Georgia Stories

Georgia Stories Biographies - Nathanael Greene

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:17:04 +0000

Nathanael Greene was an influential general in the Revolutionary War. The colony of Georgia was freed from British command under his leadership.

Georgia Stories Biographies - George Whitefield

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:06:55 +0000

George Whitefield was an Anglican evangelist and an instrumental leader in the founding of the Methodist movement in America.

Georgia Stories Biographies - Charles Weltner

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:01:12 +0000

Charles Weltner was a U.S. congressman from Georgia who courageously opposed segregation and advocated for racial equality during a turbulent time in Gerorgia’s past.

Georgia Stories Biographies - Lester Maddox

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:54:23 +0000

Lester Maddox was the 75th governor of Georgia.

Georgia Stories Biographies - Hoke Smith

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:50:33 +0000

Hoke Smith was a lawyer, publisher, and politician in Georgia in the early 1900s.

Georgia Stories Biographies - Jimmy Carter

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:35:58 +0000

Jimmy Carter was the 39th president of the United States. He was the only native Georgian to serve as president to date.

Georgia Stories Biographies - Andrew Young

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:57:40 +0000

Andrew Young was a politician and a human rights advocate.

Georgia Stories Biographies - Walter White

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:47:46 +0000

Walter White was an important civil rights activist.

Georgia Stories Biographies - Booker T. Washington

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:39:11 +0000

Booker T. Washington was an important African American leader, speaker and author who became well known in Georgia after delivering a speech in 1895 known as the “Atlanta Compromise”.

Georgia Stories Biographies - James Oglethorpe

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:09:44 +0000

James Oglethorpe founded the colony of Georgia.

Georgia Stories Biographies - W.E.B. Du Bois

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:13:04 +0000

Du Bois was one of the founding members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Georgia Stories Biographies - John Slaton

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:11:40 +0000

John Slaton was the sixteenth governor of Georgia and will long be remembered for his involvement in the Leo Frank Case.

Georgia Stories Biographies - Jeanette Rankin

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:17:02 +0000

The first woman elected to the United States Congress was Jeannette Rankin, a woman with an important connection to Georgia.

Georgia Stories Biographies - Carl Sanders

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:38:02 +0000

Carl Sanders had a long and storied career in Georgia politics.

Georgia Stories Biography: Fanny Kemble

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:14:26 +0000

Fenny Kemble recorded her experience on a Georgia Plantation in the book Journal of a Residence on a Georgia Plantation. Her work was circulated amongst abolitionists throughout the country.

This Week in Georgia History | March 12

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:40:14 +0000

The Girl Scout movement was founded in America when 18 girls held their first meeting at the home of Juliette Gordon Low in Savannah on this day in Georgia History.

This Week in Georgia History | March 7

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:14:23 +0000

Tom Murphy, a Democrat from Georgia, served as Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives for an astounding 28 years. This Week in Georgia History looks back briefly on his remarkable career.

This Week in Georgia History | March 3

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:49:08 +0000

Following emancipation, the economy of the American South was reeling. Southern states used convict leasing to fill the labor void created by the 13th Amendment to the Constitution.

This Week in Georgia History | February 24

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:36:48 +0000

During this week in Georgia history, lawyer Edward F. Hoge published the first issue of The Atlanta Journal.

This Week in Georgia History | February 10

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:03:13 +0000

In 1788, Georgia sent delegates to the Constitutional Convention to draft a new governing document for the United States.

This Week In Georgia History | February 14

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:50:16 +0000

The Yazoo Land Fraud is one of the most notorious political scandals in Georgia’s history.

This Week in Georgia History | February 2

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:01:37 +0000

As editor and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution, Ralph McGill advocated racial desegregation during a time when his fellow Southern journalists remained silent. He was born This Week in Georgia History, on February 3, 1898.

This Week in Georgia History | January 29

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:05:21 +0000

Civil Rights icon, Andrew Young, resigns from his position in Congress to serve a higher purpose as US Ambassador to the UN.

