Features - The New Georgia Encyclopedia

Welcome to NGE Features. Each Feature is a collection of articles highlighting a particular topic. Features can enhance our understanding of the state by showing us new connections among the stories of Georgia history, life, and culture.

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Poetry in Georgia

April is National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate and appreciate the art of poetry. Georgia's poets, from nineteenth-century scribes and to -winner , have contributed to a long and vibrant tradition in the state. While many of these poets, both natives and transplants, explore themes and experiences specific to Georgia and the South, others, particularly in more recent decades, engage in a wider discourse and help to illuminate Georgia's place in a larger context. [more]

Biotechnology in Georgia

Biotechnology, the science of adapting biological systems or organisms for specific purposes, has altered...

Life in the Okefenokee Swamp: Past and Present

Over the years the Okefenokee Swamp's distinctive ecosystem has become the subject of legends, tall tales,...

Historic Preservation in Georgia

Historic preservation officially began in Georgia in the aftermath of World War II, when growing prosperity...

The Carter Center: Twenty-fifth Anniversary

On June 30, 2007, the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum in Atlanta opened an exhibit commemorating the...

Black Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement

Many major figures in the struggle for civil rights in the South were from Georgia or lived in Georgia...

Top Ten Films about Georgia

Georgia's long, volatile history, its varied geography, and its vast pool of talent have made it a significant...

Views of Georgia by Non-Georgia Authors

Some of the most insightful and widely read depictions of Georgia were written by men and women who were...

Twelve Great Works of Georgia Fiction

Georgia can boast of a number of writers—poets, novelists, essayists—whose work has...

Women of Distinction in Georgia

Women have made revolutionary strides in a variety of arenas since the beginning of Georgia's history....

Blues Legacy in Georgia

Blues music traces its origins back to the time of slavery, when black slaves drew upon their African...

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