Stone Mountain stands as one of Georgia’s most visited landmarks — and one of the most complicated. The AJC’s Ernie Suggs explains how this Atlanta-area site blends natural beauty with the largest Confederate memorial in the world, along with deep ties to the Ku Klux Klan’s 1915 refounding and the origins of the monument itself. This history reveals how Confederate memory, Southern identity and racial legacy remain embedded in one of the South’s most recognizable Civil War-era sites. Watch the full Southern identity episode of “Curiosities of the South” now on the AJC YouTube channel. Credits: 📸: AJC | Virginia Commonwealth University | Atlanta History Center | Library of Congress | Getty Images Subscribe to the AJC's YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/ajcvideo?sub_confirmation=1 Follow the AJC: Facebook - facebook.com/ajc Instagram - instagram.com/ajcnews Twitter/X - x.com/AJC Subscribe to the AJC: ajc.com #shorts #history...