Sheffield Hale was featured as one of the recipients of the 2021 Governor's Award for the Arts & Humanities in recognition of his work making history more accessible and inclusive at the Atlanta History Center.
Sheffield Hale speaks on the important role that the Atlanta History Center plays in regards to connecting the community with rich history and offering the chance to see the world through varying perspectives.
Sheffield Hale has been awarded with the Governor's Award for Arts and Humanities in recognition for his life-long commitment to history and historical initiatives in the state of Georgia.
In this opinion piece for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Sheffield Hale discusses the role that the Atlanta History Center plays in interpreting historical events from the past in order to better understand the present and America's democratic ideals, especially as it relates to socio-political issues including economics, race and politics.
The Atlanta History Center is launching a five-year plan of scholarship, programs and exhibits to help citizens focus on repairing the nation's fractured democracy in time for its 250th birthday. Democracy will be central to the program's research, scholarship and storytelling, said the Center's President Sheffield Hale.
