About this episode

The episode explores Georgia's history 250 years ago, focusing on its rural economy and involvement in revolutionary politics.

"What was Georgia like 250 years ago this summer?" We were untamed, rural, with a brutal plantation economy. And as Berry College History Professor Christy Snider tells us, up to the mid 1770's, we largely stayed out of revolutionary politics. Here's what happened that got those early Georgians involved.

People in this episode

Host: Scott Slade

Guest: Christy Snider

Topics covered

• Georgia history
• plantation economy
• revolutionary politics
• Berry College
• Christy Snider

Keywords

• Georgia
• history
• Christy Snider
• plantation economy
• revolutionary politics
• Berry College

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Places: Georgia, Berry College

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