Old Atlanta StoriesHistory & Facts
Sweet Auburn: A City's Voice
Black business, faith and culture meet on Auburn Avenue.
Black business, faith and culture meet on Auburn Avenue.
ListenListen while you readUse the record as atmosphere and archive, not the whole thesis.
ContextPublic trail2 Public Sources linked below for public context.
Auburn Avenue connects Atlanta's business, cultural and civil-rights history. WERD, Prince Hall's lodge and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference are part of that story.
Read the WERD and Prince Hall stories in Old Atlanta Weekly, then explore the National Park Service's account of the neighborhood.
Keep the thread
Stories that connect.
Keep going through the people, places, and moments behind this story.
Before “Black radio” became a national industry, WERD proved that ownership could turn a local signal into cultural power.
Open storySame History & Facts collectionAtlanta 1996 and Downtown MemoryWhere were you when the world came to Atlanta?
Open storyShared thread: Black BusinessChurches, Businesses and Block MemoryThe places that made a neighborhood feel like home.
Open storyYour Atlanta belongs here
Remember this corner of the city?
A photograph, flyer, family name, date, or firsthand memory can add another layer to the story.
