Ten Things You Didn’t Know about Jimmy Carter
Since the news broke that Jimmy Carter has entered hospice care, people across the state have been sharing stories about Georgia’s homegrown hero and favorite son. We’ve been mining author […]
Ten Things You Didn’t Know about Jimmy Carter
Since the news broke that Jimmy Carter has entered hospice care, people across the state have been sharing stories about Georgia’s homegrown hero and favorite son. We’ve been mining author […]
The “forever” of Flannery O’Connor — the lasting influence of a Southern Gothic writer
By Jamil Zainaldin Life, if we let it, can become a pressure cooker. We never seem satisfied by what we have or where we’ve gotten. There’s one more rung on […]
The AJC–Decatur Book Festival celebrates journalists, novelists, visionaries, and hip hop artists—reflecting a changing Atlanta
By Daren Wang As of this writing, the social-justice-loving, minority-favored candidate is trouncing the opposition in the polls with more than 88 percent of the vote, and we may at […]
Radical southern women: Eliza Frances Andrews and Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin
Radical southern women: Eliza Frances Andrews and Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin By Jamil Zainaldin Two spirited Georgia women of the post-Civil War era are remarkable for the clarity of their [...]
Toni Morrison and Georgia
Toni Morrison and Georgia By Pearl McHaney In the spring of 2015, literary and major media outlets eagerly discussed novelist Toni Morrison and her new book, God Help the Child, [...]
Sacred Harp Singer
Since 1844 Sacred Harp singers have defined, nurtured, and passed along their art and beliefs. Free of denominational ties, this form of shape-note singing represents a religious expression outside the limits of any church's doctrine and discipline. Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts
Mexican Guitar Player
Mexican native Erasto Espinosa gave up a career as a dancer and musician to move to Georgia. He found work at a Gainesville sewing machine factory and played music only occasionally at weddings, at parties, and with friends. He told folklorist Martha Nelson, in a 1993 interview, that one day he’d like to own his own performing arts company. Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts
Marching Band
Celebrating African American heritage, the West End Festival was held annually in the historic Atlanta neighborhood (West End) that is home to the historically black colleges and universities Spelman, Morehouse, and Clark Atlanta. A parade with marching bands was a notable feature. Courtesy of Georgia Council for the Arts
