“This Is Chaos:” Order Maintenance and the Fear of Black Anarchy in Atlanta
Late on May 30, 2020, Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms rose to national notoriety with a passionate speech that rebuked not
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Atlanta
The King of Atlanta: Martin Luther King Jr. and Public Memory
*This post is part of our forum on Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on American cities. On April 4th, the world
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The Legend of the Black Mecca: A New Book on Politics and Class in Atlanta
This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History
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