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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 22, 2020
Monday Jun 22, 2020
Floyd Hall chats with Dr. Calinda Lee of the Atlanta History Center about the rise of Black City Government in Atlanta the 1970s, the symbolism and reality of Maynard Jackson’s mayoral terms, and how that era affects contemporary Atlanta. Later, Tiffany Atwater Lee of the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library discusses how the public can access the Maynard Jackson mayoral administration records. Plus, author Gary M. Pomerantz shares some backstory/recitation of Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn.
For more information, visit https://www.atllegacymakers.com/
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