This episode contains references to physical and sexual violence. Please be advised. It's October 1965. The Beatles are dominating the charts, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 just passed in August, and you and your friend have your whole lives in front of you. Unfortunately, that's really only true for one of you.

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Not too long after the 1863 emancipation was enacted in Georgia--it would take years to reach the rest of the United States--our Dead Atlantan set off from Social Circle, GA turning eleven dollars into over a million with the help of a booming barbershop in Jonesboro.

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This episode contains references to physical violence and sexual imagery. Please be advised. Beautiful, world-traveled, vibrant Peggy was the focus of countless society page articles and the "It Girl" of 1940's Atlanta with a handsome husband and young son. So you can imagine Atlanta's surprise when the It Girl was found washed up in Peachtree Creek. Poor Peggy.

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This episode contains references to physical violence and sexual imagery. Please be advised.It's the 1970's and "the King of Pornography, the Sultan of Smut's" business is booming. The thing is, there's only room on the throne for one.

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What do you get when you cross a Union Army with a Confederate Army and a mad-as-hell sister on General Sherman's burn line in Atlanta? A 5,000 word letter, that's what.

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Every grave has a start date and end date, but perhaps the most important thing is that little dash in between--the actual life a person led. Today, we go on strike with the Washing Society, a little movement that swelled with activists and laid the foundation for every movement that followed.

Referenced in this episode: "Joy My Freedom: Southern Black Women's Lives and Labors After the Civil War" by Tera W. Hunter.

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You're seven years old, playing in your yard in Georgia when you suddenly realize that your imaginary dog is being stalked by a very real tiger. Now what?

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Mere months before the Spanish Flu strikes Atlanta it's just another day, but that all changes at noon May 21, 1917 when the city erupts in flames. The certainty is your house won't survive. But the question is, who will get it first--the fire or the mayor?

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It's 1918 in Atlanta, GA and if you're alive, you're wondering if you'll be the next resident of The Receiving Vault courtesy of a terrifying pandemic called the Spanish Flu. Get your wine, your blanket, and cozy up, this one strikes close to home.

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Explore an intriguing chapter of Atlanta's past through the story of the city's first mayor. We'll explore the sordid history of Atlanta's brothels, bars, and saloons in the 19th century. 

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