Shirley C. Franklin, Atlanta’s First Black Woman Mayor, Has A Street And Park Named In Her Honor
Shirley C. Franklin is the first-ever Black woman mayor of Atlanta. The soon-to-be octogenarian was honored for her part in shaping the city.
Renovation revelation: Letter linked to abolitionist found in historic NJ church
A church in a historic New Jersey town was being restored for a theater company's use. Contractors found a letter from 1891 ...
St. Luke’s church has stayed nimble with Downtown Atlanta’s evolution
While St. Luke’s has been in its current location since 1906, the church was first established near the end of the Civil War ...
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The Antisemitism Of William T. Sherman – And His Great Admiration For A Jewish Actress
It is fascinating to note that, notwithstanding his antisemitism, Sherman was a great admirer of Rose Eytinge (1835-1911), a Jewish-American actress and author who rose to become one of the most popul ...
Black Civil War soldiers to be honored with 7-foot bronze monument
The Militia Act, passed by the United States Congress in 1862, allowed enslaved men to fight for their country during the ...