Sawnee Mountain Preserve, a 720-acre park in Forsyth County, opened to the public in 2005. Built on abandoned mining lands, the park offers hiking, rock climbing, and environmental education to vistors. Photograph by Melinda S. Mullikin, New Georgia Encyclopedia 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.

In his fifteen years as a legislator in the Georgia General Assembly, Sidney J. Marcus was a leading spokesman on urban and progressive issues and helped pass legislation that greatly benefited the city of Atlanta. Marcus was born on February 5, 1928, in Chicago, Illinois, to Dora and Morris Marcus. His family moved to Atlanta when he was ten years old, and Marcus went on to graduate from Boys High School.

Georgia is home to more than 4,000 species of native or naturalized vascular plants and vertebrate animals. At least 10 percent of these species are in danger of extinction. The chief factor in the loss of biodiversity in Georgia is loss or deterioration of habitat. Extinction and Extermination Conservation biologists indicate that as many as half of the earth’s plants and animals may be in danger of becoming extinct by the twenty-second century.

Georgia's General Assembly ratified the addition of the Confederate Battle Flag to the state flag in 1956 as a backlash to the Brown v. Board of Education decisions, which federally imposed integration of public schools. 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.

Author Terry Kay explains that he wants his readers to "sense" his characters. Video by Darby Carl Sanders, New Georgia Encyclopedia 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. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOmqmtq12Ywq3A1KucaKyVp7%2B6ecqasGZpaWiFbn6Pa2dorJWnv7qr05qjpKuPaKy1fY4%3D