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Marvin Arrington Press Conference, circa 1975

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@ Atlanta History Center

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View of a press conference called by Atlanta City Councilman Marvin Arrington (seated), and (from left to right) Atlanta City Councilman Arthur Langford, Atlanta City Councilman Carl Ware, Fulton County Commissioner J. O. Wyatt, Atlanta City Councilman James Howard, Fulton County Commissioner Henry Dodson, Atlanta City Councilman James Bond, Atlanta City Councilwoman Panke Bradley, Atlanta City Councilman John Calhoun and Atlanta City Councilman Morris Finley at Atlanta City Hall in Atlanta, Georgia.Marvin S. Arrington (1941- ) is an attorney who was elected to the Atlanta Board of Alderman (a precursor to the present-day City Council) in 1969. A decade later, he became president of the Atlanta City Council and served in that capacity until 1997, when he ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Atlanta. Arrington currently serves as a judge in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia