Following Emancipation, members of the Flat Rock community had to navigate the rise of Jim Crow and deal with the harsh presence of segregation in daily life. Some left and joined the Great Migration...
Have you visited historic Lithonia? Once the granite capital of the world, this small southern city is situated at the northern end of the National Heritage Area and offers a rich array of historic...
Quilt making has played an important role in the history of Flat Rock, one of the oldest Black communities in Georgia. Listen as Johnny Waits and Patricia Bryant, both descendants and members of the...
The Bruce Street School Juneteenth webinar: The Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance and Martin Rickles Studio recently hosted a virtual community meeting on ongoing efforts to reactivate the Bruce...
Event Details: In honor of Juneteenth, the Arabia Mountain Heritage Area Alliance and Martin Rickles Studio will offer a virtual project update on the ongoing creation of a conceptual design for the...
The process for shaping the conceptual design of the future of the Bruce Street School is almost over – and there’s one more chance to participate! Mimicking the format of our final...
As part of our ongoing efforts to solicit community engagement and reactivate the historic Bruce Street School, DeKalb County’s first Black public school building, we are releasing an online form...
After a long hiatus due to COVID-19 and renovation work, the Flat Rock Archives museum is back open! With new exhibits describing the history of Black life in the rural South and the significance...
Participants recently took part in the third Bruce Street School community engagement session, designed to gather community feedback about potential future uses and activation of the Bruce Street...
Metro-Atlanta is filled with African-American historic sites, including in the National Heritage Area. The African American community has shaped our region’s story — one we can...
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...
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...
With high visitation, parking has become an issue at the base of Arabia Mountain on weekends. Please consider visiting on a weekday or using our recommended parking sites.