Sports and Entertainment

Kenan Research Center collections document a wide range of historical themes and topics about the history of the Atlanta region.

Muhammad Ali’s 1970 comeback fight in Atlanta against Jerry Quarry at the Atlanta Municipal Auditorium on October 26, 1970, is often relegated to the footnotes of Ali’s legacy despite its crucial role in the growth of Atlanta and the rebirth of his boxing career.

In 2021, the Atlanta History Center was awarded the Basic Preservation Grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation to preserve and make available four Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce films spanning from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. The films document Atlanta’s shifting landscape resulting from economic population growth during the mid-20th century, as well as the impact of Atlanta’s first professional soccer team.

Olympic Venue Tour stop six: Ocoee Whitewater Center | Polk County, Tennessee

Olympic Venue Tour stop five: Atlanta’s Olympic Cauldron

Olympic Venue Tour stop four: Stegemen Coliseum | Athens, Georgia

Olympic Venue Tour stop three: Lake Lanier Olympic Park | Gainesville, Georgia

Olympic Venue Tour stop two: Wassaw Sound | Savannah, Georgia

Olympic Venue Tour stop one: Golden Park | Columbus, Georgia

Olympic Venue Tour stop five: Stone Mountain Velodrome and Archery Range

Olympic Venue Tour stop four: Stone Mountain Tennis Center

Olympic Venue Tour stop three: Georgia International Horse Park

Olympic Venue Tour stop two: Atlanta Beach

Olympic Venue Tour stop one: Wolf Creek Shooting Complex