Here are 6 Black history productions filmed in Georgia that you've never heard of (and should know about)

Veteran actress Ruby Dee is all smiles as she holds up the Emmy that she was awarded for her performance as Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Special in "Decoration Day," in Pasadena, Calif., Aug. 25, 1991. The film was shot entirely on location in Georgia in 1990. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

In the past decade, Georgia has become known as “The Hollywood of the South,” with various television and film projects in production at a near-breakneck pace.

However, before its boom, Georgia served as a production hub in the 1990s catering mostly to the stories of African American history.

Here are six television and film projects produced in Georgia during that period that may not have high name recognition, but played a major role in showcasing the often complex and layered history of the South and African American perseverance.