Interview with Bryan Long, August 29, 2018

Collection: Two-Party Georgia Oral History Project

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Bryan Long was born and raised in Troy, Alabama. He attended the University of Alabama where he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and American Studies. He worked as a writer and editor at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CNN, and the Atlanta Business Chronicle before joining the marketing communications firm of Jackson Spalding in Atlanta. He founded Better Georgia, a statewide progressive advocacy group, in 2011 and served as its executive director until 2018. Long is currently co-founder and president of Southern Majority, a progressive campaign and nonprofit consulting firm, based in Macon and Athens. He resides in Athens.


Long begins by talking about his early life and education. He discusses his journalism career at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, CNN, and the Atlanta Business Chronicle as well as his brief stint in advertising. The bulk of the interview is devoted to Long’s founding and administration of Better Georgia. He reflects on his decision to step away from Better Georgia and work at Southern Majority. He assesses the current state of Georgia’s two-party system as well as the major parties’ strengths and weaknesses going into the 2018 midterm elections.

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2018-08-29

Identifier

RBRL425TPGA-057

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Bryan Long and Ashton Ellett, “Interview with Bryan Long, August 29, 2018,” UGA Special Collections Libraries Oral Histories, accessed November 21, 2024, https://georgiaoralhistory.libs.uga.edu/RBRL425TPGA/RBRL425TPGA-057.