Donovan Reynolds Profile picture
📍ATL | As Seen in @Forbes @AptTherapy @Bankrate | Previously Worked @Redfin @ATLHawks @MBStadium
#Joe_Is-My-President Profile picture Rolling Blunder☭♿ Profile picture 2 subscribed
Jul 10, 2023 42 tweets 21 min read
How Ronald Reagan Ruined America

(a thread) This is the story of how a big screen personality swindled average Americans into giving their wealth to the top 1% & voting against their self interests…

Even campaigning on dog whistle slogans like “Let’s Make America Great Again”.

Let’s talk about Ronald Reagan…
Jul 15, 2021 25 tweets 10 min read
History of Atlanta Etymology
(a thread) For those who don’t know, etymology just means…

“the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning.”

So let’s take a look at how a couple places in (metro) Atlanta got it’s name.
Jul 8, 2021 26 tweets 12 min read
History of Forsyth County
GA’s Former Sundown County
(a thread) Image Like most of GA prior to colonization, Cherokee groups lived in the area that would later become Forsyth County.

But after the GA Gold Rush in the 1830’s, the Govt, led by President Andrew Jackson, forcibly removed natives from their lands to accommodate white settlers. ImageImage
Jun 3, 2021 27 tweets 17 min read
History of Sweet Auburn
Atlanta’s “Black Wall Street”

(a thread) A great CNN doc titled “Dreamland : The Burning of Black Wall St” was recently released, detailing the Tulsa Race Massacre.

That doc inspired me to do this #ThreadThursday on Atlanta’s version of a Black Wall Street.

Known as “Sweet” Auburn Avenue
May 25, 2021 25 tweets 16 min read
History of Buckhead
(a thread) In the Piedmont Park thread, we talked about how the Creek were forced out of the area & how GA began giving the land away to entice white settlers into the area.
May 20, 2021 22 tweets 15 min read
History of Underground Atlanta
(a thread) As we know, Atlanta is a transient city. Many of us that call this city home, aren’t from here.

And personally, I love history.

So going back and exploring the landmarks of our city is interesting to me....and if it’s interesting to you, enjoy this thread...
May 13, 2021 22 tweets 12 min read
History of Stone Mountain
(a thread) Image As we know, Atlanta is a transient city. Many of us that call this city home, aren’t from here.

And personally, I love history.

So going back and exploring the landmarks of our city is interesting to me....and if it’s interesting to you, enjoy this thread...
May 13, 2021 6 tweets 2 min read
Thread of Atlanta History Threads Image Lake Lanier
May 6, 2021 22 tweets 10 min read
History of Lake Lanier
(a thread) As we know, Atlanta is a transient city. Many of us that call this city home, aren’t from here.

And personally, I love history.

So going back and exploring the landmarks of our city is interesting to me....and if it’s interesting to you, enjoy this thread...
Apr 29, 2021 16 tweets 7 min read
History of Piedmont Park 🏞
(a thread) As we know, Atlanta is a transient city. Many of us that call this city home, aren’t from here.

And personally, I love history.

So going back and exploring the landmarks of our city is interesting to me....and if it’s interesting to you, enjoy this thread...
Apr 29, 2021 22 tweets 10 min read
History of Ponce City Market
(a thread) As we know, Atlanta is a transient city. Many of us that call this city home, aren’t from here.

And personally, I love history.

So going back and exploring the landmarks of our city is interesting to me....and if it’s interesting to you, enjoy this thread...