The Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth Home
Pictured is the birth home of Atlanta’s greatest citizen, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was born in an upstairs…
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The Wren’s Nest
Was Joel Chandler Harris a progressive that cleverly subverted white power and racism or an anthropological thief that profited from…
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The Manuscript, Archives & Rare Book Library
MARBL stands for the Manuscript, Archives & Rare Book Library located primarily on the 10th floor of the Robert W….
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The Tombstone of Augustus Thompson
For this Fast Friday pictured is the tombstone of Augustus Thompson, which can be found in the African American section…
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Oakland Cemetery
Originally known as Atlanta Graveyard or City Burial Place, Oakland Cemetery provides body bags of Atlanta history with just an…
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The John Wesley Dobbs House
Most residents of Atlanta are aware that John Wesley Dobbs was a prominent citizen of Atlanta because a downtown street…
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Atlanta’s First Black Police Officers
In this picture we find eight police officers seated in Atlanta’s Greater Mount Calvary Baptist Church on April 30th, 1948….