The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is the largest freshwater turtle in North America. An adult can weigh from 35 to 200 pounds. This turtle has very powerful jaws. Image from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Southeast Region 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.

Artisans, white and Black, enslaved and free, made significant contributions to the social, political, and economic landscape of antebellum Georgia. Skilled craftsmen—from shoemakers and coopers to silversmiths and furniture-makers—played a major role in the spread of Georgia’s plantation economy as well as its urban and industrial development. Moreover, many of the objects they produced have provided Georgians with a lasting cultural legacy in the form of decorative arts, buildings, and architecture.

Hilda Belcher, a prominent artist, painted Run Little Chillun, Run, Fo' de Devil's Done Loose (oil on board, 13 7/8" x 11 3/4") in 1931. Belcher, a native of Vermont, attended services at several African American churches around Savannah during her frequent visits to the city. In this work, which was also the basis for a 1935 oil painting of the same name, she captures the energy of a Savannah choir.

The Atlanta Daily World, the oldest African American newspaper in Atlanta, has provided coverage of and commentary on events and issues pertinent to the African American community since 1928. The Atlanta Daily World remained in the hands of one family, the Scotts, until its purchase in 2012 by Real Times Media. Early Years The newspaper, initially called Atlanta World, was founded by William Alexander (W. A.) Scott II, who published the inaugural issue in early August 1928.

Benjamin Parks is said by some to be the person who discovered gold in 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. Requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource should be submitted to the Georgia Archives. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOoaCsrJ%2Bnxm6t0Zyfmp2fobyoxY6gpqWcXafCtLSOpmRqbmFpfA%3D%3D