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Atlanta Series 2020

Atlanta: Immigrant gateway of the globalized South

19 February 2020 – Kathryn E. Wilson

community history, sense of place, government, Immigration, 2020 annual meeting, Atlanta Series 2020, demographics

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of posts from members of the Local Arrangements Committee for the NCPH 2020 annual meeting which will take place from March 18 through March 21 in Atlanta, Georgia.

You may be surprised to learn that one of the largest Hindu temples in the United States is located just outside Atlanta, and that the city is home to the second-largest Bhutanese community in the country. Read More

History lost and found: Atlanta’s 1906 race riot and the Coalition to Remember

06 February 2020 – Jennifer Dickey 1

social justice, memory, race, 2020 annual meeting, Atlanta Series 2020

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of posts from members of the Local Arrangements Committee for the NCPH 2020 annual meeting which will take place from March 18 through March 21 in Atlanta, Georgia.

“A city lay in travail, God our Lord, and from her loins sprang twin Murder and Black Hate. Read More

The Atlanta BeltLine: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

23 January 2020 – Adina Langer 2

local history, Atlanta Series 2020, digital history, education, government, gentrification, race, urban history, 2020 annual meeting

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of posts from members of the Local Arrangements Committee for the NCPH 2020 annual meeting which will take place from March 18th through March 21st in Atlanta, Georgia.

Like many sunbelt cities, Atlanta’s origins are more engineered than organic. Read More