Based on the life of Martin Luther King Jr., Selma describes the period when the civil rights activist sought to gain equal voting rights for African Americans. It stars David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Giovanni Ribisi, and Oprah Winfrey. Specific scenes were filmed at the places they occurred in real life, such as Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma and the Georgia Capitol in … [Read more...] about Film Friday: Selma
Acworth
Small Town Saturday: Acworth, GA
Acworth, Georgia is a lakeside community of 20,000 people in suburban Atlanta. The area was formerly inhabited by the Cherokee Nation before the Trail of Tears. Much of the town was burned down during Sherman's March to the Sea. The historic downtown has a number of shops and restaurants, including Henry's, a Louisiana grill, and this Coca-Cola wall next to it. The remake … [Read more...] about Small Town Saturday: Acworth, GA