This Week in Georgia History | January 21

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:49:37 +0000

Georgia politicians convene in Milledgeville to vote on secession from the Union.

This Week in Georgia History | January 15

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:51:20 +0000

We reflect on the most celebrated name in American Civil Rights, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

This Week in Georgia History | January 5

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:28:05 +0000

Charismatic speaker, tremendous organizer, and passionate public advocate for civil rights all describe the legacy of Hosea Williams on this edition of This Week in Georgia History.

This Week in Georgia History | December 27

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:14:49 +0000

Governor George Gilmer signs the Cherokee Citizenship Act on this edition of This Week in Georgia History.

This Week in Georgia History | December 27

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:08:15 +0000

Governor George Gilmer signs the Cherokee Citizenship Act on this edition of This Week in Georgia History.

This Week in Georgia History | December 21

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:03:14 +0000

One of the most notable people in the history of Georgia was born over three hundred years ago this week: James Edward Oglethorpe.

This Week in Georgia History | December 13

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:35:36 +0000

This Week in Georgia History commemorates the birth of one of its finest novelists, Erskine Caldwell.

This Week In Georgia History | December 5

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:41:27 +0000

One of the worst hotel fires in US history took place in Atlanta, Georgia on December 7, 1946, when the elegant Winecoff Hotel caught ablaze in the middle of the night and burned to the ground, taking with it 119 lives.

This Week in Georgia History | December 8

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:43:27 +0000

Eli Whitney’s cotton gin revolutionized Southern economy and shaped the culture of slave labor for years to come.

This Week in Georgia History | November 29

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:07:13 +0000

This Week in Georgia History looks back to November 25, 1961, when the members of the Albany Movement met in a church in Albany, Georgia.

This Week in Georgia History | November 22

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:55:18 +0000

This Week in Georgia History remembers the history Albany Movement, a landmark Civil Rights event that took place in Albany, Georgia.

This Week in Georgia History | November 15

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:17:06 +0000

Learn more about the most notorious military campaign in the history of the American South in this podcast.

This Week in Georgia History | November 1

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:09:34 +0000

James Oglethorpe and the Georgia Trustees select Savannah as the site to establish the first town in the colony of Georgia.

This Week in Georgia History | October 27

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:37:10 +0000

Discovery of Gold in Dahlonega, GA sparked America’s first gold rush. This Week in Georgia History, we dig deeper into the history of this boom town.

This Week in Georgia History | October 24

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:31:56 +0000

Displaced Protestants from England receive refuge in the Colony of Georgia.

This Week in Georgia History | October 11

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:40:57 +0000

The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 14, 1964.

This Week In Georgia History | October 3

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:08:42 +0000

In 1949, Jesse Blayton made history by becoming the first African American owner of a radio station. This Georgia Story focuses on his pioneering station in Atlanta, GA.

This Week In Georgia History | September 22

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:25:09 +0000

Atlanta’s rising black middle class met with increasing racial tensions in the early 1900s. The resulting race riot was one of the most violent in American history.

This Week in Georgia History | September 13

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:10:37 +0000

This Week in Georgia History recalls the opening day of the 1895 Cotton Stats and International Exposition, held in Atlanta, Georgia, the capital of the “New South.”

Georgia Stories Biographies | Herman Talmadge

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:07:43 +0000

The son of a Georgia governor, Herman Talmadge served as governor of Georgia himself before becoming a powerful United States Senator.

Georgia Stories #4: Did Dinosaurs Live in Georgia?

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:09:27 +0000

The Hadrosaur, the Ornithomimus, the Gorgosaurus, the Deinosuchus, and the Megaladon were prehistoric creatures that existed millions of years ago. They roamed the piece of earth we now call Georgia.

This Week in Georgia History | September 6

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:06:58 +0000

Georgia’s most famous poet is likely Sidney Lanier, a powerful voice in 19th Century American Literature. He was born on September 7, 1881, during This Week in Georgia History.

This Week in Georgia History | August 30

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:54:46 +0000

This Week in Georgia History recalls Georgian Frank Yerby, the first African American to write a best selling novel.

