Atlanta History Events

Friday, June 1 7:00p
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum, Atlanta
Henry Crumpton discusses his new book The Art of Intelligence. It draws from the full arc of Crumpton's espionage and covert action exploits to explain what America's spies do and why their service is more valu

Friday, June 1 8:00p
Decatur Ghost Tour, Decatur
DECATUR GHOST TOUR In Historic Downtown Decatur Ga. Discover Decatur's Spirit Community with tales of.

Wednesday, June 6 7:00p
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum, Atlanta
Lee Ellis was an Air Force pilot who was shot down in North Vietnam during the war. He recounts his time as a POW in the infamous Hoa Loa Prison (Hanoi Hilton) and the life lessons he learned.

Monday, June 25 7:00p
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum, Atlanta
Leonard Pitts, a columnist for the Miami Herald and winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary,discusses and signs his new novel "Freeman.

Thursday, May 31 7:00p
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum, Atlanta
Karl Rove, former Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush says "Popkin is that rare academic who can write a fast-moving, punchy book that rescues political science from spreadsheet

Monday, June 11 7:00p
Jimmy Carter Presidential Library & Museum, Atlanta
Author Julie Williams draws on first-person accounts from her great-Uncle Albert and extensive research to tell the fascinating story of the young family who were saved by a combination of luck, pluck, Albert's

Saturday, June 15 11:00a
Atlanta History Center, Atlanta
This celebration will focus on the appreciation, reconciliation, and commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.

Wednesday, May 30 10:00a
McElreath Hall (at the Atlanta History Center), Atlanta
Once a primary form of communication, some postcards are now the only remaining images of buildings, monuments, and places from a specific time period.

Saturday, Feb 23 11:00a
Atlanta History Center, Atlanta
Guests will explore the African American experience from the Great Migration to the Civil Rights Movement.