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A weekly history podcast sharing stories about the people, places and events that shaped the city of Atlanta.

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12:43

First Women Architects

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2021/03/12

This week we're talking about Henrietta Dozier, the first female architect in Atlanta, and Leila Ross Wilburn, the second. Who doesn't love a story of women acting against the grain that was prescribed to them by their time period, social norms or gender. Both Henrietta and Leila are examples of that, and they both leave legacies that we can physically see today, although not all in Atlanta. https://www.makdecatur.org/lrw-homes-in-mak Want to support this podcast? Visit

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19:06

Better Homes Movement

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2021/03/05

It’s safe to say that home ownership is one of, if not THE tenet of the American Dream, but did you know that idea didn’t really come around until the 1920s? And to sell Americans on this idea, a Federal program was created, which then supported marketing campaigns in thousands of US cities? This week we’re talking about the Better Homes Movement - what it was, who started it and then we’re going to get into Better Home Week - a 7 day open house event held all over the country, Atlanta included

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18:35

Scottish Atlanta

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2021/02/26

This week, we’re talking about Atlanta’s love of Scotland. While there wasn't exactly a Scottish settlement or specific neighborhood, Scots did immigrate to the Atlanta area and I’ll explain why and where. Aside from those immigrants, there was also an infatuation with Scotland and especially poet Robert Burns. So this week, we’re going to cover all of these Scottish history rabbit holes - The Caledonian Society, Burns Club and Atlanta Scottish Association. Want to support this podcast? Visit

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20:33

Chattahoochee Brick - REPLAY

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2021/02/19

Norfolk Southern has just announced they are backing out the plans to build a transfer terminal on the former Chattahoochee Brick site. While there is still a lot left to do, I wanted to replay this episode from April of 2019. The end of the Civil War marked the end of slavery in the US...right? In all Southern cities, convict leasing booms in the post-war period and the largest user of the system was right here in Atlanta. This week, I am sharing the history of Chattahoochee Brick and the English

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17:57

Love, Law and Liberation Movement

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2021/02/12

The Montgomery bus boycott officially ended a month after the court deemed racial segregation on buses was illegal. U.S. cities with similar segregation ordinances understood that no challenge to their laws would stand, but they weren't going to willingly desegregate. Instead, it would take a group of 6 Atlanta ministers, led By Rev. William Holmes Borders, and this movement - the Love, Law and Liberation Movement, to bring integration to our city. Want to support this podcast? Visit

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24:04

Zoning History (Interview w/ Josh Humphries)

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2021/02/05

Atlanta’s Office of Housing & Community Development recently created a revised zoning plan and I got to interview director Josh Humphries to find out some history, the new plan's details and next governmental steps. By 2050 Atlanta expects our population to (more than) double and right now, we're the 316th densest city in the US...so there is room to grow and it’s up to Atlanta residents to decide how that growth is going to happen - will we continue to be the one of the most racially and

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17:22

Cotton States and International Exposition

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2021/01/29

This week, we’re talking about the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition. Opened for over 100 days, from September through December of that year, it would attract around 800K visitors from across the US and 13 different countries. In 1895, Atlanta had 75,000 people, of which 40% were African American, there were 125 miles of electric trolley lines and you could feel the energy about the upcoming exposition - good and bad. Links: "Race and the Atlanta Cotton States Exposition of 1895" "The

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13:46

First Women in Law

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2021/01/22

At the turn of the century, Georgia was one of three states that did not allow women to practice law. That changed in 1911, when Minnie Anderson Hale graduated from the Atlanta Law School and was denied admission to the bar because of her sex. A new bill was introduced but not signed until 1916, making her the first official woman lawyer in Georgia/Atlanta. It was not until 1943 that Rachel Pruden Herndon became the first Black woman to practice law in the city and state. She never went to law

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19:25

African American Volunteer Militia

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2021/01/15

This week, I’m talking about volunteer militia formed by Black men in Atlanta from the 1870s thru 1903. These men, just years out of the slavery system and most of them Radical Republicans, pushed for the militia for two reasons - military service was the epitome of masculine, model citizen Victorian manhood and also for protection. The end of Reconstruction left African Americans in the South unprotected. There were five militias in Atlanta, led by prominent businessmen and community leaders and I

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20:04

Roller-skating

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2021/01/08

Regardless of age, I bet you have a personal memory that involves a pair of roller skates - and almost every decade, from 1870 onward, had them too. Through this research I learned that the skating trend ebbs and flows, rinks come and go, but the activity has stood the test of time. Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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32:14

