Lucy Abell

Party with the Past is a program series that travels to historic sites around the city. On Wednesday, September 18^th, we head to Concordia Hall in Downtown Atlanta. This event features a temporary exhibit that dives into the history of the rest of the neighborhood, walking tours, and more.

In the decades between the end of Reconstruction and the beginning of Jim Crow, Black men in the South could still hold political positions and power. One such politician was Henry Allen Rucker, whose work as Collector of Internal Revenue helped to inspire his daughter’s work as an anti-segregation and voting rights activist. This article tells their story.

As part of our Civic Season programming, we break down the origins and cultural significance of the regional divides in barbecue.

In advance of our upcoming Party with the Past centered on Midtown history, we wrote an article to get you up to speed on the history of the neighborhood!