Who is Charlie C. Gholston? I’ve been asking myself this since Thursday evening, when my friend Bryan Feldman alerted me to a new carving he’d ...(More)
The World Comes to Stone Mountain, Summit of a New South
Sixty-one years after Martin Luther King, Jr. proclaimed, “Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia,” a diverse community thrives atop Stone Mountain, a mountain still considered emblematic of Old South racism by some. This website humbly attempts to illustrate freedom ringing at long last and to celebrate all of the new faces that are reclaiming the mountain.
Atlanta’s Zero Mile Post At 180 Years
Atlanta's historic granite Zero Mile Post turns 180 this year, and it's been on my mind lately because of the City of Atlanta's ever imminent sale of ...(More)
Stone Mountain Parkour
par·kour (pärˈko͝or) noun — 1. the activity or sport of moving rapidly through an area, typically in an urban environment, negotiating obstacles by ...(More)
Immigrant Song | A Stone of Hope for Dreamers
The hills were alive with the sound of music on Saturday morning, when I heard four Hispanic young adults, all Georgians, singing a religious song in ...(More)
“Good Times” on Stone Mountain
I had already climbed the mountain and was back at the base, when her bright yellow braids caught my eyes. "I really like your hair!" I yelled out to ...(More)
Wai Ask Why? Buddhist Monks at Stone Mountain
Thai monks from Wat Phramahajanaka, a Buddhist temple in Griffin, Georgia, visited Stone Mountain today. Their bright orange robes (worn by Theravada ...(More)
Tony Taylor’s Mountain Chords
Sometimes I feel like Charles Darwin in the Galapagos when I walk up and down (and all around) Stone Mountain. Everything pretty much fascinates ...(More)
Alt-Right Racists on Stone Mountain
I began my hike up the mountain on the afternoon of Saturday, September 10, with the usual wonderment of the perpetually fascinated. Signs of ...(More)
