The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has had an unbroken presence in Georgia since 1917. The NAACP State Conference maintains a network of branches throughout Georgia, from cities to small rural counties. The state branches, despite periods of instability and discontinuity, have been the most effective and consistent advocates for African American civil rights in twentieth-century Georgia. Since the late 1950s Atlanta has hosted the Southeast regional headquarters of this national civil rights organization.

Nell Choate Jones, a Georgia native, embarked on an artistic career when she was in her forties, and she spent the rest of her long life painting, exhibiting, and sustaining an active involvement in the arts and in women’s organizations. Born in Hawkinsville, in Pulaski County, on May 27, 1879, Nell Hinton Choate was the daughter of Sarah Cornelia Roquemore and James Dearborn Choate, who served in the Confederate army during the Civil War (1861-65).

The Newton County Courthouse in Covington was built in 1884 on the site of the previous courthouse. The building was designed in the Second Empire style by Bruce and Morgan, the most successful architectural firm in Georgia of its time. Courtesy of Don Bowman The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print.

The Blue Ridge Mountains surround the campus of North Georgia College and State University, one of six senior military colleges in the United States. Courtesy of NGCSU Relations The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder.

The main campus of North Georgia Technical College, the first vocational school in the state, is located in Clarkesville, the seat of Habersham County. The college also operates satellite campuses in Union County and Stephens County, as well as eight learning centers. Courtesy of Technical College System of Georgia The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print.