Dead Atlanta

James lets the ink dry before sealing his letter. He hears everything in the hot June woods. His parents, far away in Massachusetts, have no idea what it's like to be on the front lines of battle during a merciless and clingy Southern June. But this is not just any campaign or any war, this is the Atlanta Campaign of the American Civil War. From the pens of the people who lived it 162 years a...

This episode contains references to physical and sexual violence. Please be advised. Sam Hose, Lige Strickland, Sidney Johnson, Mary Turner, Hayes Turner, Eli Cooper, George Dorsey, Mae Dorsey, Roger Malcolm, and Dorothy Malcolm all met their end by lynching. There's no easy way to discuss the gruesome, important, and uncomfortable reality of Georgia's relationship with lynching so we ch...

What do you get when you throw together a dictator, a racist, and a man who only looks out for himself? The 67th governor of Georgia. Introduce the next Dead Atlanta episode! Call ‪(404) 596-6118‬ and leave us a voicemail. Include: Your first name Where you're calling from What you're doing right now or when you listen Your favorite episode or what you hope to hear us cover Finish off wi...

This episode contains references to physical violence. Please be advised. It's 1911 and there's a bone-chilling presence walking the streets of Atlanta. Just as stealthily as he emerges from the night's shadowy curtains, he slips back behind them without a trace. From Bolton to Mechanicsville to Kirkwood, victims dot the city and there's no telling where the Atlanta Ripper will...

This episode contains references to physical violence. Please be advised. It all started with the search for a little thrill between two wealthy and rebellious college friends. Pull this fire alarm, jump into that river. But when one of them brings a gun into the mix, it's no longer a game, it's murder. Introduce the next Dead Atlanta episode! Call ‪(404) 596-6118‬ and leave us a voicema...

This episode contains references to physical violence. Please be advised. What do children, baseball, and 'The Bug' have in common? The Numbers King of course. Introduce the next Dead Atlanta episode! Call ‪(404) 596-6118‬ and leave us a voicemail. Include: Your first name Where you're calling from What you're doing right now or when you listen Your favorite episode or what you...

This episode contains references to physical violence. Please be advised. Three people are in the library, three others are on the grounds where a chase is ensuing, screams are heard in the distance, and everything is dark. In this real-life game of Clue, only five survive. So, whodunnit? Introduce the next Dead Atlanta episode! Call ‪(404) 596-6118‬ and leave us a voicemail. Include: Your first n...

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. This is our season 1 finale! We'll be back soon with season 2, so make...

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. Introduce the next Dead Atlanta episode! Call ‪(404) 596-6118‬ and leave us a voicemail. Include: Your first name Where you're...

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. Introduce the n...

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. Introduce the next Dead Atlanta episode! Call ‪(404) 596-6118‬ and leave us a voicemail. Include: Your first name Where you're c...

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. Introduce the next Dead Atlanta episode! Call ‪(404) 596-6118‬ and leave us a voicemail. Include: Your first name Where you're calling from What you're doing right now or when you listen Your favorite episode o...

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...

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? Introduce the next Dead Atlanta episode! Call ‪(404) 596-6118‬ and leave us a voicemail. Include: Your first name Where you're calling from What you're doing right now or when you listen Your favorite episode or what you hope to h...

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? Introduce the next Dead Atlanta episode! Call ‪(404) 596-6118‬ and leave us a voicemail. Include: Your first name Where you're...

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. Introduce the next Dead Atlanta episode! Call ‪(404) 596-6118‬ and leave us a voicemail. Include: Your first name Where you're...

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.  Introduce the next Dead Atlanta episode! Call ‪(404) 596-6118‬ and leave us a voicemail. Include: Your first name Where you're calling from What you're doing right now or when you l...