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E. H. Dorsey and Joe Boone

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View of the Reverend Joe Boone (right), a civil rights activist, speaking at a dinner honoring the Reverend E. H. Dorsey (left), a civil rights activist and pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church, at the Marriott Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.E. H. Dorsey (d. 1977) was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist. From 1955 to 1977, he served as the pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, which moved to its current location in the Old Fourth Ward under his tenure. He was also a member of Martin Luther King Jr.'s inner circle and was the director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference's (SCLC) Operation Breadbasket, a program that pushed businesses in African American neighborhoods to employ blacks and provide equal opportunity for advancement.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Atlanta
  3. Boone, Joseph E., 1922 2006
  4. Celebrations
  5. Civil Rights
  6. Civil Rights Leaders
  7. Clergy
  8. Dorsey, E. H. (Edward Henry), D. 1977
  9. Eyeglasses
  10. Georgia
  11. Hotels
  12. Interiors
  13. Marriott Hotel (Atlanta, Ga.)
  14. Microphone
  15. Podiums
  16. Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  17. Speeches, Addresses, Etc
  18. Suits (Clothing)
  19. Tabernacle Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.)

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