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Item Historic Homes 7(Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center, 1912)Historic Homes 7(1912-2013). CA-009-006: Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center, 1917-2013 series. Quitman Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center Collection.Item Museum Fall Benefit(Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center, 2003-10-25)Museum Fall Benefit (October 25, 2003). CA-009-006: Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center, 1917-2013 series. Quitman Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center Collection.Item “The Least Dangerous Branch”: The British Common Law’s Influence on the Development of the US Constitution’s Article III(2025-08-25)When examining the Constitution of the United States, it is easy to overlook Article III. After all, it is the shortest of the branch-dedicated articles, so it easy to assume that there was less time and energy devoted to its crafting. This is incorrect. Article III, and the later Judiciary Act of 1789, are the results of lessons learned, dating back thousands of years. The prior courts, namely the English and colonial courts, were profound influences on the Framers when crafting Article III of the Constitution and the Judiciary Act of 1789, the two documents that effectively created the Supreme Court of the United States. The only legal system that most of the Framers (and the populace of the newly formed country) were intimately familiar with was English common law. This necessitated the use of common law procedures within the newly constructed United States, but there was also a need to adjust the common law to the realities of life in America. The common law informed the Framers in the forming of the Supreme Court and the inferior courts of the United States. The creation of Article III and the Judiciary Act of 1789 was made up of the lessons of the past in order to create a successful justice system. Using primary source documents, I will argue that both the successes and failures of the courts that came before, dating back to the Norman conquest, were considered in the creation of a new judicial procedure.Item Historic Homes 6: Canape Road typical of Indian Trail, Spanish Trail, Oglethorpe Trail and Short route to Florida(Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center, 1917)Historic Homes 6: Canape Road typical of Indian Trail, Spanish Trail, Oglethorpe Trail and Short route to Florida. (1917-2013). CA-009-006: Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center, 1917-2013 series. Quitman Brooks County Museum and Cultural Center Collection.Item African American Male Students' Middle School Perceptions and Experiences with School-based Discipline in Rural Georgia(2025-08-25)This paper presents the findings of the lived experiences of three AfricanAmerican male students in rural Georgia who experienced at least one out-of-school suspension in the year prior to the study. Using narrative inquiry, each participant engaged in three individual interviews, followed by one focus group. Data were transcribed and analyzed using value and thematic coding. The findings revealed that participants described early school experiences as supportive, but over time, their narratives shifted to reflect feelings of alienation and disengagement from the school environment. Despite these challenges, participants sustained positive self-concepts through strong family support and adaptive coping strategies.