspectives. Jewish testimony provides an important third perspective on the topic. This tour will visit sites around Atlanta pertinent to Jewish civil rights history, including The Temple, Rich's Department Store building, Peachtree Manor […]
Jackie Robinson: Baseball and Civil Rights Pioneer exhibition, February 20 - March 17, 2017 This exhibition focuses on Jackie Robinson's life, courage, and triumphs, both on the baseball field and in his civil rights work. This exhibition is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
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.
"Racism in the Era of Jackie Robinson" lecture University of West Georgia history professor Larry Rivers will deliver a lecture in conjunction with the Jackie Robinson: Baseball and Civil Rights Pioneer exhibition. *Special parking available in the Townsend Center gated lot beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Georgia Reads Atlanta Kick-off The Georgia Reads book club will kick-off in Atlanta with a discussion featuring Rodger Lyle Brown, author of Party Out of Bounds: The B-52's, R.E.M., and the Kids Who Rocked Athens, Georgia, and a panel of special guests, who will be interviewed by Paste editor-in-chief Josh Jackson. Copies of the book will be […]
"Gangs, Bullies, and Difference: The Outsiders (S.E. Hinton), Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian (Sherman Alexie), and Wonder (R.J. Palacio)" lecture Dr. Pearl McHaney presents part three of the "Connecting Lines: Building Empathy Through Literature" lecture series, sponsored by the Georgia Center for the Book. To hear an interview with McHaney by "City Lights" host […]
National History Day regional competition: Georgia Southwestern State University National History Day students will gather at Georgia Southwestern State University for the regional contest. National History Day in Georgia is a program of Georgia Humanities and LaGrange College in partnership with Mercer University. Regional competition sponsors are Augusta University, Clayton State University and the National […]
An Evening With Hilton Als The New Yorker’s Hilton Als, a leading literary and cultural critic, will discuss Carson McCullers’s role in creating the prototypical “outsider” view of American society at the time of World War II. This lecture is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.
National History Day regional competition: Augusta University National History Day students will gather at Augusta University for the regional contest. National History Day in Georgia is a program of Georgia Humanities and LaGrange College in partnership with Mercer University. Regional competition sponsors are Augusta University, Clayton State University and the National Archives-Atlanta, Coastal Georgia […]
National History Day regional competition: Clayton State University National History Day students will gather at Clayton State University for the regional contest. National History Day in Georgia is a program of Georgia Humanities and LaGrange College in partnership with Mercer University. Regional competition sponsors are Augusta University, Clayton State University and the National Archives-Atlanta, […]
