The Sunbeam bread float in the rose show parade, Thomasville, 1950s. The girls are dressed as Miss Sunbeam and the man represents the baker. 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.

One of the most famous American entertainers of the nineteenth century, Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins was an African American musician and composer. Blind from birth and born into slavery, Wiggins became well known for his piano virtuosity. Though undiagnosed at the time, it is likely that he was autistic as well. Thomas Greene Wiggins was born near Columbus on May 25, 1849, to Charity and Domingo Wiggins, a couple who were enslaved by Wiley Jones.

Thurbert Baker served as attorney general of Georgia from his appointment to the office by Governor Zell Miller in 1997 until 2011. A native of North Carolina, Baker graduated from the law school at Emory University in 1979; he also served in the Georgia House of Representatives. Photograph from www.thurbertbaker.com 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 inaugural Tour de Georgia in 2003 began its second stage at the front steps of the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. The Tour de Georgia is an annual professional cycling stage race that covers the state and raises funds for the Georgia Cancer Coalition. 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 "Tower of Aspiration," sculpted by Chicago artist Richard Hunt, stands in downtown Augusta's Springfield Village Park. The park is also home to the historic Springfield Baptist Church, visible in the background, which was constructed in 1897 and is home to the oldest African American congregation in the country. Courtesy of GAAHPN 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.