NewWhy Andersonville Prison Was the Worst Prisoner of War Camp of the Civil War
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Special | 7m 12s | Explore Andersonville Prison and its tragic place in the history of the Civil War. (7m 12s)
NewWhat Georgia Made and Traded in Colonial Times
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Special | 6m 23s | Explore how Georgia’s early economy shaped its agriculture, trade, and colonial history. (6m 23s)
NewThe Treaty, the Betrayal, and the Fallout: Chief William McIntosh’s Role in Indian Removal
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Special | 5m 28s | Chief William McIntosh’s choices and treaties shaped Georgia and divided the Muscogee (Creek) Nation (5m 28s)
NewThe Legislative Branch of Georgia
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Special | 7m 17s | Learn how Georgia’s General Assembly works, from committees and bills to the state budget. (7m 17s)
NewHow the Bourbon Triumvirate Shaped Georgia After Reconstruction
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Special | 7m 20s | Explore how Georgia’s Bourbon Triumvirate shaped the state after Reconstruction. (7m 20s)
NewHow the Boll Weevil and Drought Led to Hard Times in Georgia
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Special | 5m 16s | Learn how the boll weevil and drought reshaped Georgia’s farming and economy. (5m 16s)
NewHow John Lewis Helped Shape Civil Rights in America
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Special | 8m 27s | Explore how Georgia’s John Lewis helped advance civil rights and voting rights in America. (8m 27s)
NewVideo has Closed Captions
Special | 7m 14s | Henry Grady shaped the “New South” vision and Georgia’s changing identity. (7m 14s)
NewGeorgia’s Transportation Power: Connecting Goods, Services, and Jobs
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Special | 8m 22s | Georgia’s transportation systems connect people, goods, and businesses across the state and world. (8m 22s)
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Special | 5m 41s | Georgia’s five state capitals reflect the state’s changing population, politics, and growth. (5m 41s)
NewExploring the New World: Europe’s Race for Power and Wealth
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Special | 8m 25s | European exploration reshaped North America and Georgia through competition, trade, and colonization (8m 25s)
NewThe Executive Branch of Georgia
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Special | 5m 3s | Learn how Georgia’s executive branch works and how state leaders and agencies run the state. (5m 3s)
NewEstablishing the University of Georgia
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Special | 4m 8s | Learn how the University of Georgia became the nation’s first state-chartered university. (4m 8s)
NewDiverse European Groups in Georgia's Trustee Period
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Special | 5m 1s | Learn how European settlers shaped Georgia’s early economy, culture, and debates over slavery. (5m 1s)
NewThe Birth of American Government: Independence, the Articles, and the Constitution
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Special | 8m 51s | Learn how the U.S. and Georgia built stronger governments after the American Revolution. (8m 51s)
New5 Regions of Georgia: Location, Climate, and Economy Explained
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Special | 7m 40s | Discover Georgia’s five geographic regions and how they shape the state’s landscape and life. (7m 40s)
NewThe Sacred Role of Corn in Early Indigenous Life
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Special | 7m 27s | Indigenous people in Georgia made corn central to daily life, culture, and tradition. (7m 27s)
NewPersonal Money Management 101: Income, Budgeting, and Saving
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Special | 9m 45s | Learn the basics of personal finance, from budgeting and saving to debt and investing. (9m 45s)
NewPeanuts, Politics, and Peace: The Life of Jimmy Carter
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Special | 9m 39s | Jimmy Carter’s journey from small-town Georgia to the White House had a global impact. (9m 39s)
NewHow James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove Helped Establish the City of Savannah
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Special | 3m 38s | Learn how Savannah’s founding in 1733 shaped Georgia’s history and legacy. (3m 38s)
NewGeorgia’s Land Rush: Headright System, the Yazoo Land Fraud, and Land Lotteries
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Special | 7m 1s | Georgia’s land policies shaped power, conflict, and the growth of the state. (7m 1s)
NewGeorgia’s Flag and Pledge Explained: Wisdom, Justice, Moderation, and Courage
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Special | 4m 33s | Georgia’s pledge and flag tell a story of the state’s history, values, and identity. (4m 33s)
