{"id":18311,"date":"2014-09-01T19:12:38","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T02:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soulofamerica.com\/?page_id=18311"},"modified":"2023-10-17T15:35:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T22:35:28","slug":"atlanta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.soulofamerica.com\/us-cities\/atlanta\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A good read in Atlanta University Complex<\/strong>; credit Tamarcus Brown<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/p>\n

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Atlanta<\/h2>\n
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Atlanta is an expression of black courage, heritage, and culture that sparks pride, aspiration, and achievement for all ages. Experience the look & feel of bolder Southern lifestyles.<\/p>\n

History<\/strong><\/a>
\nWhy was this southern city originally called Terminus? <\/p>\n

Cultural Sites<\/strong><\/a>
\nExplore the nation’s largest collection of HBCUs.<\/p>\n

Restaurants & Nightclubs<\/strong><\/a>
\nHotlanta does not disappoint on the restaurant & nightclub scene.<\/p>\n

Shops & Galleries<\/strong><\/a>
\nSee which shops & galleries survived and thrived after the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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When John Lewis visited the Center for Civil & Human Rights opening in Atlanta<\/strong>; (c) Soul Of America<\/p><\/div>\n

Spas & Inns<\/strong><\/a>
\nNever too late for a mani, pedi, and facial.<\/p>\n

Places of Worship<\/strong><\/a>
\nIt doesn’t get better than Ebenezer Baptist Church and Big Bethel AME Church.<\/p>\n

Historic Sites<\/strong><\/a>
\nCheck Martin Luther King’s church, childhood home & gravesite off your list.<\/p>\n

Auburn Avenue<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe district that enabled Atlanta to become a hotbed of Black Entrepreneurism.<\/p>\n

Sisters of Spelman on Founders Day<\/strong><\/a> \u200e
\nTake a peak inside this near-sacred Spelman tradition.<\/p>\n

\"Spelman

Dressed in white for Founders Day at Spelman College<\/strong>; (c) Soul Of America<\/p><\/div>\n

From Civil Rights Movement To Power Sharing<\/strong><\/a>
\nChampions of the Civil Rights Movement paid the price to live more inspired in Hotlanta.<\/p>\n

Hip-Hop and Neo-Soul<\/strong><\/a>
\nUsher, OutKast, Jermaine Dupri, and LA Reid make Hotlanta a staple of the music industry.<\/p>\n

Atlanta Honors Tuskegee Airmen<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe title almost says it all.<\/p>\n

Soul Food Tradition<\/strong><\/a>
\nMeet your delicious expectations in a Southern metropolis.<\/p>\n

General Attractions<\/strong><\/a>
\nStart with the CNN Tour then flow to Underground Atlanta.<\/p>\n

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