Digital Storytelling

A 30-minute documentary film produced by Atlanta History Center that explores the history of the monument from all angles, including the origin of the carving, the complicated relationships between the carving and contemporaneous historical events, and the key players who worked for its completion. The film is meant to inspire deeper learning and constructive conversations about this monument and what it represents to many different people.

1912: The Forsyth County Expulsion and Its Aftermath tells the story of the expulsion of more than 1,000 Black residents from Forsyth County, Georgia and its lasting impact on the families affected. Through an award-winning podcast produced by Atlanta History Center and distributed by WABE, interactive maps, digital exhibits and articles, we explore how a combination of popular myth and generations of displacement contributed to the attempted erasure of an entire Black community.

Founded in 1985, Atlanta-based Ichiban Records played a pivotal role in shaping Southern hip-hop, nurturing iconic artists, and fostering a distinctive sound. The label, led by visionary John Abbey, was a crucible for talent like MC Shy-D and Kilo. Despite challenges, including a risky partnership with EMI and internal issues, Ichiban’s impact on the music industry, especially in nurturing local talent and promoting diversity, is undeniable. The story is a compelling narrative of ambition, innovation and the complexities of the music business.

Cemetery ghosts, death omens, haunted houses – oral tradition is full of stories that scare and delight in equal measure, especially in the American South.  Our John Burrison Georgia Folklore Archive is a collection of oral histories taken in the 1960s and 1970s  of Georgia Residents, covering everything from how to make a birdhouse out of gourds to what it was like to be a Black teenager during Reconstruction. Because the archive was focused on folklore, many of the stories Burrison and his students recorded feature ghosts, superstitions, and other spooky tales.

A pink pig and a renegade cow. A movie prop and a Coke bottle. A Pulitzer Prize–winning book and a Nobel Prize–winning icon. How do you tell the story of Atlanta in 50 objects?

Atlanta History Center records, preserves, and makes accessible the stories of men and women who did serve as well as the civilians who supported them. Their stories allow future generations to hear directly from those who lived through our nation’s conflicts to better appreciate the realities and the sacrifices of war.