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Atlanta is one of the most culturally & historically rich cities in the United States. From it's impact on civil rights history to it's present day dominance over Hip Hop, Atlanta's influence is felt. In this episode of Streets by VICE, we'll be traveling along Ponce de Leon Ave.
From a city of humble beginnings as a station on the Western and Atlantic Railroad lines, to its current booming economy and continued resurgence as an African American business thoroughfare, Atlanta is an American city like no other. African American Studies Historian Professor, Maurice Hobson, Ph.D.
As part of its Amending America initiative, the National Archives and Records Administration presents a National Conversation on Civil Rights and Individual Freedom in partnership with the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 20-21, 2016.
African American Studies Historian Professor, Maurice Hobson, Ph.D. visited the historic Paschal's Restaurant to meet with Mr. Eby Marshall Slack, the only surviving member of the Paschal's original staff. In true southern fashion, Professor Hobson and Mr. Slack sat down for brunch to discuss the origins of the restaurant/motor hotel, its involvement and impact on the civil rights movement, the Paschal Brothers lasting legacy and the soul food...
African American Studies Historian Professor, Maurice Hobson, Ph.D. visited the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History in Atlanta, Georgia, where he met with senior librarian Gloria J. Mims to discuss the history and legacy of Mrs. Evelyn J. Frazier and Frazier's Café Society.
African American Studies Historian Professor, Maurice Hobson, Ph.D. visited the historic Mary Mac's Tea Room in Atlanta, Georgia to meet with long-time servers Evelyn and Martha. Childhood friends and natives of Crawfordville, Georgia, Ms. Evelyn and Ms. Martha have been at Mary Mac's for over 40 years, working their way from the kitchen, to the front of the house, becoming some of the first African American servers in the restaurant's history.