This Week in Georgia History | August 23

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:19:26 +0000

At the turn of the twentieth century, a tragedy in Georgia’s legal history took place in Atlanta. It came to be known as the Leo Frank Case.

Georgia Stories Biographies — Eugene Talmadge

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:40:42 +0000

Eugene Talmadge was one of two Georgia governors elected four times. He was a powerful, but controversial leader for over two decades in Georgia state politics.

This Week in Georgia History | August 16

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 20:39:16 +0000

This Week in Georgia History remembers one of its most famous residents, author Margaret Mitchell.

Georgia Stories: Jerra Quinton #2

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:22:27 +0000

Our Georgia Story today comes from Jerra Quinton. Jerra is the Executive Director of the Trail of Tears Association, which supports the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. The Trail wends its way across the country from Georgia to Oklahoma. Jerra lives in Arkansas. Her Cherokee heritage goes back generations. Today she remembers an ancestor who embarked on the Trail of Tears at the age of one hundred.

Georgia Stories: Jerra Quinton #1

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:20:16 +0000

Georgia Stories: Patsy Edgar

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:53:32 +0000

In the 1830s, the United States forcibly removed Native Americans from their homes and land across the Southeast, including Georgia. The government wanted the land for white settlers. Creek, Cherokee, Seminole, Choctaw, and Muscogee were uprooted from their lives and marched across the country to territory in what is now Oklahoma. Because of disease, weather, and starvation, thousands died on the long horrific odyssey. The forced migration is known as “The Trail of Tears.”

Our Georgia Story today comes from Patsy Edgar. Patsy is retired from the Internal Revenue Service and a member of the Cherokee Nation. She is secretary of the Trail of Tears Association, an organization formed to support the Trail of Tears National Historic trail, which wends its way across the country from Georgia to Oklahoma. Patsy founded the Georgia chapter of the Association, and she spoke with us about their first meeting.

This Week in Georgia History | August 9

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:55:10 +0000

This Week in Georgia History recalls crucial Civil War events around August 9, 1864, when William T. Sherman bombarded the city of Atlanta with thousands of rounds of cannon fire.

Georgia Stories Biographies — Elijah Clarke

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:58:33 +0000

Elijah Clarke became a hero of the American Revolution in the Battle of Kettle Creek.

Georgia Stories Biographies — Benjamin Mays

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:42:03 +0000

Dr. Benjamin Mays, longtime president of prestigious Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, dedicated his life to educating himself and others.

This Week in Georgia History | Week of August 2

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:40:01 +0000

This Week in Georgia History remembers politician George Busbee, whose lasting legacy as Governor is the constitution of 1983. Busbee was born this week, on August 7, 1927.

Georgia Stories — Signers of the Constitution

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:07:20 +0000

Button Gwinnet, George Walton, and Lyman Hall. Three men from Georgia who will long be remembered for their central places in the history of their state and their country.

Georgia Stories Biography - Charlayne Hunter-Gault

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:04:54 +0000

Charlayne Hunter-Gault was the first African American woman to attend the University of Georgia. Hunter-Gault endured threats and constant racism in her trailblazing time at UGA. She went on to become an award-winning, international journalist.

This Week in Georgia History: July 26, 2009

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:20:07 +0000

Native Americans lived across the Southeastern United States for generations before the spread of European settlers in the 18^th century. The Cherokee tribe was one of the largest groups of indigenous people then. It played a key role in Georgia’s early history through trading and allegiances in territorial wars.

This Week in Georgia History: July 19, 2009

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:05:26 +0000

This Week in Georgia History harkens back to the summer of 1996. On July 19, the eyes of the world turned to Georgia to witness the opening ceremonies of the Centennial Summer Olympic Games.

This Week in Georgia History: July 12, 2009

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:06:12 +0000

This Week in Georgia History remembers July 15, 1870, five years after the Civil War, when the United States Congress officially re-admitted the state of Georgia into the union. Georgia was the last of the Confederate states to be readmitted.

