Confederate Hall Stone Mountain Park
Confederate Hall Stone Mountain Park..Confederate Hall has over 5,400 square feet of interactive exhibit space, multiple state-of-the-art classrooms, a theater and offices for the Stone Mountain Memorial Association.
The focus of Confederate Hall, located at the base of the walk-up trail, is to educate Park guests and local students about the fascinating geology and ecology of Stone Mountain. Visitors can explore the gallery, experiencing everything from interactive science exhibits to the life-size cave with a video about the origin of the mountain. Guests can also view the educational documentary “The Battle for Georgia – a History of the Civil War in Georgia,” which has been updated to a large screen video format in the new Confederate Hall Theater. The 25 minute film is narrated by Hal Holbrook and features hundreds of archival photographic images and reenactment footage from the Civil War. In addition, guests can learn how the Confederate Memorial carving came to be by viewing the 11-minute feature film The Men Who Carved the Mountain.
Stone Mountain Park Hike Lake Trails
2016 Fall Stone Mountain Park Hike Lake Trails.Stone Mountain Park features 15 miles of hiking and walking trails, including the 1 mile trail to the top of the mountain which starts at the Confederate Hall Historical & Environmental Education Center...Cherokee Loop Trail.. Music By DOCTOR VOX - Frontier.. Great Trails. Outside Atlanta Ga....Final Cut Pro
ATLANTA STAYCATION | STONE MOUNTAIN PARK | PART 3 LASER SHOW
During our Atlanta staycation, we visited Stone Mountain Park. Part 3 we saw the laser show at Stone Mountain Park. After hiking the mountain on the walk-up trail and visiting Confederate Hall Historical & Environmental Education Center, we went to the Children's Playground, 100-year-old bridge, grist mill and Carillon. After a crazy expensive dinner at the Marketplace, we saw the amazing laser show. Dan and I saw it often as kids and this is the first time we took all the kids. It was great to see some parts of the laser show we remember from childhood. They also introduced a lot of new elements. We especially liked the flames and recognition of armed forces. If you get the chance, you should go see the laser show at Stone Mountain Park.
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ATLANTA STAYCATION | STONE MOUNTAIN PARK | PART 2 | EXPLORING THE PARK
During our Atlanta staycation, we visited Stone Mountain Park. Part 2 we explore the free activities at Stone Mountain Park. After hiking the mountain on the walk-up trail and visiting Confederate Hall Historical & Environmental Education Center, we went to the Children's Playground. The playground is awesome. Lots of fun unique equipment for climbing. Then we saw a 100-year-old bridge and grist mill. There were some beautiful spots to take pictures. Next, we visited the Carillon. Unfortunately, there weren't any concerts, but it is a unique instrument with lots of history and a short scenic walk to view it. Ending this video is dinner at the Marketplace. The prices are like those at an amusement park. Expensive! Plan on $15 or more per person. In our next video check out the laser show!
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Arabia Mountain Monadnock Madness Triple Hike
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Saturday, March 2nd was mild and partly cloudy – the perfect weather for the first triple hike of Monadnock Madness 2019. Participants scaled Stone, Arabia and Panola Mountains over the course of the day, enjoying guided hikes from experienced rangers and guides at the three parks (Stone Mountain Park, Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve and Panola Mountain State Park). Thanks to everyone who came out and joined the hike!
There were four more triple hikes during the month of March (two per day on March 16th and 30th).
Monadnock Madness – our annual celebration of Georgia’s granite giants, Arabia, Panola and Stone Mountains – is in full swing. Continuing throughout the month of March, Monadnock Madness encompasses over 40 different events at all three mountains. One of our favorite parts of these annual festivities is the Triple Hike Challenge. During the Challenge, hikers summit all three monadnocks (sometimes in a single day). Some people participate in guided triple hikes, but you don’t have to. Hike As You Like lets you complete that challenge on your own time and on your own schedule.
First, pick up a passport from rangers at one of the three parks. Passports can be found at the Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Center, Panola Mountain State Park Nature Center, or at the Confederate Hall Historical and Environmental Education Center at Stone Mountain Park. You can also download and print a passport online. Now it’s time to get out on the trails.the beautiful sky at Arabia Mountain
There are dozens of events you can join at the three parks throughout the month. From Mountaintop Yoga to Nature Photography Workshops to sunset kayaking to tree climbing, there are a plethora of ways to get involved and get outside. Or, if you enjoy solitude in the outdoors, you can take your own hike at each location. Just make sure to get your passport stamped before you leave each park.
