September 13, 2021 — When we think about the metro Atlanta area, there are dozens of smaller cities on the periphery of the City of Atlanta, and perhaps our consciousness, too. In these smaller cities—many with populations in the tens of thousands—a multitude of overlooked issues and communities often go unacknowledged, or even silenced. These easy-to-miss neighborhoods may be “out of sight, out of mind,” as we drive to and from our destinations throughout the myriad of interstates and state roads that make up this region of Georgia.