Andalusia Farm

Milledgeville, Georgia

“When in Rome, do as you done in Milledgeville.”

“Driven Back!”: Undead Souths

In which we explore the Georgia State University Southern Labor Archives

Weird South: Visitation

My most recent field trip was to Lilburn, Georgia’s majestic Hindu Temple…

Animal Rights are Human Rights

While researching homeless pet rescue some unexpected questions have been raised. First, why are animal rights important? What is worthwhile about recognizing animal abuse, and what actions, if any, should be taken to stop it? And what exactly does this have to do with the…

Civil War or Civil Rights

When folklore becomes myth — and myth becomes reality, the Truth is that much harder to identify. It appears that although the South lost the Civil War, a lot of the fears or responses to the fears still exist today, which leaves me wondering — are we still dealing with the Civil…

For this particular portion of my project I visited one of the four Atlanta schools which were integrated by the Atlanta 9 on August 30,1961 (the name in bold print). These schools were: Brown High (now Brown Middle School) attended by Madelyn Nix and Thomas Welch, Northside High (combined with North Fulton to create the now North Atlanta High)…

THE ATLANTA SURREAL

Visiting sites around Atlanta to use as examples of the surreal is my task for…

The Blackout Assignment: Photo

In this assignment I decided to use an image of the documentation of the South. I wanted to use Frederick Douglas because he was a writer before his time. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, was written in 1845 during the time that Douglass was held captive in…