Robert Scott was one of Georgia’s most prominent World War II heroes, as well as a best-selling author. A fighter pilot in World War II (1941-45) until 1943, Scott returned to Georgia to become an integral part of the state’s war effort, and he was later instrumental in the founding of the Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base. Robert Lee Scott Jr. was born in Waynesboro on April 12, 1908, to Ola Burkhalter and Robert Lee Scott Sr.

Roland Hayes, the famous Black tenor, often incorporated "Aframerican religious folk music," or spirituals, into his classical repertoire, as demonstrated by this 1937 program. Hayes arranged the spirituals, which had been passed down orally from generation to generation, for orchestral accompaniment. Courtesy of University of Iowa Libraries, Redpath Chautauqua Collection. 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.

Members of the board for the Nuclear Threat Initiative include, back row, left to right: Fujia Yang, Eugene E. Habiger, Hisashi Owada, Susan Eisenhower, Sam Nunn, Ted Turner, Andrei Kokoshin, Jessica Mathews, Charles B. Curtis, Prince El Hassan bin Talal. Front row, left to right: William Perry, Rolf Ekeus, Richard G. Lugar, Nafis Sadik. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZoq6iomZjAcL%2FCopynm5ViuqawyJygp51f

Small Woman Vase (1991) by Jill Ruhlman is part of Georgia's State Art Collection. Clay, 7 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches 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 Council for the Arts. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomqiknJqwtbXOp6pon5Wkv6i1wKxkrKyRqbJurdGtZJynnKGypMDIqKVoq52Wua151qikmqZdq660sYybo5qbm2LEsLnAp2SwoaSdeqS7wZqjrWWSocKmecOrnKyrj6fCqbjMmqWYaGBmfA%3D%3D

St. Vincent's Academy in Savannah was founded in the 1840s by the Sisters of Mercy, an order of nuns established by John England during his time as bishop of the Diocese of Charleston. The academy continues to operate as an all-girls' Catholic school in Savannah. Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Historic American Engineering Record Collection, #HABS GA,26-SAV,81-1. 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.