Once you have hiked all three mountains – and received your final passport stamp – talk to park rangers to get your souvenir. If you want to keep exploring, check out this year’s Geocaching Challenge. Geocaching is another way to discover parts of the National Heritage Area that you wouldn’t know about otherwise.
These monadnocks (the granite outcrops that dot the Georgia piedmont) host incredible wildlife and landscapes that you can enjoy throughout the year. From vibrant red diamorpha to thrilling landscapes, Monadnock Madness is just a taste of the broader wonder of the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area.
About Arabia Alliance
The Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance is dedicated to protecting, connecting and sharing the unique history, rich culture and engaging landscapes of the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area (AMNHA) for the benefit and enjoyment of all. The staff and volunteer board of the Arabia Alliance work with partners across the AMNHA to ensure that everyone can benefit from the cultural and natural resources of the National Heritage Area. For more information, visit arabiaalliance.org.
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Modern display of the Confederate flag | Wikipedia audio article
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Modern display of the Confederate flag
00:01:30 1 Background
00:01:56 2 The vernacular Confederate flag
00:03:31 3 Revival and controversy
00:04:55 3.1 Unofficial military use
00:06:08 3.2 Political groups
00:09:27 3.3 Religious groups
00:09:49 3.4 Public opinion (2011-2017)
00:11:51 3.5 Historical and modern meaning
00:13:53 3.6 Popularity outside the southern U.S.
00:14:12 3.6.1 Pacific Northwest
00:15:39 3.6.2 At European far-right events
00:16:11 3.6.3 Southern pride in Italy's football stadiums
00:17:55 3.7 In film and television
00:18:18 3.8 Use by musicians
00:19:11 3.9 University of Mississippi statue
00:20:27 3.10 House bill banning flag at VA cemeteries
00:21:31 3.11 Six Flags Over Texas
00:22:09 3.12 Display at American University
00:22:36 3.13 Silent Sam controversy (North Carolina)
00:22:57 4 Official usage in southern U.S. states
00:24:10 4.1 State flags
00:24:18 4.1.1 Alabama
00:26:13 4.1.2 Arkansas
00:26:39 4.1.3 Florida
00:27:11 4.1.4 Georgia
00:28:22 4.1.5 Mississippi
00:29:40 4.1.6 North Carolina
00:30:05 4.2 State symbol
00:30:48 4.3 State seals
00:32:17 4.4 Vehicle license plates
00:34:01 4.5 Display at South Carolina State Capitol
00:38:11 5 Reactions to 2015 Charleston church shooting
00:40:23 5.1 Removal from South Carolina State Capitol
00:45:56 5.2 Retailer bans
00:48:33 5.3 NASCAR
00:49:45 5.4 Washington National Cathedral
00:50:44 6 Trump rallies
00:52:13 7 Display in South Carolina vandalized
00:53:02 8 See also
00:53:37 9 Further reading
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The display of flags used by and associated with the Confederate States of America (1861–1865) has continued, with a long interruption, into the present day, with the Southern cross used in the battle flag of General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia gaining the most popular recognition as a modern symbol of the Confederacy, and by extension, the Southern United States in general. Such displays have been made for a variety of reasons, with Southern heritage, states' rights, and historical commemoration among the stated reasons for particular uses. Displaying the flag has long been controversial in the United States, due to the flag's longstanding associations with racism, slavery, segregation, white supremacy, and treason. Many Southerners associate the Confederate battle flag with pride in their heritage and traditions, but for most outsiders it is impossible to separate the flag from its association with the defense of slavery and racial bias.
Despite the common belief that the Confederate flag has remained in uninterrupted use since the end of the American Civil War, its use was mostly limited to historical films, like Gone with the Wind (1939). Its revival in the 1950s and 1960s came about because of the American Civil War Centennial, but was also used to show opposition to the
Civil Rights Movement, starting with Senator Strom Thurmond's Dixiecrats in 1948. Racism played a major role in its renewed popularity.
