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Atlanta Legacy Makers is a public commemoration of Atlanta’s inheritance exemplified by two Atlanta mayors, Ivan Allen Jr. and Maynard Jackson. This podcast is a companion to the city-wide reading of the 1996 Gary Pomerantz book, “Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: A Saga of Race and Family,” which chronicles the lives of these mayors and their families in Atlanta.
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Monday Jun 15, 2020
Monday Jun 15, 2020
Floyd Hall chats with Doug Shipman (CEO of Woodruff Arts Center/Former CEO of National Center for Civil & Human Rights) about the backstory of the Civil Rights movement in Atlanta in the 1960s, and how the mix of local government and the business community combined to create moments of change. Additionally, Dr. Todd Michney of Georgia Tech discusses the Ivan Allen Jr. Digital Archive and how the public can connect to its materials. Plus, author Gary M. Pomerantz shares some backstory on writing Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn.
For more information, visit https://www.atllegacymakers.com/
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