Confluence 2022

CONFLUENCE 2022 explores the intersection of environment, arts, and activism. Presented by Meridian Herald and supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities, CONFLUENCE events will merge music, literature, visual arts, environmental sciences, and community. Learn more »  

The Man in the Mirror: Exploring the Career and Ideology of Rev. Joseph L. Roberts

Ebenezer Baptist Church 101 Jackson Street NE, Atlanta, GA, United States

Join Ebenezer Baptist Church as they welcome Atlanta community members to discuss the life and career of Rev. Joseph L. Roberts. Panelists will discuss the ideology of Rev. Roberts’ social activism, political thought, and theology through first-hand accounts. The discussion will be moderated by Autumn Smith. This event is supported by a grant from Georgia […]

Free

French Speaker Series Featuring Les Nubians (Hélène and Célia Faussart)

Virtual Program

Grammy-nominated sister duo Hélène and Célia Faussart will engage in a Q&A with Augusta University faculty. Sponsored by the Department of English and World Languages and the Department of Music, this virtual event series highlights academic work in languages other than English. This event is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities. 

Free

The History of the Appalachian Trail with Dayton Miller

Virtual Program

Author Dayton Miller will discuss his book “The History of the Appalachian Trail in North Georgia” as part of the Georgia Council for History Education’s Between the Spines monthly discussion series. Supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities, this virtual event is free and open to the public.

Free

GCHE: Between the Spines Monthly Book Discussion with Edmund de Waal

Virtual Program

Author Edmund De Waal will discuss his book “The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance” as part of the Georgia Council for History Education’s Between the Spines monthly book discussion series. Supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities, this virtual event is free and open to the public.

Free

Lillian E. Smith Center: “Jim Crow, the Holocaust, and Today” Panel Discussion

Piedmont University – Student Commons Ballroom 1021 Central Avenue, Demorest, GA, United States

The Lillian E. Smith Center Lecture Series presents "Jim Crow, the Holocaust, and Today," a panel discussion considering the influence of the United States' legal and extralegal policies on the Nazi government. The panel will also address how authors, artists, philosophers, historians, and activists noted the connections between Jim Crow and the Holocaust. This program […]

Free

Andrew College: Author Talk with Dr. Jake Newsome

The Lela B. Phillips Arts and Lecture Series at Andrew College presents a discussion with Dr. Jake Newsome, author of Pink Triangle Legacies: Coming Out of the Shadow of the Holocaust. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Free

Bethlehem Baptist Church: Breathing and Buried in Bethlehem

Bethlehem Baptist Church 475 Dividend Dr., Peachtree City, GA, United States

Join Bethlehem Baptist Church in Peachtree City to learn more about one of Fayette County's oldest churches. Dr. Ann McCleary, Professor of History and Director of the Center for Public History at the University of West Georgia, will share stories about the legacy of the church and the community of ancestors interred in the cemetery. […]

Free

“Reclaiming the Native South” Panel Discussion

MGA Arts Complex Theater 100 University Pkwy, Macon, GA, United States

This humanities discussion panel — part of Middle Georgia State University's "Reclaiming the Native South" Arts Festival — brings together three highly regarded scholars of the Native South to consider the ways Indigenous people have remained connected to their ancestral homelands. This program is supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities.

Fox Center Georgia Seminar: Atlanta’s New Deal Housing

Emory University Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry 1635 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA

Presented by the Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry at Emory University and moderated by Dr. Christina A. Crawford, this seminar will drop into New Deal Atlanta to understand the economic, political, racial, and spatial context that made the city the birthplace of American public housing. The Georgia Seminars are sponsored by Georgia Humanities. 

Free

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