Skip to main content
Home: New Georgia Encyclopedia

For Educators

View NGE content as it applies to the Georgia Standards of Excellence. Learn more

Search form

Search Options, A-Z Index
x

Filter Content by:

Georgia's State Art Collection

  • Topics
    • Arts & Culture
      • Arts & Culture Overviews
      • Architecture & Historic Preservation
      • Folklife & Customs
      • Food & Foodways
      • Literature
      • Media
      • Music
      • Religion
      • Theater
      • Visual Arts
    • Business & Economy
      • Business & Economy Overviews
      • Tourism
      • Companies & Industries
      • Agriculture
      • Labor
      • Transportation & Aerospace
      • Philanthropy & Nonprofit Organizations
      • Business Schools & Publications
    • Counties, Cities & Neighborhoods
      • Cities & Towns
      • Neighborhoods
      • Counties
      • General County & City Topics
    • Education
      • Colleges & Universities
      • Education Figures
      • Libraries, Museums & Archives
      • General Education Topics
    • Geography & Environment
      • Geography & Environment Overviews
      • Geographic Regions
      • Geographic Sites & Features
      • Major River Systems
      • Natural History
      • Conservation & Management
      • Education & Research
    • Government & Politics
      • Government Overviews
      • Constitutional History
      • Governors of Georgia
      • Local Government
      • State Government
      • Political Figures
      • Political Issues
      • Political Parties, Interest Groups & Movements
      • Military
      • U.S. Supreme Court Cases
      • General Government & Politics Topics
    • History & Archaeology
      • History Overviews
      • Archaeology & Early History
      • Colonial Era, 1733-1775
      • Revolution & Early Republic, 1775-1800
      • Antebellum Era, 1800-1860
      • Civil War & Reconstruction, 1861-1877
      • Late Nineteenth Century, 1877-1900
      • Progressive Era to WWII, 1900-1945
      • Civil Rights & Modern Georgia, Since 1945
      • Historians & Organizations
      • Sites & Museums
      • This Month in Georgia History
    • Science & Medicine
      • Science Overviews
      • Biotechnology
      • Geological Resources
      • Geology
      • Medicine
      • Museums & Institutions
      • Paleontology
      • Physics & Astronomy
      • Scientists
      • Water Resources
    • Sports & Outdoor Recreation
      • Individual & Team Sports
      • Outdoor Recreation & Attractions
      • Sports Venues & Events
    • People
      • Georgia Studies Spotlight
      • Architects
      • Artists
      • Athletes
      • Journalists
      • Military Leaders
      • Musicians
      • Politicians
      • Religious Figures
      • Scientists
  • Quick Facts
  • Exhibitions
  • Destinations
  • Doing Business in GA
  • GA Web Resources
    • Digital Library of Georgia
    • More resources . . .
  • Blog

Discover Georgia

Jeanes Teachers
Jeanes Teachers
Jeanes Teachers

Anna T. Jeanes was a Philadelphia Quaker philanthropist who sought to improve community and school conditions for rural African Americans. In 1907 she donated $1 million for the creation of a fund to hire Black teachers as supervisors in African American schools and to improve Black communities. This fund was distributed by the General Education Board, which was established by the John D. Rockefeller Foundation in 1902.

The program in Georgia began with six Jeanes teachers in 1908 and eventually grew to fifty-three by 1939. Known as Jeanes Supervisors, a name upon which they insisted, the teachers encouraged the Division of Negro Education in Georgia to hire more African American educators. The Supervisors improved...

Read more...
Mary Frances Early (b. 1936)
Mary Frances Early (b. 1936)
Mary Frances Early (b. 1936)

On August 16, 1962, Mary Frances Early became the first African American to graduate from the University of Georgia (UGA). Her accomplishment has been overshadowed by that of...

Read more...
From Our Partners
Georgia Women of Achivement Induction Ceremony
Georgia Women of Achivement Induction Ceremony
Georgia Women of Achivement Induction Ceremony

The Georgia Women of Achievement inducts new members every March at Wesleyan College in...

Read more...
Seeing Georgia: Changing Visions of Tourism in the Modern South
Seeing Georgia: Changing Visions of Tourism in the Modern South
Seeing Georgia: Changing Visions of Tourism in the Modern South
Seeing Georgia: Changing Visions of Tourism in the Modern South investigates how the state transformed itself during the twentieth century from a way station along the route to Florida into a popular tourist destination....

