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Most Popular Articles

This page displays the most popular articles on the NGE from the last 30 days.

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1. Worcester v. Georgia (1832)

In the court case Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court held in 1832 that the Cherokee Indians...

5,115 views

2. Dabney, Austin

Austin Dabney was a slave who became a private in the Georgia militia and fought against the British...

4,890 views

3. Hart, Nancy

Georgia's most acclaimed female participant during the Revolutionary War (1775-83) was Nancy Hart. A...

4,789 views

4. Clarke, Elijah (1742-1799)

Among the few heroes of the Revolutionary War from Georgia, Elijah Clarke (sometimes spelled "Clark")...

4,664 views

5. Frank, Leo Case

The Leo Frank case is one of the most notorious and highly publicized cases in the legal annals of Georgia....

3,933 views

6. O'Connor, Flannery (1925-1964)

Flannery O'Connor is considered one of America's greatest fiction writers and one of the strongest apologists...

3,927 views

7. Sherman's March to the Sea

The March to the Sea, the Civil War's most destructive campaign against a civilian population, began...

3,258 views

8. Civil Rights Movement

The civil rights movement in the American South was one of the most significant and successful social...

3,217 views

9. Walker, Alice (b. 1944)

Alice Walker is an African American novelist, short-story writer, poet, essayist, and activist. Her most...

2,881 views

10. Revolutionary War in Georgia

Though Georgians opposed British trade regulations, many hesitated to join the revolutionary movement...

2,880 views


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