On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
South of the North, yet north of the South, lies the City of a Hundred Hills, peering out from the shadows of the past into the promise of the future.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “South of the North, yet north of the South, lies the City of a Hundred Hills, peering out from the shadows of the past…”
Editor's note · Context
Introducing the city of Atlanta, this line describes its unique geographical and historical position as a place of transition and potential.
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