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John Wesley Dobbs

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Photograph of John Wesley Dobbs. He is shown wearing a suit and tie and sits before a marbled background.Dobbs was one of the most influential African Americans in Atlanta, Georgia, during the first half of the twentieth century. The founder of the Atlanta Civic and Political League and cofounder of the Atlanta Negro Voters League, Dobbs worked throughout his life to further the causes of black suffrage and equality.
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