In 1998 James Young (left) became the president and CEO of Citizens Trust Bank in Atlanta, following the bank's merger with First Southern Bank. Young shakes hands with Bunny Stokes Jr., the former chair and CEO of Citizens Federal Savings Bank in Birmingham, Alabama, which was acquired by Citizens Trust Bank in 2003. Stokes retired in 2004. Courtesy of Citizens Trust Bank 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.

Joe Street, Savannah (charcoal on paper, 9 3/4" x 15 1/2"), an undated etching by Savannah artist Christopher Murphy Jr., was chosen in 1935 by the Print Club of Rochester in New York as its second annual presentation print. Courtesy of Morris Museum of Art 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 Kolomoki Mounds site is one of the largest prehistoric mound complexes in Georgia. At the time of its highest development, from around A.D. 350 to 600, Kolomoki was perhaps one of the most populous settlements north of Mexico. The site is located in Early County in southwest Georgia. It lies on a tributary of the Chattahoochee River near the town of Blakely. Most of the site is now protected as part of Kolomoki Mounds State Historic Park.

John B. Gordon, a renowned Confederate officer and political leader, was a member of the Farmers' Alliance in Georgia until the organization's split with the Democratic Party in 1892. A member of the Bourbon Triumvirate, Gordon served multiple terms in the U.S. Senate and, from 1886 to 1890, as governor of the state. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZoq6iomZjAcLjArZxmaWmptW6vxKerrqqpYrSzu9Spqmanopyur7XZmquip56ofA%3D%3D

Lester Maddox is photographed shaking hands inside his souvenir store in Underground Atlanta. 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. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOmqmtq12Ywq3A1KucaKSVqMGmvoymmJ2cn616coWQbmRraGBofK6tw52msWWjna6stc2gZKGZnpl6qrrSopueZaOkwrexzaKpZquYpL2gfI9qZg%3D%3D