2017-01-0318392017-01-032017-01-03"Alexander Smith Atkinson, An Appreciation," 1815-1894, Atkinson-Floyd Papers, SC/A/001, Box 1, Folder 22, Kennesaw State University Archives.http://hdl.handle.net/11360/1990This document is the valedictory speech given by Alexander Smith Atkinson in 1839 at the University of Georgia. During the speech, Atkinson provides his perspective on a range of topics including education and reason, patriotism, Native American removal, slavery, morality, and friendship.enEducationGeorgiaPatriotismCherokee NationSlaveryValedictory Address of Alexander Smith Atkinson Upon His Graduation from the University of Georgia in 1839