31. Sharecropping

Sharecropping was an agricultural labor system that developed in Georgia and throughout the South following...

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32. Walton, George (ca. 1749-1804)

George Walton was one of three Georgians to sign the Declaration of Independence. He served in numerous...

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33. King Jr., Martin Luther (1929-1968)

Martin Luther King Jr., Baptist minister and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference...

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34. Baldwin, Abraham

The founder of the University of Georgia and a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1787, Abraham...

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35. Yazoo Land Fraud

The Yazoo land fraud was one of the most significant events in the post-Revolutionary War (1775-83) history...

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36. Blue Ridge Mountains

The Blue Ridge Mountains in northeast Georgia make up the state's highest mountain range. The range of...

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37. Coca-Cola Company

The registered trademark of this multinational soft drink firm represents arguably the most widely recognized...

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38. Slave Women

As was true in all southern states, slave women played an integral part in Georgia's colonial and antebellum...

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39. Great Depression

The stock market crash in the waning days of October 1929 heralded the beginning of the worst economic...

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40. Women during the Civil War

During the American Civil War (1861-65), women across the South took on new roles to support their families...

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