Apr 23, 2021
Take a Tour of Flat Rock
Flat Rock is one of the oldest Black communities in Georgia and you can take a personal tour with Flat Rock Archives Co-Founder, Johnny Waits, to experience the area’s history first-hand!...
Historic Sites
Apr 21, 2021
Way Back Wednesday: Visit the Lithonia Country Club
It’s Way Back Wednesday, day 5 of National Park Week 2021 – and we’re going back in time to a dirt-floored music venue in then-rural Georgia. The Lithonia Country Club, now gone,...
Apr 19, 2021
Military Monday: Meet Lucious Sanders
It’s Military Monday, day 3 of National Park Week 2021! We’re highlighting one of Lithonia, Georgia’s important local leaders: a veteran, civil rights activist, and community...
Mar 10, 2021
Discover Historic Flat Rock in Dekalb County
Discover the powerful history of one of Georgia’s oldest African American communities at the Flat Rock Archives. Flat Rock is an over 150-year old Black community located in DeKalb County with...
Mar 3, 2021
Discover the Flat Rock Archives: Preserving and Sharing Rural African-American History in Georgia
Discover the powerful history of one of Georgia’s oldest African American communities at the Flat Rock Archives. Flat Rock is an over 150-year old Black community located in DeKalb County with...
Feb 12, 2021
Lucious Sanders: A Lithonia Leader
A veteran, civil rights activist, and community organizer, Lucious Sanders made an impact on the City of Lithonia and contributed to national change. After serving in the military in WWII, he...
Jan 11, 2021
Preserving History: Construction Begins at the Lyon Farm
Photo by Kelly Jordan. Historic preservation efforts continue at the Lyon Farm, one of the oldest homesteads in DeKalb County and a part of the history of the African-American Flat Rock community. In...
Nov 18, 2020
Have you completed the Bruce Street Survey?
Built through a grassroots community effort, the Bruce Street School was the first African-American public school in DeKalb County. While the stone school (also known as “the old school...
Sep 8, 2020
Preserving the Bruce Street School
The historic Bruce Street School ruins, the remnants of DeKalb County’s first public school for Black students, are undergoing a major renovation that will protect this important site for future...
Sep 4, 2020
Will You Help Us Preserve Lithonia’s Black History?
Preservation in Progress Built through a grassroots community effort, the Bruce Street School was the first African-American public school in DeKalb County. While the stone school (also known as...
Aug 7, 2020
The Dentist and the Daredevils
The thriving music scene, beauty pageants, stock car races and community events of the Lithonia Speedway and Country Club, located just north of historic downtown Lithonia, were intimately connected...
Aug 3, 2020
Speedway and Stockcars
The roar of engines and the screams of excited fans filled the air at the Lithonia Speedway, a dirt track where drivers raced and people made merry just north of downtown Lithonia. Before the rise of...