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Atlanta, sometimes called "Hotlanta", because of its climate,, is the capital city of the State of Georgia, in the United States., Native American tribes, such as the Cherokees and the Creeks,, used to live there, before the immigrants from Europe drove them off, and built their communities, in the middle of the 19th century., The history of modern Atlanta dates back to 1836,

when the city was chosen, as the terminal for the railroad, from the U.S. Midwest., Then, as the hub of railroad transportation,, Atlanta started, to play a politically and economically important role, in the region., In those days,, the major industry of the South was agriculture, producing cotton, by using African slaves.

In 1861,, the Civil War broke out, between 23 northern states and eleven southern states,, including Georgia., This war was triggered, by the election of Abraham Lincoln,, an anti-slavery candidate,, as the President., Unlike the progressive Northern states,, E the Southern states depended very much on slavery, for their workforce,

and they tried to leave the nation, to gain independence., They called themselves, the Confederate States of America or CSA., In 1865, however, the CSA was defeated, by the North., In the war,, Atlanta became the main battlefield, and was almost entirely burned to the ground.

A world-famous novel, Gone with the Wind,, uses Atlanta, as its main stage., The novel depicts the eventful life, of Scarlett O'Hara,, the female main character, from a southern aristocratic family,, around the Civil War period., The novel,, published in 1936,, became a best seller, and earned the Pulitzer Prize

the next year., Then, in 1939,, the novel was adapted, into a very successful film,, which won as many as nine Academy Awards., Today,, this classic movie receives mixed reviews, on its stereotypical depiction, of African-American people and white supremacy., The author, Margaret Mitchell,, lived in Atlanta., While working as an aspiring reporter,

she wrote Gone with the Wind., Her residence,, where she wrote the novel,, is now named Margaret Mitchell House, and still remains on the historic site, called Atlanta History Center Midtown., This preserved dwelling maintains, its original architectural features and interior space,, including a bedroom, a study, and a kitchen, It also displays

Mitchell's girlhood writings, photographs, and articles, for various newspapers., "After all, tomorrow is another day!" is a famous line, from Gone with the Wind, spoken by Scarlett O'Hara, when she had lost everything, in the war., It has encouraged many people in despair, not to lose hope, and to keep on living, for the future.

In 1929,, Martin Luther King, Jr. was born, in a religious African-American family, in Atlanta, He went to local segregated schools,, but later studied theology, in Boston, In 1955, he earned a Ph.D., from Boston University., In 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, that school segregation was unconstitutional

The following year,, when Rosa Parks, a black woman, was arrested, for violating a Montgomery bus segregation ordinance,, King initiated a bus boycott, and he came to receive national attention, as a civil rights leader, For more than a decade, under his leadership, African-Americans made more progress toward equality, than in the previous three centuries

In August 1963, he organized the March on Washington,, a nonviolent protest rally, and delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, at the Lincoln Memorial, In 1964, he became the youngest person ever, to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, at the age of 35