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Chapter 15: Government of the Empire State
Georgia Population:
8,186,453 according to 2000 census
Life Expectancy:
74.9 years
Literature:
Sixteen Georgia writers
have been inducted into the Georgia Writers Hall
of Fame: Conrad Aiken, Erskine Caldwell, Harry
Crews, James Dickey, W.E.B. DuBois, Joel
Chandler Harris, John Killens, Martin L. King, Jr,
Sidney Lanier, Augusta Longstreet, Carson
McCullers, Margaret Mitchell, Flannery
O’Connor, Bryon Herbert Reece, Lillian Smith,
and Alice Walker.
Art/Architecture:
The
Louisville Capitol building had “Georgian style”
architecture. The Milledgeville Capitol was a
Gothic style. Georgia’s current Capitol is a
Classical Renaissance style based on styles
popular in Italy in the 1400s and 1500s.
Music:
A number of songs have our state
name in the song title including “Georgia On My
Mind,” “Rainy Night in Georgia,” “Sweet
Georgia Brown,” “Midnight Train to Georgia,”
“The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia,” and
“The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”
Religion:
The Georgia constitution
protects freedom of religion in Article I,
Section 1, Paragraph IV: “No inhabitant of
this state shall be molested in person or
property or be prohibited from holding any
public office or trust on account of religious
opinions. . . .”
Education:
Georgia has 34 public
colleges and universities, 180 public school
systems, and 367 public libraries.
Fads/Fashions:
Attire for
Georgia’s legislators and government
officials is formal, conservative business
dress. Traditionally, the evening before the
opening day of a General Assembly session,
delegates and lobbyists gather for the Wild
Hog Supper, a “pork pickin’ ” barbecue to
celebrate the arrival of another session.
Cost of Living:
Georgia median
household income is $42,433
Signs of the Times
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