African American Family History Leads to 30-year Project

In 1994, several members of the Penson family in Fayette and Coweta counties decided they wanted to start having family reunions, and as part of that effort, they assigned Merryll Penson to do the family history. At the time, Penson, now...
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By Randy Gaddo

Once upon a time during the 1960s and ‘70s, in the universe called radio, disc jockeys (DJs) were the stars. See...
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Two Athens Historic House Museums Showcase Black History

By Kimberly Davis

Historic antebellum house museums have a particular place in American history. With their house histories and fine furnishings—preserved or restored —these...
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