Georgia State Guide
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to the States: Georgia
The collections of the American Folklife Center contain
large amounts of rich and varied materials from Georgia
that document the diversity of the state's folk traditions.
Among its unique recordings are substantial holdings of
music, storytelling and interviews made in the 1920s,
1930s, and 1940s, featuring African American folk music,
Sacred Harp singing, and southern Georgia fiddling; and
the Foxfire project collection from Rabun Gap. Georgia's
Local Legacies Projects, an exploration of local traditions
and celebrations is available on the Center's Web page.
America's Library is especially designed for elementary
and middle school students. This site contains a wide variety
of information related to the American Revolution and the
founding fathers.
Explore the States
State of Georgia
Jump Back in Time
The
Largest Slave Auction, March 3, 1859
[The 436 men, women, children, and infants, all of whom
had been born on his plantations, were brought to a
racetrack in Savannah, Georgia.]
The
First Coca-Cola Served, May 8, 1886
[Dr. John S. Pemberton sold the first Coca-Cola at Jacob's
Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.]
Booker
T. Washington Speaks at the Cotton States and International
Exposition, September 18, 1895
[Washington used the opening of the Cotton States and
International Exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia, to send
his message of industry, patience, and tolerance.]
American Treasures of the Library of Congress
The
American Negro Exhibit
Featured is an occupational pie chart demonstrating that
African Americans were engaged in the same basic employment
as whites and a graph highlighting the diversity of African
American businesses in 1900. It was prepared at Atlanta
University where W.E.B. Du Bois was a professor of sociology
at the time.
Bartram's
Travels
Bartram travels through North and South Carolina, Georgia,
East and West Florida.
Civil
Rights
Includes photographs taken in Georgia by Danny Lyon,
the first staff photographer for the Student Nonviolent
Coordinating Committee (SNCC).
A
Georgia Courthouse
This photograph of the interior of Green County Courthouse
in Greensboro, Georgia, is by photographer Stephen Shore.
Photograph
Album for the Paris Exposition
For the Paris Exposition Universelle, W.E.B. Du Bois
assembled a unique set of photographic albums for display.
These four unique volumes are titled Types of American
Negroes (volumes 1-3) and Negro Life in Georgia
(volume 4).
Plan
of Savannah
In 1733, James Edward Oglethorpe planned Georgia's first
European settlement around several small squares, designed
to defend settlers against invasion from Native Americans
and the Spanish.
France
In America
Conceived in partnership with France’s national
library, the Bibliothèque nationale de France,
France in America /France en Amérique is
a bilingual digital library made available by the Library
of Congress. It explores the history of the French presence
in North America from the first decades of the 16th century
to the end of the 19th century. Search
the project of find items related to Georgia, including
a map of Georgia,
from the Latest Authorities.
Parallel
Histories: Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier
Parallel Histories: Spain, the United States,
and the American Frontier is a bilingual, multi-format
English-Spanish digital library site that explores the interactions
between Spain and the United States in America from the
fifteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. Search
the project to find items related to Georgia, including
a 1742
document offering historical proof of Spanish title to Georgia.
Bibliographies and Guides
U.S. State
Poets Laureate
This site provides the names of all current state poets
laureate of the United States. It also includes a history
of the laureateship in each state, as well the District
of Columbia, and attempts to provide a comprehensive listing
of all prior state poets laureate. Included is information on the position of State Poet Laureate in Georgia.
The Guide
to Law Online
Guide to Law Online, prepared by the Law Library of
Congress Public Services Division, is an annotated guide
to sources of information on government and law available
online. It includes selected links to useful and reliable
sites for legal information on U.S states and territories,
including Georgia.
American
Memory Timeline
A comprehensive look at America's history through primary
sources. Explore documents relating to the establishment
of the Georgia
Colony.
Primary Sources by State
The Library of Congress has rich documents and artifacts
from every state, the U.S. territories, and the District
of Columbia. Click on Georgia
to view historic artifacts and cultural materials from
the state.
All History Is
Local
Examine the interplay between national,
state, local, and personal history. Students produce a
digital collection of primary sources from their family
or local community based on the collections in American
Memory.
Living
History Project
Students learn how to analyze life histories from American
Life Histories, 1936-1940 in American Memory. They
apply their experience by conducting interviews with people
in the community and collecting their life histories.
Pictorial
Americana: Selected Images from the Collections of the Library
of Congress
The image lists includes prints and photographs relating
to historical events to 1899; general subjects such as
education, daily life, miners and mining; and views of
U.S. locations (text and images). Images of Georgia
are included in the guide.
Prints
and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC)
Search PPOC using the subject heading United
States--Georgia to find digital images related to
Georgia, such as prints, photographs, and political cartoons.
Search
all text fields in PPOC using the term Georgia
or names of cities, towns, and sites to locate additional
images.
March
3, 1859
On March 3, 1859, journalist Q. K. Philander Doesticks
(Mortimer Thomson) attended an auction of 436 men, women,
and children formerly held by Pierce M. Butler. Butler's
slaves were auctioned in order to pay debts incurred in
gambling and the financial crash of 1857-58. Doesticks'
account, What
Became of the Slaves on a Georgia Plantation?,
includes vivid descriptions of the largest recorded slave
auction in U.S. history. The grim sale, which took place
over two rainy days on the eve of the Civil War, was referred
to as "The Weeping Time."
September
1, 1864
On September 1, 1864, Confederate General John B. Hood
evacuated Atlanta, leaving the city, a crucial supply
center for the Confederacy, in Union hands.
May
8, 1886
Dr. John S. Pemberton, a pharmacist and inventor of patent
medicines, sold the first Coca-Cola on May 8, 1886, at
Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.
September
18, 1895
On September 18, 1895, Booker T. Washington delivered
his famous "Atlanta Compromise" speech at the
opening of the Cotton States and International Exhibition
in Atlanta, Georgia. Washington, the founder and president
of the Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute, was the first African-American
man ever to address a racially-mixed Southern audience.
Veterans
History Project Home Page
The Veterans History Project (VHP) collects and preserves
the remembrances of American war veterans and civilian
workers who supported them. Browse the database by state
of residence to locate veterans from Georgia.
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