The Praise House Project partners with Culture Centers International to record oral histories in communities.

  • Oxford, the Birthplace of Emory

    Learn about the earliest histories of one of the first Black settlements in Georgia and its role in the founding of Emory University and other place of higher education. Interviews include descendants of those enslaved by Emory. including  Rev. Dr. Avis Williams among others.

  • Auburn Avenue and the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre

    Listen to the oral histories of legacy residents, related civic servants and longtime faithful members of Atlanta’s historic Black churches along Auburn Avenue and within the King Historic District.

    Learn about the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre through the stories of those whose ancestors survived this important historic event and how the event led to Atlanta’s rich civl rights history.

  • Remembering Beacon Hill, a Freedman's town

    Hear from the descendants of this Freedman’s town in Downtown Decatur, their story of over 150 year of resilience and faith as they continue to hold space for love and community after all of these years.

Image of Giwayen Mata performing at Beacon Hill Juneteenth event taken by Julie Yarbrough