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The word "immigration" wrapped around the upper part of a world globe while walking people are on the lower part

Immigration May 8, 2024

Trump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now

by Katrina Burgess, Tufts University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] While campaigning in Iowa last September, former President Donald Trump made a promise to voters…

From left, Rev. John Foster of Big Bethel AME Church, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Congresswoman Nikema Williams. Pelosi came to Atlanta to promote a Democratic measure aimed at restoring communities divided by unjust laws. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder.

Urban Design September 2, 2022

Pelosi in Georgia to plug funding to reunite Black communities split by 1950s highway projects

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]September 2, 2022 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi paid a visit to Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood…

A section of a 1950 census map that shows Vinings

Cobb by the Numbers May 15, 2022

Vinings in the 1950 Census: how to get at and use the recently released individual census records

Here’s a guide to using the recently release 1950 individual census records for Vinings. In a previous Cobb by the Numbers we looked at the release of the complete individual…

Front of Switzer Library, a brick building with a white columned entranceway

Cobb County Public Library May 8, 2022

Professional genealogist Karen Molohon to lead hands-on workshop on the 1950 census

The Courier has run a few articles about the recently released 1950 individual census records. The Switzer Library branch of the Cobb Public Library will host a two-hour workshop with…

Cobb by the Numbers May 8, 2022

Austell, Georgia, in the 1950 census: how to get at and use the recently released individual census records

Here’s a guide to using the recently released 1950 individual census records for Austell, Georgia. These records are useful in both genealogy and historical research, in determining where individuals lived…

An old census map of Acworth GA from 1950

Cobb by the Numbers April 30, 2022

Acworth, GA in the 1950 census: How to get at and start using the recently released individual records

Here’s a guide to using the recently released 1950 individual census records for Acworth, Georgia. These records are useful in both genealogy and historical research, in determining where individuals lived…

Cobb by the Numbers April 29, 2022

Kennesaw GA in the 1950 census: How to get at and start using the recently released individual records

Here’s a guide to using the recently released 1950 individual census records for Kennesaw, Georgia. These records are useful in both genealogy and historical research, in determining where individuals lived…

Cobb by the Numbers April 24, 2022

Powder Springs in the 1950 census: How to get at and start using the recently released individual records

Here’s a guide to using the recently released 1950 individual census records for Powder Springs, Georgia. These records are useful in both genealogy and historical research, in determining where individuals…

Cobb by the Numbers April 11, 2022

Marietta GA in the 1950 census: How to get at and start using the recently released individual records

Here’s a guide to using the recently released 1950 individual census records for Marietta, Georgia. These records are useful in both genealogy and historical research, in determining where individuals lived…

Cobb by the Numbers April 10, 2022

Smyrna in the 1950 census, how to get at and start using the recently released records

Here’s a guide to using the recently release 1950 individual census records for Smyrna. In a previous Cobb by the Numbers we looked at the release of the complete individual…

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