Archive Atlanta
A weekly history podcast sharing stories about the people, places and events that shaped the city of Atlanta.
A weekly history podcast sharing stories about the people, places and events that shaped the city of Atlanta.
Episodes

Oct 11, 2019
The Klan
Oct 11, 2019
Oct 11, 2019
16 min
This week, we’re covering a darker period in Atlanta’s history - the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan reigned terror throughout the United States, first in the period immediately after the Civil War and then again in the first decade of the new century. You will be blown away at how many homes, buildings, places and names in this city have ties to the organization.
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Oct 11, 2019
16 min

Oct 4, 2019
The Temple
Oct 4, 2019
Oct 4, 2019
15 min
Did you know The Temple is the oldest synagogue? Starting off in rented halls with a borrowed Torah, it was during the first Jewish wedding in 1876, that the Rabbi calls for a formal congregation. They would see two world wars, the lynching of Leo Frank, the resurgence of the KKK, the Civil Rights movement and the infamous bombing that took out a 16-foot hole in their place of worship.
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Oct 4, 2019
15 min

Sep 27, 2019
Buckhead
Sep 27, 2019
Sep 27, 2019
18 min
The boundaries of Buckhead cover an enormous area, so this week I've tried to stick to the early and general history of this well-known neighborhood. Listen to learn about how both Peachtree Road and Buckhead got their names, the oldest church, forgotten burials, erased neighborhoods and why Mayor Hartsfield pushed for annexation.
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Sep 27, 2019
18 min

Sep 20, 2019
Bonus Mini: First Public Execution
Sep 20, 2019
Sep 20, 2019
8 min
This week were doing things a little different. I'm giving you a chance to hear one of my Patreon-exclusive mini-episodes about Atlanta's first public execution.
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Sep 20, 2019
8 min

Sep 13, 2019
Boxing + Tiger Flowers
Sep 13, 2019
Sep 13, 2019
16 min
From John Sullivan's visit to Atlanta in 1883 for a “scientific sparring exhibition” his second visit in 1893 and the governor sending the Volunteer Militia to chase out a boxing match in 1894...Atlanta has had a complicated relationship with boxing. This week, I am covering the places to watch a bout, who was putting on the show, how the Johnson-Jeffries fight affected Atlanta and I'll introduce you to Tiger Flowers, Atlanta's boxing legend.
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Sep 13, 2019
16 min

Sep 6, 2019
African American Newspapers
Sep 6, 2019
Sep 6, 2019
18 min
This week, we have a story about African American newspapers, but it’s so much more than paper and words. Behind each publication was a man with an agenda, with strong beliefs and usually a strong personality. By learning about black newspapers, we can learn about fascinating Atlantans. Throw in stories of editors being run out of the city and unsolved murders, and this is an episode you don’t want to miss.
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Sep 6, 2019
18 min

Aug 30, 2019
Carnegie Libraries
Aug 30, 2019
Aug 30, 2019
18 min
This week, I get to talk about my favorite thing in the whole world - books. Well, technically it’s about where we keep books...but it’s also a story of gender, power, race and access to information. Before the age of technology and the internet, books represented knowledge, and knowledge is power. Keeping that power away from people has been a tool used by the ruling party since the dawn of time. Libraries are a physical link to that power struggle and help us tell the story.
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Carnegie Library Atlanta: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?q=Photograph:%20ga0119&fi=number&op=PHRASE&va=exact&co%20=hh&st=gallery&sg%20=%20true
Atlanta University Carnegie Library: https://hbcudigitallibrary.auctr.edu/digital/collection/rwwl/id/88
Aug 30, 2019
18 min

Aug 23, 2019
Whittier Mill Village
Aug 23, 2019
Aug 23, 2019
20 min
If I gave you two words - Atlanta and mill town - and asked you the first thing that came to mind, I expect for most people it would be Cabbagetown. This week, I’m going to tell you about Atlanta’s other mill town. Tucked away at the edge of the city limits, on the banks of the Chattahoochee River. This is a story of Northern business, women in power, southern labor and how preservation can give us insights into life over a century ago.
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Aug 23, 2019
20 min

Aug 16, 2019
Motorcycle Racing
Aug 16, 2019
Aug 16, 2019
18 min
This week, I’m telling a love story - the love of two wheels with a motor, the love for risk and fear and the love that Atlantans had watching these men and their machines. It's a story of tracks, velodromes, motordromes and speedways, and the events that happened at these places.
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Aug 16, 2019
18 min

Aug 9, 2019
East Lake + Bobby Jones
Aug 9, 2019
Aug 9, 2019
15 min
This week, we have a story about wealth and leisure, amateurs and professionals and how a popular game in the South came about and the iconic place it was played.
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Aug 9, 2019
15 min