Founders' Day / ODK Convocation 2015 with James C. Cobb
James C. Cobb, award-winning author, historian of the American South and University of Georgia professor is the featured speaker at Washington and Lee University's Founders Day-Omicron Delta Kappa Convocation on Jan. 19, 5 p.m., at Wilson Concert Hall in the Lenfest Center for the Arts. Cobb speaks on the topic, Would the Past Be Better Off Dead? a reference to a famous line from the works of Southern author William Faulkner suggesting how bruised and battered the South's troublesome past has become from constant skirmishing about its content, meaning and how it should be represented today. The address precedes the induction of 23 undergraduates, nine law students and four honorary initiates into membership in Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership honor society for college students, faculty, staff and administrators founded in 1914 at Washington and Lee. The University Singers also perform.
Athens, Georgia
Athens (formally known as Athens-Clarke County) is a consolidated city–county in the U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former city of Athens proper (the county seat) and Clarke County. The University of Georgia, the state's flagship public research university, is located in this college town, and contributed to its initial growth. In 1991, after a vote the preceding year, the original city abandoned its charter to form a unified government with Clarke County, referred to collectively as Athens-Clarke County. As of the 2010 census, the consolidated city-county (including all of Athens-Clarke County except Winterville and a portion of Bogart) had a total population of 115,452; all of Clarke County had a population of 116,714. Athens is the fifth largest city in Georgia, and the principal city of the Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a population of 192,541 as of the 2010 census. Athens-Clarke County has the smallest geographical area of a county in Georgia.
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Colonial history of the United States | Wikipedia audio article
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The colonial history of the United States covers the history of European colonization of the Americas from the start of colonization in the early 16th century until their incorporation into the United States of America. In the late 16th century, England, France, Spain, and the Netherlands launched major colonization programs in eastern North America. Small early attempts sometimes disappeared, such as the English Lost Colony of Roanoke. Everywhere, the death rate was very high among the first arrivals. Nevertheless, successful colonies were established within several decades.
European settlers came from a variety of social and religious groups, including adventurers, soldiers, farmers, indentured servants, tradesmen, and a few from the aristocracy. Settlers traveling to the continent included the Dutch of New Netherland, the Swedes and Finns of New Sweden, the English Quakers of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English Puritans of New England, the English settlers of Jamestown, Virginia, the English Catholics and Protestant nonconformists of the Province of Maryland, the worthy poor of the Province of Georgia, the Germans who settled the mid-Atlantic colonies, and the Ulster Scots people of the Appalachian Mountains. These groups all became part of the United States when it gained its independence in 1776. Russian America and parts of New France and New Spain were also incorporated into the United States at various points. The diverse groups from these various regions built colonies of distinctive social, religious, political, and economic style.
Over time, non-British colonies East of the Mississippi River were taken over and most of the inhabitants were assimilated. In Nova Scotia, however, the British expelled the French Acadians, and many relocated to Louisiana. No major civil wars occurred in the thirteen colonies. The two chief armed rebellions were short-lived failures in Virginia in 1676 and in New York in 1689–91. Some of the colonies developed legalized systems of slavery, centered largely around the Atlantic slave trade. Wars were recurrent between the French and the British during the French and Indian Wars. By 1760, France was defeated and its colonies were seized by Britain.
On the eastern seaboard, the four distinct English regions were New England, the Middle Colonies, the Chesapeake Bay Colonies (Upper South), and the Southern Colonies (Lower South). Some historians add a fifth region of the Frontier, which was never separately organized. By the time that European settlers arrived around 1600–1650, a significant percentage of the Indians living in the eastern region had been ravaged by disease, possibly introduced to them decades before by explorers and sailors (although no conclusive cause has ever been established).
Pierre Howard, Reflections on Georgia Politics
ROGP 090. Pierre Howard interviewed by Bob Short, November 16, 2009.
Pierre Howard was elected to the Georgia Senate as a Democrat in 1972. He continued to be reelected until 1988. In 1974, Governor George Busbee appointed him assistant floor leader of the senate, a position he held for eight years. Howard proposed numerous acts of legislation, including the Community Care Act. Governor Zell Miller appointed him chairman of the Senate Human Resources Committee. He served there for sixteen years. In 1990, Howard was elected lieutenant governor, and served under Governor Miller for two terms. Roy Barnes appointed him to the Board of the Natural Resources Committee, which he chaired for three years. Howard discusses his relationship with political colleagues in the Georgia legislature, his family's history in public service, and several campaigns he worked on.
