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Photos: Black homesteaders
Historic images of Black homesteaders and the settlements they founded in the Western U.S. in the decades after the Civil War. Part of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Black History Month coverage.
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DeWitty, Neb.: Members of the St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church in DeWitty Neb. DeWitty was a Black homestead colony that began growing in 1904 with the Kinkaid Act, allowing individuals to claim 640 acres fo land in Nebraska's sand hills. (Solomon Butcher image provided by Descendants of DeWitty)
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Atlanta Streets Alive begins its 2025 season of Sundays
Atlanta Streets Alive returned this weekend to convert the busy, congested Peachtree Street into a community block party.
Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com
Photos: Falcons introduce their 2025 first-round draft picks
The Falcons introduced first-round draft picks Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr. at a news conference at the team's headquarters in Flowery Branch on Friday, April 25, 2025.
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Photos: Fine Water Summit Taste and Design Awards
Judges with the Fine Water Society sipped about 100 different waters for their 2025 Taste and Design Awards in Atlanta.
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The World mourns to the passing of Pope Francis
The world mourns after the passing of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21, 2025. On Wednesday, the body of Pope Francis was carried into St.