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Welfare Rights Organization March

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View of Father Austin Ford, the founder of Emmaus House, driving a school bus in a welfare rights demonstration in Atlanta, Georgia.Austin Ford was an Episcopal priest who founded Emmaus House in the Peoplestown neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia, in 1967 as an Episcopal Church mission dedicated to advancing civil rights and reducing poverty.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia