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Marietta March 21, 2023

Marietta History Center to offer tombstone cleaning workshops

The Marietta History Center is offering workshops at the Marietta City Cemetery to teach participants the proper tools and techniques to clean tombstones, according to an announcement on the City…

Two Black men dressed as Union Civil War soldiers fire muskets

Kennesaw March 19, 2023

Kennesaw’s Southern Museum held an educational event for the closing days of 2023’s Black History Month celebration

By Evan Bursinger The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History offered an educational event for the Kennesaw area on February 25, to help teach people in the community…

In an obviously old photo a line of Black men and women in formal dress posing for photo .

History February 2, 2023

A Black history primer on African Americans’ fight for equality – 5 essential reads

by Howard Manly, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the father of Black history, Carter G. Woodson had a simple goal – to…

Scales of Justice with the word justice over it.

Justice February 2, 2023

Tyre Nichols’ death underscores the troubled history of specialized police units

by Ian T. Adams, University of South Carolina and Seth W. Stoughton, University of South Carolina, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The officers charged in…

U.S. Congress January 20, 2023

The weaponization of the federal government has a long history

by Ken Hughes, University of Virginia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Now that House Republicans have created a “Select Subcommittee on Weaponization of the Federal…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

History January 8, 2023

Marietta History Center to host KSU’s “Georgia Journeys: Legacies of World War II”

The Marietta History Center will temporarily host a traveling exhibit from Kennesaw State University’s Museum of History and Holocaust Education entitled “Georgia Journeys: Legacies of World War II.” The exhibit…

Marietta December 1, 2022

Marietta History Center features holiday crafts for its December Pop-In event

The Marietta History Center posted the following announcement on the City of Marietta website, about it’s December Pop-In event, featuring holiday crafts: “MARIETTA – The Marietta History Center will be…

U.S. Congress December 1, 2022

U.S. House Democrats make history electing first Black party leader in Congress

by Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 30, 2022 WASHINGTON — The three U.S. House Democrats who have led their…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Voting Rights November 15, 2022

Voter intimidation in 2022 follows a long history of illegal, and racist, bullying

by Atiba Ellis, Marquette University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In Travis County, Texas, home to Austin, a local Republican Party official allegedly knocked on…

Marietta November 10, 2022

Marietta History Center interviews Black veterans in oral history series “Color My Soldier”

The Marietta History Center announced that it will continue its oral history series Color My Soldier, highlighting the contributions and experiences of Black soldiers through November 30, 2022. We’ve reprinted…

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Georgia Bureau of Investigation September 15, 2025

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