When former President Jimmy Carter first campaign for president, his was not a household name. So it took an army of volunteers to campaign in early primary battleground states, knocking on doors to introduce voters to Carter. The "Peanut Brigade" was instrumental in helping Carter sway voters in early primary states like New Hampshire. Leading member of the Peanut Brigade, Dot Padgett, spoke with GPB's Peter Biello at a live broadcast of All Things Considered at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta.
The Margaret Mitchell House was closed in March 2020 because of the pandemic but remained closed for four years to undergo a complete transformation. It's now re-opening — and looks to open visitors' eyes to more of the actual history surrounding the classic story.
"We’re not only here to make history, we’re here to make sense," Mayor Van Johnson said as the city celebrates its first square to be named after an African American and a woman.
Their removal is the culmination of years of efforts by Bibb County residents that were renewed during the summer of 2020. The Macon-Bibb County Commission approved moving the monuments in July of 2020, but a lawsuit stalled the efforts.
The Jody Town Community was established in 1943 as a segregated community for the Black civilian employees of Robins Air Force Base, according to the Georgia Historical Society.
The Muscogee Creek people were removed from Georgia in 1834. In 2019, members of the Muscogee Creek Nation Youth Council came back to their homeland for...
Flannery O’Connor featured her beloved Milledgeville farm, Andalusia, in several of her stories. The 550-acre dairy farm includes the hay loft where an...
Casimir Pulaski was born in Poland in 1745. After proving his military mastery in independence struggles across Europe, Pulaski moved to Boston in 1777....
Casimir Pulaski was born in Poland in 1745. After proving his military mastery in independence struggles across Europe, Pulaski moved to Boston in 1777....
Today's show took a survey of the state, from a blacksmith in Albany to the hidden battle for resources in the American Civil War. The Civil War calls...
On Jan. 16, 1861, the Georgia Secession Convention opened in Milledgeville. A few days later, state leaders voted to secede from the Union. The Civil...
Today on the show, we broke down complicated ballot amendment language, explored the history of gerrymandering and discussed domestic violence issues in...
The 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education made segregation of America’s public schools illegal. But decades before Thurgood Marshall...
