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Olympic Games in Stegeman
Several Olympic games were played throughout Athens Georgia during the 1996 Olympics, some of which took place inside of Stegeman Coliseum. The two images presented illustrate both the visual transformation of the exterior of Stegman, as well as…
Olympic Games in Sanford
Sanford Stadium was another Athens Olympic site which held the men and womens soccer tournaments. These items illustrate fans cheering on the United States teams during the tournament, as well as the women’s finals in which the US team took home the…
"Palaces on Pluto" (Andrew Joron)
Poem written by Andrew Joron, 1986
The Centennial Olympic Park Bombing
At 1:25 am on July 27, 1996 during a concert in Centennial Olympic Park, a homemade pipe bomb was detonated, killing two people and causing 111 injuries. One of the attached photos depicts the damage done by the bomb and the aftermath of the…
Hairy Dawg and Izzy
When Olympic soccer, volleyball, and gymnastics came to Athens, Ga, the mascots of both the University of Georgia and the Olympic mascot Izzy posed for a photograph to show the cooperation between the two organizations.
Angry Letter Addressed to William Tate Regarding His Support of the Integration Process at the University of Georgia
This letter, which is anonymous, attacks Tate's admission of two African American students into the University of Georgia. Furthermore, the author compares Tate's actions to those of Judas', while arguing that Tate is an operative for the N.A.A.C.P.…
School Crisis 1961
The resource juxtaposes the laws related to segregation from both the Georgia Constitution and the United States Constitution. By contrasting the two, the source reveals the inconsistencies between the two constitutions in the area of school…
Judge's Order To Get Appeal
The resource, an article from the University of Georgia’s Red and Black newspaper, discusses the legal steps of appeal for readmitting the first African American students into the University of Georgia after their suspension. The two students, Hunter…
Economic Impact of MARTA
A research investigation was conducted by the The Carl Vinson Institute of Government, a research institute at the University of Georgia, which evaluated expected Economic Impact of the Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) from 2001-2055.…