Sue Monk Kidd is a writer whose work explores themes of faith and family in southern life. She is best known for her 2002 novel The Secret Life of Bees, which has sold over 8 million copies and been translated into thirty-six languages. Kidd was born in Albany, on August 12, 1948, to Leah and Ridley Monk, and raised in nearby Sylvester, in Worth County. Though encouraged to write at an early age by her parents and teachers, she initially pursued a career in nursing after graduating from Texas Christian University in 1970.

Atlanta mayor William Hartsfield (left) and Jacob Rothschild, rabbi of the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation in Atlanta, examine rubble on October 13, 1958, the day after the bombing of the congregation's synagogue, known as "the Temple." 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 Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

This bust of Tiberius, considered to be the finest existing portait of the Roman emperor, is part of the Michael C. Carlos Museum's collection of ancient Greek and Roman art. Carved from Parian marble, the piece dates to about A.D. 14. Courtesy of Michael C. Carlos Museum, Photograph by Bruce White.. 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.

Five enslaved people are pictured at Turnwold Plantation, the Eatonton estate of Joseph Addison Turner. Writer Joel Chandler Harris, who lived at Turnwold during the Civil War, drew upon his experiences there to write his Uncle Remus tales, as well as his autobiographical novel On the Plantation. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOmqmtq12Ywq3A1KucaKeeYsGpsYypo5qmpJbBqrvNaKRmbWJmfA%3D%3D

Uga IV served as the team mascot from 1981 to 1989. Uga IV attended a bowl game every year of his service and he was the first live mascot ever invited to a Heisman Trophy presentation. After his death in 1990, UGA IV was awarded a Georgia varsity letter, the highest honor available to UGA Mascots. 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.