Videos

Mary Frances Early reflected on being the first African American student to graduate from the University of Georgia in 1962. This was a virtual program hosted by the Atlanta History Center.

Professors Hank Klibanoff and Brett Gadsden talked about the intersection of Civil Rights politics and violence in mid-20th century Georgia. They talk about a number unsolved murders during …

Professor Tracy Campbell talked about the 1942 Soldier Voting Act which provided absentee voting for soldiers fighting in World War II. Professor Campbell looked at states that opposed the l…

Historians explored whether history impacts contemporary views on voting rights. They also answered audience questions on how to keep citizens engaged in the voting process. This discussion …

Joseph Lelyveld talked about his book His Final Battle: The Last Months of Franklin Roosevelt, in which he looks at the final months of the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The Poynter Institute hosted an event commemorating Pulitzer Prize winners who focused on civil rights and social justice. Representative John Lewis (D-GA) was the keynote speaker. 2016 mark…

Panelists talked about the book Cotton Tenants: Three Families, and the work of James Agee and Walker Evans. In 1936, five years before they published Now Let Us Praise Famous Men, James Age…

Barbara Matusow, editor of Scoop: The Evolution of a Southern Reporter, recounted the life and career of her late husband, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Jack Nelson (1929-2009). Mr. Nelson…

Participants talked about political discourse and civil society. Among the topics they addressed were partisanship in Washington, recent results of the 2010 midterm elections, the use of rhe…

Authors talked about new research on the twentieth century’s civil rights movement. Rich Rayburn read “Civil Rights Without Apology,” a paper by Rudolph Byrd, founder of the James Weldo…

Hank Klibanoff co-authored The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation, published by Vintage. The Pulitzer Prize winning novel was based on the reac…

Hank Klibanoff talked about his book The Race Beat: The Press, the Civil Rights Struggle, and the Awakening of a Nation, published by Knopf. He was interviewed on the BookTV Bus while at the…