Description

View of Atlanta Police Chief John Inman (foreground) fielding questions from the audience at the "Ask the Department Head Night," an open house for Atlanta's citizens at Atlanta City Hall in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.John Inman joined the Atlanta Police Department in 1949. In 1972, Mayor Sam Massell appointed him Chief of Police. Inman's tenure was marked with controversy and his critics charged him with racism, mismanagement, and corruption. In 1974, Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson tried to fire Inman. After much controversy, Inman eventually retired on a pension.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia