The Red and Black

First printed in 1893, this UGA paper survived a faculty shutdown, served as a journalism-school lab, and won full editorial independence in 1980 as one of the South's leading student newspapers.

The Red and Black is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County, erected in 1994. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9571, -83.3756 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Holmes/Hunter Academic Building (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Commeration of the Golden Anniversary of a Classic Partnership, University of Georgia, and Chapel Bell.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.