DeKalb History Center offers new school program

The DeKalb History Center has launched a new school tour program to encourage students to learn more about local history.

Events include visits to pioneer log cabins and discussions with actors portraying figures such as a free woman of color who ran a seamstress shop in the 1850s.

Tours are $8 per student. Information: 404-373-1088, x. 20 or www.dekalbhistory.org.

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