Geographies of Gardening: Ryan Gainey Discusses Figs
...he discussed the botanical and cultural aspects of several fruits. In this segment, he talks about the physical characteristics and historical significance of the fig. Steve Bransford, Figs from Ryan...
Brown, Black, and White in Texas
...both groups struggled for civil rights, pursuing courtroom strategies, exercising the franchise, and marching—and both achieved significant victories. Yet, "unification largely eluded these groups," argues Behnken. "Instead, two separate civil...
New Patterns of Segregation: Latino and African American Students in Metro Atlanta High Schools
... This essay reveals a troubling pattern: for Latinos and African Americans, public high schools in the Metro Atlanta region are experiencing significant racial shifts with greater levels of segregation than...
Writing Appalachia
...area that incorporates portions of thirteen states, from the southern-tier counties of western New York to central Alabama and northeastern Mississippi, including significant parts of Ohio and a small chunk...
"Out long enough to be historic": Racialized Gay Space in Pre-Stonewall San Antonio
...a sign that cops were coming, and same-sex couples would immediately rearrange into heterosexual pairs. Another precaution included banning two people in the bathroom at once because if, for example,...
Toxic Knowledge: A Review of Baptized in PCBs
...contaminated dirt. Relying on small livestock and locally caught fish, promoted decades earlier as a progressive reform . . . ironically made them vulnerable to Monsanto's pollution as well. In circular...
MARBL Highlights: The Black Comic Books Collection
...Anyabwile. One of Brotherman’s most interesting characters is Big City itself. Complete with a map of numerous districts, subway system, bus routes, street signs, corporate store chains, and mom-and-pop shops,...
Collaborative Atlanta Studies Website Gathers Original Scholarship, Research, and Projects on Atlanta
...Atlanta. Group members' projects often pertain to community development, socio-economic issues, transportation and infrastructure, urban design, and labor and unemployment. "When Atlanta Studies Network began, there was a lack of...
Driving Through Time: The Digital Blue Ridge Parkway
...to complete because of environmental and public relations concerns and lawsuits filed by the mountain's owner and promoter, Hugh Morton. Screen capture of the GeoBrowse tool, Driving Through Time, 2012. The...
Corporations, Corruption, and the Modern Lobby: A Gilded Age Story of the West and the South in Washington, DC
...how Scott and Huntington cultivated political “friendships” to gain corporate influence in federal government Part 4: White addresses questions about the on-going significance of transcontinental railroads and competition About Richard White:...