The Shrine of the Black Madonna in Atlanta was founded as the ninth congregation of the Pan African Orthodox Christian Church in 1975. The denomination was originally founded in the 1950s by the Holy Patriarch Jaramogi Abebe Agyeman (born Albert B. Cleage Jr., the father of writer Pearl Cleage) in response to the theological, spiritual, and psychological needs of the African American people of Detroit, Michigan. The church’s central theological belief is that God supports the freedom of African Americans from all forms of oppression.

The architectural firm Stanley, Love-Stanley was established in Atlanta in 1978 by William J. “Bill” Stanley III, an Atlanta native, and his wife and partner, Ivenue Love-Stanley, born in Meridian, Mississippi. Both have made history from the day they graduated from the College of Architecture at the Georgia Institute of Technology, he in 1972, and she in 1977. He was Georgia Tech’s first African American to graduate with a degree in architecture, and she was the school’s first female African American architect.

The Terry College of Business at the University of Georgia is housed in Brooks Hall (middle), located on the university's historic north campus. Terry College offers seven degree programs and is consistently ranked as one of the best business schools in the nation. Courtesy of Terry College of Business, University 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.

The Anvil (1976) by Marshall Smith is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Ink, 19 x 13 1/2 inches 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. Requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource should be submitted to the Georgia Council for the Arts. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomqiknJqwtbXOp6pon5Wkv6i1wKxkrKyRqbJurdGtZJynnKGypMDIqKVorJiaeqK61aKjmKudnsGpq49paGg%3D

First published in 1844, The Sacred Harp songbook has helped to promote the style of singing known as "Sacred Harp," "shape-note," or "fasola" singing. Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division 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.