20 Years Later, Cultural Misconceptions Of The South Remain Off Base
The performers are seen forming the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Friday, July 19, 1996. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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“How could The New Yorker display ignorance? Not only was that depiction of Atlanta insulting, it was entirely wrong. Was the editorial staff unaware that Atlanta was urban, not rural?”
Lois Reitzes reflects on the controversial cover of The New Yorker released on July 22, 1996 and the cultural misconceptions of the South that continue to haunt us at ArtsATL.
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