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View of Fulton County Board Commissioner Henry Dodson getting into his car in Atlanta, Georgia.Henry Dodson was the first African American to serve on the Fulton County Board of Commissioners. He served on the Commission from 1975 to 1979. Dodson had previously run an unsuccessful campaign against Andrew Young for Georgia's Fifth District seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1972.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Atlanta
  3. Automobiles
  4. Dodson, Henry
  5. Georgia
  6. Government
  7. Hats
  8. Politicians
  9. Politics And Government
  10. Suits (Clothing)

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