1108 Dynamite Hill
...imposed higher car insurance fees. When Dr. King asked his brother if he knew anyone who could help, Alfred connected him with John Drew, beginning a relationship that would last...
"Miking" Against Covid in Bangladesh
...knew not to use a damp or damaged mask, whereas 7% more people knew not to wear the mask loosely. 8% more people reported knowing that the Covid-19 vaccine improves...
Piedmont Blues
Figure 2.1: The Piedmont. Map courtesy of James W. Clay and Paul D. Escott, Land of the South (Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House, 1989.) Although the Piedmont plateau stretches from New...
A Trumped-Up Dixie: White Southern Republicans and Immigration Reform
Donald Trump on immigration , presidential announcement speech, Trump Tower, New York, New York, June 16, 2015. Trump's campaign rhetoric has provoked broad astonishment and caricature. Courtesy of Giphy. Donald...
The Bulletin—July 24, 2012
The Bulletin compiles news from in and around the US South. We hope these posts will provide space for lively discussion and debate regarding issues of importance to those living...
History: The Parlor
...Nannie would have had frequent contact with their Benson and Snoddy relatives living in the area, and they probably pieced quilts, embroidered, crocheted, or knitted while visiting family and friends....
Call for Proposals for the Second Annual Atlanta Studies Symposium
...open conversation. Please include audio-video requirements in your proposal. Send your proposals via email to ecds@emory.edu by 5:00 p.m. on January 17, 2014. Contact Stewart Varner (stewart.varner@emory.edu) with any questions....
Call for Proposals for the First Annual Atlanta Studies Symposium
...work-in-progress that would benefit from open conversation. Please include audio-video requirements in your proposal. Please send proposal via email to disc@emory.edu by 5pm on February 15. Contact Stewart Varner (stewart.varner@emory.edu) with any...
Nine Mile Circle Trolley, circa 1895
...a number of beautiful suburban homes have been erected...." ("New Houses Erected" Atlanta Constitution (March 8, 1894), p. 8 ) Nine Mile Circle Trolley, circa 1895 Published: 15 January 2008...
Memphis by Hand: Creative Small-Business Advertising
...of these colorful hand-painted signs speaks of persistent creativity and the spirit of small business. The sheer volume of these signs in the city affirms the popularity of this mode...