“My Real Life Work Was Done at Atlanta”: Aldon Morris on W. E. B. Du Bois’ Career in Atlanta
Barbara Harris Combs and Katherine Hankins interview Aldon Morris about W. E. B. Du Bois’ twenty-three year career at Atlanta University in the early twentieth century.
A PURPOSELY BUILT COMMUNITY: PUBLIC HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT AND RESIDENT REPLACEMENT AT EAST LAKE MEADOWS
Adam Goldstein re-examines the redevelopment of East Lake Meadows in the 1990s.
THE MAKING AND UNMAKING OF MODERN ATLANTA: IS THE “BLACK MECCA” ERODING?
Videos of Andrea Young and Maurice J. Hobson in conversation about the postwar history of Atlanta as a “Black Mecca.”
EXCLUDED FROM “EVERYBODY’S NEIGHBORHOOD”? CONSTRUCTING SANDY SPRINGS’ NEW CITY CENTER
Elisa Lanari examines the conflicting interpretations of suburban redevelopment in Sandy Springs.
THE RISE AND FALL OF ATLANTA’S SKID ROW
Charles Steffen examines the institutional infrastructure of Atlanta’s former Skid Row in the South Downtown Business District and its eventual dismantling
ART AND ACTIVISM IN 1970S ATLANTA
Julia Brock, Teresa Bramlette Reeves, and Kirstie Tepper discuss the emergence of a new Atlanta art scene in the 1970s.
FINANCIAL INNOVATION, SINGLE FAMILY RENTALS, & THE UNEVEN HOUSING MARKET RECOVERY IN ATLANTA
Elora Raymond and Jesse Zaro Moore trace the development and impact of Single Family Rental Securitization in Atlanta.
ATLANTA’S WAR ON DENSITY
Joseph Hurley examines Atlanta’s land use.
MAPPING BRAVES COUNTRY
Andy Walter analyzes the politics of mapping and baseball.
YOUR ADVERTISEMENT TROUBLES ME: ATLANTA’S GOLD DUST TWINS
Velma Maia Thomas examines the recently unearthed Gold Dust Twins advertisement.
EMMAUS HOUSE AND ATLANTA’S ANTI-POVERTY MOVEMENTS
LeeAnn Lands examines the role of Emmaus House in anti-poverty activism.
NOW AND THEN: THE PERIODIZATION LENS
Clarence Stone revisits Atlanta’s political economy.
LIVING AT PEGGY’S: WHERE MARGARET MITCHELL WROTE GONE WITH THE WIND
Boyd Lewis recounts his time living in Apartment One.