Read more...
Lauren Gunderson (b. 1982)
Lauren Gunderson (b. 1982)
Lauren Gunderson (b. 1982)

One of the most produced playwrights in the United States, Lauren Gunderson's oeuvre includes plays, musicals, screenplays, and picture books. Many of her works focus on the lives of real and imagined heroines, particularly women in the sciences, ...

Read more...
Trending Articles
  • Grady County
    Grady County
  • Edith McGuire (b. 1944)
    Edith McGuire (b. 1944)
  • Gold Kist Inc.
    Gold Kist Inc.
  • William G. Anderson (b. 1927)
    William G. Anderson (b. 1927)
  • Olaudah Equiano in Georgia
    Olaudah Equiano in Georgia
  • John Twiggs (1750-1816)
    John Twiggs (1750-1816)
  • Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
    Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972)
  • Goose Pond
    Goose Pond
  • David Sansom
    David Sansom
  • Baker County
    Baker County
  • Plains
    Plains
  • Douglas
    Douglas
  • Clarence A. Bacote (1906-1981)
    Clarence A. Bacote (1906-1981)
  • Olive Ann Burns (1924-1990)
    Olive Ann Burns (1924-1990)
  • Cox Communications
    Cox Communications
  • George Troup (1780-1856)
    George Troup (1780-1856)
Recent Updates
Chattooga County
Updated 03/02/21
Claude Sitton (1925-2015)
Updated 03/02/21
A Man in Full
Updated 03/01/21
March in Georgia History
Updated 03/01/21
Featured
March in Georgia History
March in Georgia History
A number of significant historical events have occurred in...
Margo Newmark Rosenbaum (b. 1939)
Margo Newmark Rosenbaum (b. 1939)
Based in Athens, Margo Newmark Rosenbaum is a...

Featured Topic:

People
Georgia Studies Spotlight
Button Gwinnett (1735-1777)
James Oglethorpe (1696-1785)
Mary Musgrove (ca. 1700-ca. 1763)
Architects
Cecil Alexander (1918-2013)
P. Thornton Marye (1872-1935)
G. Lloyd Preacher (1882-1972)
Artists
Athos Menaboni (1895–1990)
Emma Cheves Wilkins (1870-1956)
Hattie Saussy (1890-1978)
Athletes
Sherrod "Sherry" Smith (1891-1949)
Mel Blount (b. 1948)
Nat Peeples (1926-2012)
Journalists
Gene Patterson (1923-2013)
J. Richardson Jones (ca. 1901-1948)
Deborah Norville (b. 1958)

More People

Arts & Culture
Arts & Culture Overviews
Architecture & Historic Preservation
Folklife & Customs
Food & Foodways
Literature
Media
Music
Religion
Theater
Visual Arts
Business & Economy
Business & Economy Overviews
Tourism
Companies & Industries
Agriculture
Labor
Transportation & Aerospace
Philanthropy & Nonprofit Organizations
Business Schools & Publications
Counties, Cities & Neighborhoods
Cities & Towns
Neighborhoods
Counties
General County & City Topics
Education
Colleges & Universities
Education Figures
Libraries, Museums & Archives
General Education Topics
Geography & Environment
Geography & Environment Overviews
Geographic Regions
Geographic Sites & Features
Major River Systems
Natural History
Conservation & Management
Education & Research
Government & Politics
Government Overviews
Constitutional History
Governors of Georgia
Local Government
State Government
Political Figures
Political Issues
Political Parties, Interest Groups & Movements
Military
U.S. Supreme Court Cases
General Government & Politics Topics
History & Archaeology
History Overviews
Archaeology & Early History
Colonial Era
Revolution & Early Republic
Antebellum Era
Civil War & Reconstruction
Late Nineteenth Century
Progressive Era to WWII
Civil Rights & Modern Georgia
Historians & Organizations
Sites & Museums
This Month in Georgia History
Science & Medicine
Science Overviews
Biotechnology
Geological Resources
Geology
Medicine
Museums & Institutions
Paleontology
Physics & Astronomy
Scientists
Water Resources
Sports & Outdoor Recreation
Individual & Team Sports
Outdoor Recreation & Attractions
Sports Venues & Events
  • About NGE
  • Contact Us
  • Contributor Guidelines
  • Our Content Partners
  • Our Sponsors
  • Our Staff
  • Permissions
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram

A program of Georgia Humanities in partnership with the University of Georgia Press, the University System of Georgia/GALILEO, and the Office of the Governor.

Copyright 2004-2021 by Georgia Humanities and the University of Georgia Press. All rights reserved.

Site developed by IfThen.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries