Global Lives, Local Struggles: Latin American Immigrants in Atlanta
Photograph of Rosa, Miguel and their son. Global Lives, Local Struggles (Documentary footage used in this essay was provided by William Brown, Director, Living Across Borders.) Part 2: Dr. Odem describes increasing rates of Latin American immigration to the Atlanta metropolitan area Part 3: Transnational migrant circuits between Atlanta and localities in Mexico and Central America Part […]
Place, Time, and Memory
Place, Time, and Memory Part 2: Works that reveal the passage of time and nature upon buildings and landscapes Part 3: Origins and intentions ofChristenberry’s “Klan Tableau,” the creation of “Dream Buildings,” and later sculptures About William Christenberry Born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on November 5, 1936, William Christenberry was a painter, photographer, and sculptor whose work drew […]
Latinos, the American South, and the Future of US Race Relations
Latinos, the American South, and the Future of US Race Relations: Part 2: Sanchez explores the impact of Mexican immigration on construction work in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina Part 3: Sanchez explores how the US South became the primary point of destination for Latin American immigrants in the 1990s Part 4: Sanchez explores how a century-old history […]
African American Suburban Development in Atlanta
African American Suburbanization Part 2: Dr. Wiese traces how Black suburbs faced intensified segregation and isolation from the post-WWII period through the 1960s Part 3: Dr. Wiese discusses how Black neighborhoods grew primarily through new home construction during the post war period Part 4: Dr. Wiese refers to postwar growth on Atlanta’s west side to illustrate how self-contained […]
Negotiating Black Identities
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Theories of Time and Space
Video Theories of Time and Space You can get there from here, thoughthere’s no going home.Everywhere you go will be somewhereyou’ve never been. Try this:head south on Mississippi 49, one-by-one mile markers ticking offanother minute of your life. Follow thisto its natural conclusion—dead endat the coast, the pier at Gulfport whereriggings of shrimp boats are […]
Tuscaloosa: Riversong
Video Part 2: Jeffers examines the river imagery in section five of “Tuscaloosa: Riversong” About the Poet An Alabama native, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers is Assistant Professor of English at the University of Oklahoma. She is the author of two books of poetry, The Gospel of Barbecue (Kent State University, 2000), which won the 1999 Stan […]
Corporations, Corruption, and the Modern Lobby: A Gilded Age Story of the West and the South in Washington, DC
Corporations, Corruption, and the Modern Lobby: Part 2: White describes the lengths both men went to in an attempt to gain subsidies and credit for their respective railroads Part 3: White shows how Scott and Huntington cultivated political “friendships” to gain corporate influence in federal government Part 4: White addresses questions about the on-going significance of transcontinental railroads […]
A Mind To Stay Here: Closing Conference Comments on Southern Exceptionalism
A Mind to Stay Here Part 2: Egerton compares his observations in The Americanization of Dixie with social conditions today Part 3: Egerton traces recent politics in the New South, noting how Karl Rove built directly upon Nixon’s Southern Strategy Part 4: Egerton reflects upon the contradictions of the South, highlighting the importance of racial integration and rural […]
Atlanta’s Tumultuous Fifties Fifty Years Later
Video Part 2: Dr. Crimmins discusses the Lane Brothers photograph collection, highlighting Atlanta’s physical and cultural landscapes Part 3: Dr. Holmes examines how voter registration and Atlanta politics play into race relations and urban layout Part 4: Dr. McGrath discusses school desegregation, highlighting Georgia’s Pupil Placement Laws and Atlanta civic organizations