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AT&T (BellSouth Corporation)
Atlanta-based BellSouth Corporation was created, along with six other Regional Bell Operating Companies,...

Hank Aaron (b. 1934)
"Hammerin' Hank" Aaron, a player for the Atlanta Braves, hit 755 home runs, a record that stood unchallenged...

Tommy Aaron (b. 1937)
Inspired by the exploits of famed Georgia golfer Bobby Jones, Tommy Aaron began playing golf at age twelve....

John Abbot (1751-ca. 1840)
Naturalist and artist John Abbot advanced the knowledge of the flora and fauna of the South by sending...

Robert Sengstacke Abbott (1868-1940)
Georgia native Robert Sengstacke Abbott founded, edited, and published the Chicago Defender, for decades...

Lee Roy Abernathy (1913-1993)
One of the most colorful personalities in southern gospel music history, Georgia native Lee Roy Abernathy...

Ralph Abernathy (1926-1990)
Ralph Abernathy was Martin Luther King Jr.'s chief partner in the civil rights movement. He helped to...

Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) in Tifton is one of the largest residential two-year colleges...

Adel
Adel, incorporated in 1889 and now the seat of Cook County, is located about thirty miles north of Valdosta...

Adventist Church
The Seventh-Day Adventist Church has a strong presence in Georgia that dates to 1872. Congregations in...

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