Mary Ann Rutherford Lipscomb: Educating the Future
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Special | 7m 9s | Mary Ann Rutherford Lipscomb’s life was based on the philosophy that education was the key (7m 9s)
Atlanta's Author: Celestine Sibley
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Special | 7m 21s | Celestine Sibley won several awards and served many humanitarian causes during her career (7m 21s)
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Special | 6m | Nina Anderson Pape set a standard for the education of girls in the early 20th Century. (6m)
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Special | 5m 44s | May duBignon Stiles Howard demonstrated the potential of women to be a force for change. (5m 44s)
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Special | 6m 36s | Mary Francis Hill Coley was an advocate for health care who saw no racial barriers. (6m 36s)
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Special | 6m 53s | Gone With The Wind is considered by many to be Georgia's most beloved literary work. (6m 53s)
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Special | 7m 42s | Mrs. Williams was one of the first women Presidents of the Nat'l Ass'n of Bar Executives. (7m 42s)
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Special | 6m 49s | Madeleine Anthony worked for historical preservation and the development of tourism. (6m 49s)
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Special | 6m 4s | Lillian Gordy Carter set examples with her determination to make the world a better place. (6m 4s)
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Special | 7m 10s | Leila Ross Wilburn was one of the pioneering women architects in the United States. (7m 10s)
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Special | 5m 51s | A spotlight on Julia Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts. (5m 51s)
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Special | 8m 38s | Jane Hurt Yarn's work was vital to protecting the barrier islands and marshes of Georgia. (8m 38s)
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Special | 5m 34s | The “Fighting Lady,” Helen Dortch was a champion of the environment and civil rights. (5m 34s)
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Special | 7m 16s | Born into slavery, Harriet Powers grew up to be a highly-regarded African-American quilter (7m 16s)
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Special | 7m 13s | Caroline Pafford Miller was the first Georgian to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. (7m 13s)
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Special | 4m 52s | In 1955 Anna Hunter inaugurated the Historic Savannah Foundation. (4m 52s)
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Special | 2m 39s | Sequoyah, a Cherokee Indian, created a system of writing for an unwritten language. (2m 39s)
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Special | 6m 5s | The Judicial Branch and courts system of Georgia work to interpret and apply the law. (6m 5s)
Rebecca Latimer Felton, A Georgia Biography
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Special | 3m | The first woman to serve as a United States Senator was from Georgia. (3m)
John Ross, A Georgia Biography
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Special | 3m | From 1828 to 1860, the Cherokee people were led by remarkable Native American, John Ross. (3m)
Thomas Watson, A Georgia Biography
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Special | 3m 26s | Thomas Watson was an early champion of poor farmers in the shambles after the Civil War. (3m 26s)
Georgia and the US Constitution
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Special | 5m 4s | By 1789, Georgia had a Constitution of its own and the U.S. Constitution had been ratified (5m 4s)
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Special | 3m 48s | The executive branch is the largest of Georgia’s three branches of state government. (3m 48s)
Abraham Baldwin, A Georgia Biography
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Special | 3m 37s | State legislator, Confederation Congress, U.S. House & Senate, signer of U.S. Constitution (3m 37s)
The Story of Chief William McIntosh
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Special | 3m 31s | Living in two worlds and pleasing the inhabitants of both is not an easy task. (3m 31s)
Mary Musgrove, A Georgia Biography
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Special | 3m 2s | A brief profile of Mary Musgrove, known as Coosaponakeesa by the Creek Indians. (3m 2s)
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Special | 5m 56s | The legislative process in Georgia state government. (5m 56s)
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Special | 17m 13s | The Immortal 600 is a story which is sometimes overlooked in the history of the Civil War. (17m 13s)
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