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Oscar Foxworth Dec 2006

Oscar Foxworth

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Rufus "Jabo" Benton, Sr Dec 2006

Rufus "Jabo" Benton, Sr

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Clara Kent Hagans Nov 2006

Clara Kent Hagans

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Aaliyah Joi Sanders Oct 2006

Aaliyah Joi Sanders

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

Aaliyah Joi Sanders had a graveside service.


Irene O. Atkinson Oct 2006

Irene O. Atkinson

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Young Malone Holloway Oct 2006

Young Malone Holloway

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

Interment: St. Matthew Church Cemetery in Metter, Georgia.


Young Malone Holloway Oct 2006

Young Malone Holloway

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Robert Hills Sep 2006

Robert Hills

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Leola Barlow Sep 2006

Leola Barlow

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Sylvester Bacon, Jr. Sep 2006

Sylvester Bacon, Jr.

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Emma Lee Hendrix Alston Sep 2006

Emma Lee Hendrix Alston

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Lucille Ellis Holland Aug 2006

Lucille Ellis Holland

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


A Queer Miracle In Georgia: The Origins Of Gay-Affirming Religion In The South, Jodie Talley Aug 2006

A Queer Miracle In Georgia: The Origins Of Gay-Affirming Religion In The South, Jodie Talley

History Theses

The intersection of homosexuality and faith values, a very controversial topic in the United States, has generated both social accommodation as well as “culture war.” In the past forty years this nation has witnessed the establishment of predominantly gay congregations, gay “welcoming” and “affirming” mainstream congregations, as well as virulently anti-gay religious organizations. This study investigates the origins and evolving history of gay and gay-affirming religious traditions in America with an emphasis on Atlanta and Georgia. Primarily an oral history, this project draws from eighty-two interviews as well as primary and secondary documents to construct this history. Several conclusions unfold: …


Cuban Refugees In Atlanta: 1950-1980, Charlotte A. Bayala Aug 2006

Cuban Refugees In Atlanta: 1950-1980, Charlotte A. Bayala

History Theses

This thesis examines the lives of Cuban refugees who entered Atlanta, Georgia between 1950 and 1980. It explores early trans-national ties between the two areas. and how Cuban refugees relied on this relationship when they left the island. It shows the process they went through from finding aid and shelter to becoming a strong active community. It explains the role religious institutions had in settling refugees and shows how the state had to work to become equipped to provide resources to a large influx of Spanish-speakers. Through this thesis one will learn of the beginnings of an important Latino community …


Stop Taking Our Privileges! The Anti-Era Movement In Georgia, 1978-1982, Kristina Marie Graves Jul 2006

Stop Taking Our Privileges! The Anti-Era Movement In Georgia, 1978-1982, Kristina Marie Graves

History Theses

Graves discusses the important role that women played in the anti-ERA campaign in Georgia during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a controversial and divisive piece of legislation that polarized both legislators and constituents throughout the United States. Graves uses the anti-ERA campaign in Georgia as a model for studying the women who opposed the ERA on a national level. She writes about the differences between the feminist movement and the conservative grassroots movement, the role that anti-ERA women played in the rise of the New Right, and the legacy of the ERA’s failure …


Homer L. Burgess Jul 2006

Homer L. Burgess

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Deacon James Deloach Jul 2006

Deacon James Deloach

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Hattie Mae Baldwin Shipman Apr 2006

Hattie Mae Baldwin Shipman

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

Interment at Eastside Cemetery


Viola Sikes Boatright Apr 2006

Viola Sikes Boatright

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Evelyn Owens Hill Mar 2006

Evelyn Owens Hill

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


James Williams Jr. Feb 2006

James Williams Jr.

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Charlie Holloway Feb 2006

Charlie Holloway

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Wesley "Bill" Ponder Jan 2006

Wesley "Bill" Ponder

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Doretha (Ree) Bacon Jan 2006

Doretha (Ree) Bacon

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Thomas C. Byrd Jan 2006

Thomas C. Byrd

African American Funeral Programs, Willow Hill Heritage & Renaissance Center, Bulloch County, Georgia

No abstract provided.


Socialism In Georgian Colors: The European Road To Social Democracy 1883-1917, Austin Jersild Jan 2006

Socialism In Georgian Colors: The European Road To Social Democracy 1883-1917, Austin Jersild

History Faculty Publications

The Russian Empire was composed of diverse nationalities, as was the revolutionary movement that sought to overthrow it. Georgians played a prominent role in both the evolution of the empire and the revolutionary movement. Russia offered Georgians protection from nearby Islamic states, an administrative and military alliance against the enduring mountain insurgency in the North Caucasus, and institutional and intellectual resources in their historic struggle to build a nation and overcome regional fragmentation.


'The Montage Of Tbilisi Culture' By Zaza Shatirishvili, Film International, Rebecca Gould Jan 2006

'The Montage Of Tbilisi Culture' By Zaza Shatirishvili, Film International, Rebecca Gould

Rebecca Gould

Georgian cultural critic Zaza Shatirishvili discusses Tbilisi's cinematographic culture, concentrating particularly on the works of Otar Ioseliani, Sergei Paradjanov, and Robert Strurua.