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Lowndes at Roswell, 2015
Welcome to Year 5 and Week one of Football Fridays in Georgia 2015. We're at Roswell High for the match-up between Lowndes and Roswell.
Rusty Paul, Reflections on Georgia Politics
Rusty Paul grew up the Birmingham, Alabama, area during the 1950s and 60s. He has worked in journalism as a newspaper and radio reporter, chaired the Republican Party in Georgia, and served as a state senator in the Georgia General Assembly. In this interview, Paul discusses his childhood and early interest in politics growing up in segregated Birmingham, as well as his varied career. He gives an overview of his work as Georgia Chair of the Republican Party, Georgia senator, and city councilman in Stone Mountain and Sandy Springs. Other topics include the decision to change the Georgia state flag and the rise of the Republican Party.
Georgia Aquarium
The Georgia Aquarium is a public aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It houses tens of thousands of animals, representing several hundred species, all of which reside in 10 million US gallons of marine and fresh water, and is the largest aquarium in the western hemisphere. It was the largest aquarium in the entire world from its opening in 2005 until 2012, when it was surpassed by Marine Life Park in Singapore.
Businessman Bernard Marcus credits his 60th birthday dinner, held at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, with inspiring him to build a great aquarium for Atlanta; his subsequent $250 million donation provided the bulk of the money needed to build and stock the new facility.
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Irish Americans | Wikipedia audio article
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Irish Americans
00:00:47 1 Irish immigration to the United States
00:00:58 1.1 17th to mid-19th century
00:05:21 1.1.1 Irish in the South
00:08:46 1.2 Mid-19th century and later
00:11:14 1.2.1 Civil War through early 20th century
00:18:37 1.2.2 Language
00:21:08 1.3 Occupations
00:25:05 1.3.1 Local government
00:26:14 1.3.2 Police
00:27:34 1.3.3 Teachers
00:28:57 1.3.4 Nuns
00:30:13 2 Religion
00:31:24 2.1 Irish Catholic and Irish Protestant relations
00:35:11 2.2 Catholics
00:40:46 2.3 Protestants
00:41:49 2.3.1 Presbyterians
00:44:58 2.3.2 Methodists
00:45:54 3 Discrimination
00:48:37 3.1 Stereotypes
00:52:06 4 Sense of heritage
00:54:27 4.1 Cities
00:59:19 5 Notable people
00:59:28 5.1 In politics and government
01:03:00 5.2 Political leanings
01:08:52 5.2.1 American presidents with Irish ancestry
01:17:10 5.2.1.1 Vice Presidents of Irish descent
01:17:48 5.2.1.2 Other presidents of Irish descent
01:18:05 5.2.2 Irish-American Justices of the Supreme Court
01:18:41 6 Contributions to American culture
01:24:28 7 Sports
01:25:26 7.1 Baseball
01:27:02 7.2 Gaelic sports
01:27:28 8 Entertainment
01:28:42 9 Irish-American communities
01:29:56 10 See also
01:30:50 11 Notes
01:30:58 12 Other sources
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Irish Americans (Irish: Gael-Mheiriceánaigh) are an ethnic group comprising Americans who have full or partial ancestry from Ireland, especially those who identify with that ancestry, along with their cultural characteristics. About 33 million Americans — 10.5% of the total population — reported Irish ancestry in the 2013 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. This compares with a population of 6.7 million on the island of Ireland. Three million people separately identified as Scotch-Irish, whose ancestors were Ulster Scots and Anglo-Irish Protestant Dissenters who emigrated from Ireland to the United States. However, whether the Scotch-Irish should be considered Irish is disputed.
