Anthony Grooms reads from his novel (2001). 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%2BOmqmtq12Ywq3A1KucaJmeqbWwuthmnqunn6LAbq6ManBubV%2BXvK6uyKeeoZmdlMFyq49o

Arthur Moore was a Methodist bishop, evangelist, and leader in the Atlanta area from 1940 to 1960. The title”Ambassador of Methodism” resulted from his supervision of mission work for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, from 1934 to 1941 and his assignments after World War II (1941-45) in Asia, Europe, and North Africa. Arthur James Moore was born on December 26, 1888, in Argyle to Emma Victoria Cason and John Spencer Moore.

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is the most widely recognized orchestra and largest arts organization in the southeastern United States. It offers a variety of concerts year-round, in addition to outreach and educational programs in area schools and communities. The ASO’s recordings are widely praised and have won many honors, including dozens of Grammy awards. It is a constituent of the Woodruff Arts Center and receives strong community support through its volunteer guild, the Atlanta Symphony Associates.

The postcard picturing the Barnes Hotel in Baxley.  The hotel was built in the 1880s by Simon Barnes and remained in open until 1955. Courtesy of Jerry Wiggins 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.

Perhaps best known as the longtime president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Benjamin Mays was a distinguished African American minister, educator, scholar, and social activist. He was also a significant mentor to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and was among the most articulate and outspoken critics of segregation before the rise of the modern civil rights movement in the United States. Mays also filled leadership roles in several significant national and international organizations, among them the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the International Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA), the World Council of Churches, the United Negro College Fund, the National Baptist Convention, the Urban League, the Southern Conference for Human Welfare, the Southern Conference Educational Fund, and the Peace Corps Advisory Committee.