WELCOME TO ATLANTA, GEORGIA
A special inspiration to African Americans, Atlanta vaulted into the league
of international travel destinations during the 1996 Olympics,
sporting a world-class airport, freeway and transit infrastructure,
trend-setting restaurants ... More
Its the South, so you expect good Soul food restaurants. Atlanta delivers
that and much more. Then there's the trend-setting nightclubs ... More
CULTURAL SITES
Martin Luther King, Jr. Visitor Center, Auburn Avenue Research Library on
African American Culture & History, Spelman, Morehouse, Clark-Atlanta U.,
APEX Museum and True Colors Theatre Company are headliners ... More
SHOPS and GALLERIES
Atlanta has seen many distinctive black-owned boutiques come and go,
but Gems of Africa and Shrine of the Black Madonna Bookstore
keep holding down the fort ... More
PLACES OF WORSHIP
Many Atlanta churches are attractions in their own right such as
Old Ebenezer Baptist, New Ebenezer Baptist, Big Bethel AME,
Butler Street CME, Wheat Street Baptist, World Changers Ministry,
New Birth Missionary Baptist, Hillside Chapel ... More
HISTORIC SITES
Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-violent Social Change,
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birth Home, Atlanta Life Insurance,
100 Black Men of America, Citizens Trust Bank,
Herndon Building, Butler Street YMCA, Herndon Home ... More
On land once belonging to Creek and Cherokee Indians, in 1812 the
first European Americans settled in Fort Peachtree, bringing
enslaved persons of African descent with them ... More
AUBURN AVENUE
“Sweet Auburn” and “The Avenue” were the affectionate names given
to the one-mile-long, two-block-wide corridor
near the heart of downtown. During its heyday,
Auburn Avenue was a Mecca for Black Atlantans ... More
Senator Barack Obama speaks at Ebenezer Baptist Church
Even in 1960, Jim Crow was still a harsh fact of life. There were many
"Whites Only" and "Colored Only" signs in the South, including Atlanta.
You wouldn't even think about living in areas where Black Atlantans now
park their Jaguar, Benz and BMW ... More
HIP-HOP and NEO-SOUL
Atlanta rivals New York and Los Angeles as a recording center of the
Hip-Hop industry ... Babyface, LA Reid, Jermaine Dupri ... More
SOUL FOOD TRADITION
Atlanta has a charming, well-deserved reputation as a Capital of Soul Food.
While many of Atlanta’s renown Soul Food restaurants closed over the years,
some remain and have been joined by upscale Soul Food bistros ... More
GENERAL ATTRACTIONS
Underground Atlanta features unique shopping, dining and nightlife complex in
the city’s historic railroad depot surrounded by original downtown storefronts
with ornate marble, granite archways, and decorative brickwork ... More
ART and HISTORY MUSEUMS
Jimmy Carter Library & Museum, Atlanta History Center, High Museum of Art,
Museum of Design Atlanta, Wren's Nest Museum and
Callanwolde Fine Arts Center ... More
FAMILY ATTRACTIONS
Atlanta has taken a major leap forward in its family attractions with the
addition of Georgia Aquarium, IMAGINE IT! Children's Museum of Atlanta,
and World of Coca Cola located across from CNN Center ... More
TRIVIA and FAMOUS RESIDENTS
With the 1996 Olympics as a catalyst, Atlanta became the
2nd best-wired city in America ... More
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RESEARCH CREDITS:
Kalin Thomas
Sheila Umolu
Thomas Dorsey
Lenny Dorsey
Calvin Young
BLACK CULTURAL TRAVEL MADE EASY