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Author Index
                         
J. C. Bryant
Mercer University
Mercer University is a comprehensive university with major campuses in Macon and Atlanta and regional...
Jonathan M. Bryant
Ku Klux Klan in the Reconstruction Era
From 1868 through the early 1870s the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) functioned as a loosely organized group of political...
Scott E. Buchanan
County Unit System
The county unit system was established in 1917 when the Georgia legislature, overwhelmingly dominated...
Dixiecrats
The Dixiecrats were members of the States' Rights Democratic Party, which splintered from the Democratic...
Governor
The office of governor can trace its ancestry to Georgia's founding as a British colony in 1733. Although...
Herman Talmadge (1913-2002)
Herman Talmadge, son of Eugene Talmadge, served as governor of Georgia for a brief time in early 1947...
Joe Frank Harris (b. 1936)
Joe Frank Harris, Democrat, served as governor of Georgia from 1983 to 1991. Much as his predecessor,...
Lieutenant Governor
The office of lieutenant governor was created by the 1945 Georgia Constitution. The primary impetus was...
Marvin Griffin (1907-1982)
Marvin Griffin served as governor of Georgia from 1955 to 1959. Griffin was one of the first governors...
Three Governors Controversy
Georgia's "three governors controversy" of 1946-47, which began with the death of Governor-elect Eugene...
Mary Bullard
Cumberland Island
Cumberland Island, composed of Great and Little Cumberland islands, is the largest and southernmost in...
Jarrett Burch
Viewpoints: Georgia Baptist History
Associated with the Georgia Baptist Historical Society and the Georgia Baptist Historical Commission,...
Adiel Sherwood (1791-1879)
Adiel Sherwood, a minister and educator, initiated several changes in Georgia Baptist life, causing the...
Kiokee Baptist Church
The Kiokee Baptist Church is the oldest Baptist church in the state to sustain its membership. Founded...
Louie D. Newton (1892-1986)
Louie D. Newton was a prominent Baptist preacher, author, and denominational leader who served as the...
Luther Rice University
Luther Rice University, a college and seminary located in Lithonia, in DeKalb County, provides instruction...
Patrick Hues Mell (1814-1888)
Patrick Hues Mell was one of the most influential educators and ministers in nineteenth-century Georgia....
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