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DIRECT ACTION: Voices of Dissent and Social Activism in Atlanta’s Olympic History

The story of any Olympic Games includes the efforts of civic activism on the part of residents of the host city. Atlanta was no different.

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Virtual Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony

Join us (virtually) as we commemorate the service and sacrifice of all of our nation’s veterans in our annual Veterans Day Ceremony.

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Check On Your People: An Atlanta Corona Collective Update

Over the past six months, Atlanta History Center has received over 900 of your most intimate, heartwarming, heartbreaking, funny, and unpredictable pandemic moments. Thank you for trusting us to preserve these moments in history.

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Atlanta Voter Toolkit

We’re in it! For the first time since our founding nearly a century ago, Atlanta History Center served as an early voting location and a polling place on November 3.

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Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

For nearly 20 years, Atlanta History Center has partnered with the Consul General of Mexico and the Institute of Mexican Culture to host Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) on our 33-acre campus. This year, we’re celebrating the occasion virtually. Enjoy our curated selection of stories, experiences, books, and more—from the comfort and safety of home!

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The Barb Brings ATL’s Queer Culture Online

The Barb covered a variety of subjects relevant to its in-town audience, including arts and entertainment, health, politics, and community events. By fully digitizing the collection, researchers are now able to unpack a crucial time in the history of Atlanta’s LGBTQIA+ community from anywhere in the world.

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Fifty Years of Atlanta Pride

Our city’s LGBTQIA+ history is nuanced and vast—and too complex to be contained in a single story. While this article provides an overview of more than half a century of activism in our city, it is by no means exhaustive.

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Op-Ed: Change is the Climate of the Era

"Growing up during a time of protests in the streets and calls for structural change has made me realize that I want to be a part of an America that responds to youth activism and learns from an unbiased telling of the past."

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Not Just Sports: Arts and Culture of the ’96 Games

Though today’s Olympic Games promote excellence in sport, that hasn’t always been the case. In the early 20th century, participants could win gold medals for art and literature alongside their athletic counterparts.

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