The Brown v Board decision, 70 years later

On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed segregation in public schools. Here’s how that landmark decision reverberates 70 years later.

The legacy of Brown v. Board of Education in Georgia

Their stories: The children and teachers who integrated Georgia’s schools

Newspaper clippings: How the 1954 Brown decision was covered in Atlanta

Photos: How Atlanta Public Schools integrated in 1961

Ralph McGill from 1953: One Day It Will Be Monday

Perspective: How the AJC, then 2 newspapers, handled the civil rights movement

Credit: AJC archive

Credit: AJC archive

US Capitol unveils statue of teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns, taking Robert E. Lee's spot

The U.S. Capitol has begun displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school

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Judge orders special elections for Mississippi Supreme Court after Voting Rights Act violation

A judge on Friday ordered special elections for the Mississippi Supreme Court after earlier finding that the electoral map used to select justices violated the Voting Rights A

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Judge keeps alive subpoenas of Fulton County’s 2020 ballots

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney clears the way for Georgia's State Election Board to obtain Fulton ballots and other documents from the 2020 election.

Winter’s here, but warmer forecast means snow is far from certain

Despite recent frigid temperatures, this season might feel more like a typical late fall in the Peach State, making for slim chances to see any snow.

Philanthropy helped shape Atlanta. Here’s how that legacy endures.

Philanthropy helped shape Atlanta. And foundation-giving has had huge ripple effects not only in the metro area, but far beyond Georgia.