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Raymond Andrews (1934-1991)

Raymond Andrews was a widely acclaimed novelist and chronicler of the African American experience in north central Georgia. His first novel, Appalachee Red, won the James Baldwin Prize for fiction in 1979. In 2009 he was inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.

The fourth of ten children of sharecropping parents, Andrews was born and reared near Madison. At fifteen he left home for Atlanta, where h...

Hosea Williams (1926-2000)

Hosea Williams, a former aide to Martin Luther King Jr.Read more...

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Digital Library of Georgia

The newly redesigned Digital Library of Georgia is now available online. The site connects users to half a million digital objects in more than 600 collections from over 130 institutions and 100 government agencie...

Upper Coastal Plain

The Upper Coastal Plain of Georgia is bounded on the north by the fall line and extends south to Florida and east to the upper terraces of the...

Mattiwilda Dobbs (1925-2015)

Mattiwilda Dobbs's exceptional vocal gifts and musical skill enabled her to cross color barriers to become an internationally known opera star. The Atlanta native was the first African ...