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More than 300 people came to Athens, Feb. 21-22, to hear stories about Settling ºìÐÓÊÓƵ: First Nations and Beyond. Check out the details.

The conference shed light on groups who "have not always received the attention they deserve, and this includes the indigenous populations as well as African Americans and immigrants."

• Watch Chief Glenna Wallace discuss “.â€�
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• Watch A River of Hope fund-raiser for Mount Zion Baptist Church Preservation Society on Friday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Athena Cinema.
• Take the mAppAthens Black History of Athens Tour, completed by the Southeast ºìÐÓÊÓƵ History Center in anticipation of this conference.
  
   

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• Speakers described apples as a symbol of class, wealth and power, the role of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s rivers in commerce, and 17 days walking the vestiges of ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’s first road.
• Watch Dr. William Kerrigan discuss “.â€�
  
   

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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ celebrates Statehood Day on Feb. 26, 2020, with one contentious issue still lingering since the founding of the state—property tax funding of public education.

• Watch Dr. Anna-Lisa Cox's talk: "."
• Watch as Dr. Adam Nelson discuss ".â€