Historic Capitals: Atlanta, GA: Why Sherman Burned Atlanta—and How the City Rose Again [ITVMBjpfB48]
Atlanta was built by railroads, nearly destroyed by fire, and rebuilt into one of America’s great cities. Discover how a railroad endpoint called Terminus became Georgia’s capital and an international center of transportation, business, education and culture. This calm, story-driven history documentary follows Atlanta through the Civil War and Sherman’s 1864 campaign, the city’s remarkable rebuilding, its gold-domed State Capitol, Martin Luther King Jr., Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the 1996 Olympic Games and the modern BeltLine. CHAPTERS 00:00 Atlanta, Georgia 00:14 A capital built on movement 01:43 Terminus and the railroads 03:13 The Battle of Atlanta 04:02 Sherman and the burning of Atlanta 04:57 Atlanta rebuilds 06:17 A world aviation center 06:56 Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta 07:35 The modern skyline 08:19 The 1996 Olympic Games 08:47 Music, film and the BeltLine 09:31 The city that rose again Some visuals are photorealistic historical reconstructions created for educational storytelling and are not archival photographs. #AtlantaHistory #GeorgiaHistory #AmericanHistory Subscribe for more calm, richly illustrated stories about America’s historic state capitals.