This Week in Georgia History: July 6, 2009

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:04:49 +0000

An historic battle in the history of the state of Georgia took place during This Week in Georgia History. Led by Georgia’s founder, General James Oglethorpe, English colonists fought off a fierce Spanish invasion along the coast on July 7, 1742.

This Week in Georgia History: June 29, 2009

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:53:01 +0000

This Week in Georgia History looks backs to July 1, 1991, when President George H.W. Bush nominated Georgian Clarence Thomas to serve on the Supreme Court.

This Week in Georgia History: June 22, 2009

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:18:58 +0000

An extraordinary Georgian was born during This Week in Georgia History. African-American Alonzo Herndon began his life as a slave but ended it as the president of a major American company.

Georgia Stories Biographies - Ellis Arnall

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:33:08 +0000

As governor, young Ellis Arnall sought to change the image of Georgia from a backwards rural state to a progressive one. He was the youngest governor in the nation, at the time, and he is considered one of the most progressive governors in Georgia history. Georgia Stories Biographies looks back at a boy wonder of Georgia politics, Ellis Arnall.

Georgia Stories Biographies - Ivan Allen Jr.

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:29:34 +0000

While other city leaders across the South struggled with the eruption of racial violence in their streets during the 60s, Mayor Ivan Allen is credited with leading Atlanta, for the most part, peacefully through the racial integration. Georgia Stories Biographies examines the life of an Atlanta legend, Ivan Allen Jr.

This Week in Georgia History: June 14, 2009

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:26:03 +0000

This Week in Georgia History celebrates June 14, 1877, when Henry Flipper became the first African-American to graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Flipper was born in Thomasville, Georgia.

This Week in Georgia History:June 8, 2009

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:46:58 +0000

This Week in Georgia History marks a key moment in the political career of its most famous politician, Jimmy Carter, campaigning for President of the United States in early June, 1976.

Georgia Stories Biographies - William B. Hartsfield

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:10:44 +0000

William B. Hartsfield is likely best remembered as the mayor who turned Atlanta into a center of aviation. It began on an abandoned racetrack in 1925, a small airport called Candler Field that quickly grew in size and usage. Today, it’s the largest employer in the state of Georgia, and almost five million passengers use the airport every year. Georgia Stories Biographies looks at the life and career of the man who is often called Atlanta’s “father of aviation.”

This Week in Georgia History: May 31, 2009

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Fri, 29 May 2009 18:38:56 +0000

This Week in Georgia History looks back to June 1, 1980, when the Cable News Network, or CNN, launched from its headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.

Georgia Stories Biographies - Rebecca Latimer Felton

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:57:31 +0000

The first woman to serve in the United States was from Georgia. Georgia Stories Biographies recaps the life and work of Rebecca Latimer Felton, who took the oath of office as a US Senator on November 21, 1922.

This Week in Georgia History: May 25, 2009

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:07:04 +0000

Journalist and public speaker Henry Grady was born This Week in Georgia History on May 24, 1850. A charismatic speaker, Grady was known as ‘The Spokesman of the New South.’

Georgia Stories Biographies - Richard Russell

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:09:57 +0000

Georgia Stories Biographies looks at one of the most powerful senators of the 20th Century, Georgia’s Richard B. Russell Jr.. An influential and skilled politician, Russell served in the Senate for almost 40 years, from 1933 to 1971, and he oversaw a sweeping set of changes to Georgia and the nation.

This Week in Georgia History: May 17, 2009

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:39:31 +0000

Rural parts of Georgia changed dramatically after the Rural Electrification Act was signed into law. This Week in Georgia History looks back at the man who signed the Act into law, US President and part-time Georgia resident, President Franklin D. Rosevelt.

This Week in Georgia History: May 10

web@gpb.org (Georgia Public Broadcasting) — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:10:32 +0000

This Day in Georgia History recounts the morning of May 10, 1865, near the end of America’s civl war. It was on this day that the President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, was captured by Union forces in Georgia.