Atlanta

Negrophobia Bauerlein’s Negrophobia was solely based amongst restrictive laws set in place against the African American community during this era and how the effects of false media against African Americans led to the slaughter in the streets of downtown Atlanta. Bauerlein discussed how well-off, or “elite” African Americans relied on the beliefs of colorism to keep them safe from the harm of the riots,as well as their social and economic classes would be seen as respectable in the eyes of…

Back in the day, not many people can say that they were born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and a not Grady baby, Priscilla Davenport was born at Hugh Spalding Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, and she is a proud product of Atlanta Public School system. She graduated from Joseph Charles Murphy High School in Atlanta. As she tried to follow her educational dreams, she attended DeKalb College and West Georgia College, which led her in pursuing a career in banking. As time moved on, she found her…

First Major Vacation Atlanta, Georgia, a big Southern state. There are many great things to do and see in Atlanta. The weather is great all the time. I recommend going to Atlanta because of the great experiences. If you visit the right places you will have the time of your life. My family that went with made it fun. My dad, uncle Tom, aunt Shellie, and cousin Tanner. We had a lot of fun. Let me tell you why I had the time of my life. I woke up at 4:00 in the morning on December 28, 2014, to…

Walkscore.com says, “The 141 cities with a population of 200,000 or greater have an average Walk Score of 49”. Atlanta and Houston’s walk, transit, and bike scores all fall within the same range from the high 30’s to high 40’s. I agree with this score because most people in these cities choose to drive their personal cars, or take Uber before relying on transit, walking or biking as a means of transportation. The main reason for this is because the time it takes to ride transit (i.e. MARTA) is…

Week 7 Typology and Morphology: Koolhaas: Manhattanism vs Atlanta Questions: In what way do contradictions of cities like Atlanta and Manhattan enhance our experience of the city? How does the morphology of a grid layout impact the movement of people, and how does that impact the experience of the urbanism? In Rem Koolhaas’ Delirious New York, he engages the readers through his review and criticism of modern urbanism and architecture. He explores the city of Manhattan as an urban…

In forensic science, there are multiple things that can point someone as a criminal. In the case of Wayne Williams and the Atlanta Child Murders, hair and fibers were used to convict Wayne Williams. A single hair can contain multiple things that can point a individual to a crime. Hair has certain characteristics that can pinpoint to whom the hair belongs to. Hair of a human will be much thinner compared to animal hair. Hair that is curly or darkly pigmented can be of a African American being.…

killed a Bengal tiger on Wednesday after it escaped from a truck and wandered along a major interstate near Atlanta, frightening residents of a nearby subdivision. Feld Entertainment spokesman Stephen Payne said Suzy, a 6-year-old Bengal tiger that had once performed in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, somehow got loose when the truck hauling 14 big cats stopped south of Atlanta on its way from Florida to Tennessee. "We stopped in Georgia to feed and water the cats and for a…

the African American women. The beginning of Joy to my Freedom elaborated on the close history of African American women in the city of Atlanta. In the first chapter Hunter emphasizes the impact of Civil War on the slaves who disobeyed and acted out during their laboring which resulted in the abolition of slavery. Many people who were former slaves moved to Atlanta and…

Sherman’s March to the Sea I was born on October 5, 1845, in Atlanta, Georgia, and have lived there ever since. On December 11, 1864, my life ended tragically. The Civil War has changed my life for the worst. It all started with Atlanta being shattered. That was when everything in Georgia started falling apart. Atlanta had everything: it was a railroad hub, it had factories, foundries, and warehouses that kept the army equipped with food and weapons. But sadly it got demolished by the Union.…

The Traits of John Griffin You can never know grasp what a person had gone through unless you walk in their shoes. The book Black like Me is a journal enters that was written by a man named John Howard Griffin. Griffin was a white journalist who dealt with how blacks were treated. He did not fully grasp how life was for the blacks. He decided to become a black man and go in to the Deep South, so he could understand what black life is really like. Throughout the journal he was curious, hopeless…