ATLANTA — The Georgia Archives and the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society’s Metro Atlanta Chapter will present the African American History and Genealogy Event Feb. 2-4. The three-day event will focus on the topic of African Americans in Georgia, with a focus on education, history and genealogy.
On Feb. 2, the event will feature speakers discussing African American education in Georgia.
From 9:30-10:30 a.m. Collection Archivist Tamika Strong will present “Road to Desegregation: An Overview to Georgia’s Response.” Strong will provide an overview of the information gathered and presented in a series of workshops and presentations over the last year as a part of a National Endowment of the Arts Grant awarded to the Georgia Archives for its “Georgia’s Response to Desegregation” programming.
From 10:45-11:45 a.m. Madelyn Nix…
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