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Demonstration, circa 1976

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@ Atlanta History Center

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View of Ethel Mathews (with microphone) speaking to a crowd at a demonstration outside the Georgia State Capitol Building in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, with Georgia State Representative and civil rights leader Hosea Williams (right of Mathews).Ethel Mae Matthews was the founder and first president of the Atlanta Welfare Rights Organization and was a persistent advocate for the poor, the elderly, and children.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia