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Yamacraw Indians
The Yamacraw Indians were a small band that existed from the late 1720s to the mid-1740s in the Savannah...

Jane Hurt Yarn (1924-1995)
Jane Hurt Yarn was a pioneering conservationist and environmentalist who single-handedly helped save...

Yazoo Land Fraud
The Yazoo land fraud was one of the most significant events in the post-Revolutionary War (1775-83) history...

Trisha Yearwood (b. 1964)
With numerous successful albums and many major awards under her belt, Trisha Yearwood is well established...

Frank Yerby (1916-1991)
Frank Yerby rose to fame as a writer of popular fiction tinged with a distinctive southern flavor. He...

Yerkes National Primate Research Center
The Yerkes National Primate Research Center is one of eight U.S. national research centers sponsored...

Rudy York (1913-1970)
Rudy York played major league baseball from 1937 to 1948 (with a brief appearance in late 1934). A seven-time...

Young Harris College
A four-year liberal arts college in the mountains of north Georgia, Young Harris College holds a higher...

Andrew Young (b. 1932)
Andrew Young's lifelong work as a politician, human rights activist, and businessman has been in great...

Jean Childs Young (1933-1994)
Jean Childs Young was the first lady of Atlanta during the mayoral terms of her husband, Andrew Young...

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