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  2. History of Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    On January 19, 1861, Georgia seceded from the Union, keeping the name "State of Georgia" and joining the newly formed Confederacy in February. White solidarity was strong in 1861–63, as the planters in the Black Belt formed a common cause with upcountry yeomen farmers in defense of the Confederacy against the Union. [ 41 ]

  3. Province of Georgia - Wikipedia

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    On January 2, 1755, Georgia officially ceased to be a proprietary colony and became a royal colony. From 1732 until 1758, the minor civil divisions were districts and towns. In 1758, without Indian permission, the Province of Georgia was divided into eight parishes by the Act of the Assembly of Georgia on March 15.

  4. List of country music festivals - Wikipedia

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    The following is an incomplete list of country music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on country music.This list may have some overlap with the larger topic list of folk festivals, and may also overlap with the related topics list of blues festivals, list of jam band music festivals, list of bluegrass music festivals, and list of old-time music festivals.

  5. Music of Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    The Atlanta International Pop Festival (1970) involved Macon's The Allman Brothers Band.In later decades, Atlanta has hosted the annual 2-day Music Midtown festival since 1994 (Atlanta's Collective Soul played there in 2000 and 2017, Atlanta's Manchester Orchestra in 2011, and Atlanta's Ludacris in 2001 and 2012), Shaky Beats Music Festival (an ...

  6. History of Atlanta - Wikipedia

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    Many Appalachian people came to Atlanta to work in the cotton mills and brought their music with them. Starting with a 1913 fiddler's convention, Atlanta became the center of a thriving country-music scene. Atlanta was an important center for country music recording and talent recruiting in the 1920s and 1930s, and a live music center for an ...

  7. Music history of the United States during the colonial era

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    Music of all genres and origins emerged as the United States began to form. From the Indigenous spiritual music to the African banjos , music in the United States is as diverse as its people. In New England , the music was very religious and was vitally important in the rising of American music.

  8. Trustee Georgia - Wikipedia

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    The Journal of the Earl of Egmont: Abstract of the Trustees Proceedings for Establishing the Colony of Georgia, 1732–1738 (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1962). Julie Anne Sweet, Negotiating for Georgia: British-Creek Relations in the Trustee Era, 1733–1752 (Athens, Ga.: University of Georgia Press, 2005).

  9. List of festivals in Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    1.5 Music. 2 See also. 3 References. 4 External links. Toggle the table of contents. ... Atlanta Turkish Festival 2007. Georgia Apple Festival — Ellijay; Music