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Author Index
                         
Louis Mazzari
New Deal
Georgia was helped perhaps as much as any state by the New Deal, which brought advances in rural electrification,...
Ben McAbee
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
The federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) was established in 1976 as an amendment to...
Hubert H. McAlexander
Cane
The generative force behind Jean Toomer's great workwas Georgia. Toomer grew up amid the African...
Gone With the Wind (Novel)
Atlanta native Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel of the Civil War (1861-65) and Reconstruction in Georgia,...
Francis Fontaine (1845-1901)
Francis Fontaine, an aristocrat possessed of a cultivated mind and brilliant conversational abilities,...
Andrew B. McCallister
Tallulah Falls and Gorge
Located in the mountains of northeast Georgia, Tallulah Falls rose to prominence as a resort area in...
Laura McCarty
Anne Cox Chambers (b. 1919)
Anne Cox Chambers is a primary owner of Cox Enterprises, a privately held media empire that includes...
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation is an independent foundation based in Atlanta. Its mission is "to...
Bill Lowery (1924-2004)
Bill Lowery, often referred to as "Mr. Atlanta Music," was a disc jockey, manager, producer, and publisher...
Bradley-Turner Foundation
The Bradley-Turner Foundation is an independent private foundation based in Columbus. In 2003 the foundation...
Chuck Leavell (b. 1952)
Chuck Leavell is a pianist and keyboard player whose career has included tenures as a member of the ...
Civil War Centennial
Between 1961 and 1965 the state of Georgia took part in the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of...
Coretta Scott King (1927-2006)
As a proponent of civil and human rights, Coretta Scott King helped her husband, the Reverend Dr. Martin...
Covington
Covington, the seat of Newton County, is located approximately thirty miles from downtown Atlanta. Nicknamed...
D. Abbott Turner (1892-1982)
For more than sixty years, D. Abbott Turner was a central figure in Columbus and the larger Georgia business...
Elena Diaz-Verson Amos (1926-2000)
Philanthropist Elena Diaz-Verson Amos, a Cuban immigrant, was active in educational, philanthropic, and...
Fernbank Museum of Natural History
Fernbank Museum of Natural History, which opened in 1992, is a museum covering more than 160,000 square...
Georgia Humanities Council
The Georgia Humanities Council is an independent nonprofit organization and one of the fifty-six organizations...
Goizueta Foundation
The Atlanta-based Goizueta Foundation is an independent private foundation established by Coca-Cola executive...
Interdenominational Theological Center
The Interdenominational Theological Center (ITC), located in Atlanta, is America's foremost center of...
John Amos (1924-1990)
John Amos was a lawyer, businessman, and civic leader who in 1955 founded the American Family Life Assurance...
W. C. Bradley (1863-1947)
W. C. Bradley was an entrepreneur, financier, and businessman whose career coincided with the transformation...
W. C. Bradley Company
The W. C. Bradley Company, headquartered in Columbus, comprises several manufacturing, sales, and real...
William Bradley Turner (b. 1922)
Since the mid-twentieth century, William Bradley ("Bill") Turner has been a business, civic, and philanthropic...
William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, located in the Selig Center in midtown Atlanta, is a cultural...
William I. H. and Lula E. Pitts Foundation
The William I. H. and Lula E. Pitts Foundation is an independent private foundation that underwrites...
Willie Lee Perryman (1911-1985)
Willie Lee Perryman, who performed during his career as "Piano Red" and as "Dr. Feelgood," was a self-taught...
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