Durham City Council Apr 16, 2018
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Moment of Silent Meditation starts at 2:35
Pledge of Allegiance starts at 2:55
Roll Call starts at 3:33
NCCU Men’s Basketball Team Recognition starts at 5:02
Presentation by Spring Valley Elementary School Students starts at 14:30
Neighborhood Spotlight Recipient – Recognition of Lisa Richmond starts at 20:50
Sunday Supper Durham Day Proclamation starts at 22:42
Priority Items by the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk starts at 27:02
Consent Agenda starts at 28:28
Announcements by Council starts at 30:38
Statement by the Durham City Council on International Police Exchanges starts at 49:49
21. Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment, Design District Streetscape Alternative starts at 3:18:13
22. Zoning Map Change for Lumley Road Assemblage starts at 3:23:33
23. Consolidated Land Use Item for 410 Crutchfield Street starts at 3:29:36
24. Consolidated Item for 3718 North Roxboro Street starts at 3:51:27
25. Consolidated Annexation Item for 3404 Page Road starts at 3:59:36
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Kentucky | Wikipedia audio article
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Kentucky
00:01:24 1 Etymology
00:02:31 2 Geography
00:04:25 2.1 Regions
00:05:19 2.2 Climate
00:08:31 2.2.1 Natural disasters
00:08:39 2.3 Lakes and rivers
00:09:57 2.4 Natural environment and conservation
00:11:24 2.5 Natural attractions
00:13:13 3 History
00:16:56 3.1 19th century
00:19:02 3.2 20th century
00:20:05 4 Law and government
00:21:21 4.1 Executive branch
00:22:44 4.2 Legislative branch
00:23:26 4.3 Judicial branch
00:24:10 4.4 Federal representation
00:24:59 4.5 Law
00:27:33 4.6 Politics
00:30:01 5 Demographics
00:31:59 5.1 Race and ancestry
00:35:08 5.2 Language
00:36:06 5.3 Religion
00:39:47 6 Economy
00:43:59 6.1 Taxation
00:45:44 6.2 Government-promoted slogans
00:47:07 7 Transportation
00:47:16 7.1 Roads
00:48:25 7.2 Rails
00:50:27 7.3 Air
00:52:02 7.4 Water
00:53:15 8 Subdivisions and settlements
00:53:25 8.1 Counties
00:54:12 8.2 Consolidated city-county governments
00:55:09 8.3 Major cities
01:00:26 9 Education
01:03:26 10 Media
01:03:35 11 Culture
01:08:18 11.1 Music
01:11:47 11.2 Literature
01:13:17 11.3 Cuisine
01:14:12 11.4 Sports
01:18:04 11.5 State symbols
01:18:13 11.6 Official state places and events
01:18:30 11.7 Kentucky colonel
01:19:03 12 Gallery
01:19:11 13 See also
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Kentucky ( (listen) kən-TUK-ee), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the State of Kentucky in the law creating it, Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State, a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky, which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.
Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, moonshine, coal, the My Old Kentucky Home historic national park, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
History of women in the United States | Wikipedia audio article
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This is a piece on history of women in the United States since 1776, and of the Thirteen Colonies before that. The study of women's history has been a major scholarly and popular field, with many scholarly books and articles, museum exhibits, and courses in schools and universities. The roles of women were long ignored in textbooks and popular histories. By the 1960s, women were being presented as successful as male roles. An early feminist approach underscored their victimization and inferior status at the hands of men. In the 21st century writers have emphasized the distinctive strengths displayed inside the community of women, with special concern for minorities among women.
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Kentucky ( (listen) kən-TUK-ee), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the State of Kentucky in the law creating it, Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State, a nickname based on the bluegrass found in many of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky, which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River.
Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, moonshine, coal, the My Old Kentucky Home historic national park, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music, college basketball, and Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Connecting American Indian & Federal Libraries: Native American Research & Resources
Presentations on the American Indian Library Initiative (AILI) of FEDLINK, the Federal Library and Information Network. AILI identifies and establishes federal networks of value to American Indian libraries. These include preservation, digitization, cataloging, reference services, event and training opportunities on core information services and access to existing federal resources in legal and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) knowledge collections.
The program featured a panel of American Indian historians and cultural experts discussing federal and regional history and culture. The program concluded with a demonstration of the Indigenous Tribal Law Project, a free, online resource created to make tribal law more accessible and findable by providing comprehensive listings of tribes, tribal websites and online primary source materials.
Speaker Biography: Joseph Genetin-Pilawa is assistant professor of history at George Mason University and former Kluge Scholar at the Library of Congress.
Speaker Biography: Gabrielle Tayac is a member of the Piscataway Indian Nation and a historian at the National Museum of the American Indian.
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