Jewel Simon (Interview w/ Mark Taylor)

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2020/12/18

Mark and his wife Melinda were inside Broad Street Antiques in Chamblee, when a certain watercolor caught their eye. It had faces, swirls, rhythms, colors, musical notes, keyboards, bits of instruments and books with poems. After trying to find information on the artist, Jewel Simon, they found almost nothing published. Mark dove head first into the archives and as her life unfolded, so did the story of this remarkable Black woman, artist, mother and Atlantan. If you know of any Jewel Simon pieces,

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21:18

Black Women in Convict Leasing

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2020/12/11

While women only made up 3% of prisoners, Black women made up 98% of that group. From grading the railroad ‘cuts’ in 1866, all way into running the Haven Home in 1959, women as young as 16 served their time in places like Chattahoochee Brick, Bolton Broom, the almshouse property and Camp Mattox. These are stories about childbirth, death, escape and what is left in Atlanta that connects us to these women. Books to read: Slavery by Another Name Chained in Silence Website Mentioned:

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38:33

Historic Preservation 101 (Interview w/ Charles...

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2020/12/04

As an outsider to the preservation world, I had a lot of questions: What is historic and who decides? Does that little National Register plaque do anything? Why do historic buildings still get demolished? Is historic preservation bad for low-income communities? This week, I interviewed Charles Lawrence, Board Chair of Historic Atlanta and got the answers to all the above, and more. You do NOT want to miss it. Support Historic Preservation in Atlanta here Want to support this podcast? Visit

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15:06

Indigenous + Native Atlanta

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2020/11/27

So this week, we’re covering the Indigenous and Native American history of the Atlanta area. This is by no means the full story, but hopefully something that will implore to learn more, or at the very least think deeper about the land that you are on today. Podcasts to listen to: https://www.allmyrelationspodcast.com/podcast https://www.npr.org/2020/10/06/920935570/a-treaty-right-for-cherokee-representation Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast? Visit

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31:30

Atlanta Eagle (Interview w/ Charlie Paine)

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2020/11/20

I couldn’t be more excited to share with week's episode - not only do you get to learn about Atlanta’s LGBTQ history (FINALLY) but we get to do it through the lens of the Atlanta Eagle, which in itself tells us the story of Ponce de Leon’s transition from grand residential street to commercial corridor. It was an honor to record this interview with Charlie inside the Eagle, inside the spaces that have held decades of stories - stories about vibrating mattresses, Italian restaurants, punk rock,

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21:33

Federal Penitentiary

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2020/11/13

President McKinley signed the Three Prisons Act in 1891, which authorized the building of the U.S. first three federal penitentiaries. Atlanta was chosen as the Southern site and the prison here opened it's gates in 1902. This week we're covering the early history, its reform programs, infamous inmates and successful escapes. Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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39:48

Grave Robbing (Interview w/ Liz Clappin)

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2020/10/30

In the spirit of Halloween, I interviewed Liz Clappin, friend and host of the podcast Tomb With A View. We talk about the earliest history of body snatching in the United States (riots in NY), through the start of it here in Georgia (Augusta's medical college purchases an enslaved man to do that work) and some incidents of it here in Atlanta and Decatur. Follow Tomb With A View here: Instagram Facebook Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast and receive mini

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18:38

Listener Q&A - Vol. 2

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2020/10/23

100 EPISODES! To celebrate I did another Listener Q&A, with amazing questions, like: “What is your favorite repurposed historic space?”, “How do I research my house/building?” and "What do you think Atlanta's future looks like?" (among many others). Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast? Visit here Email: thevictorialemos@gmail.com Facebook Instagram Twitter

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17:23

Overalls

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2020/10/16

The sudden release of government controlled industry during WWI cause sever inflation - 15% from 1919 to 1920. One of the most affected industries was clothing manufacturing and men's clothes especially were very expensive. In response, Overall Clubs began appearing across the nation, and Atlanta had one of the earliest. This week, we're learning about the overall garment, what is symbolized, where they were made in Atlanta and what Overall Clubs were. Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678)

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16:13

Women's Suffrage

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2020/10/09

With Election Day under a month away, and the recent 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, there is no better time to discover the history of women's suffrage in Atlanta. Things went a little differently down South, and Georgia women did not vote until 1922, two years after the constitutional amendment. We'll talk about why, and the groups that fought for the women's vote and those that fought against it. Leave your Atlanta story: ‪(678) 465-7161‬ Want to support this podcast

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