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View of Hosea Williams (left), a civil rights activist working with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and Al Horn (right), a civil rights attorney, speaking at a press conference in support of Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell (not pictured) in his re-election campaign against Atlanta Vice Mayor Maynard Jackson (not pictured), at Atlanta City Hall in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.Sam Massell is a former Mayor of Atlanta who served in that office from 1970-1974. He was vice mayor from 1962-1970. He is credited with establishing MARTA, Atlanta's mass transit system, and for pioneering minority opportunities in city government. He later served as president of the Buckhead Coalition.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. Activists
  2. African Americans
  3. Atlanta
  4. Beards
  5. Civil Rights
  6. Civil Rights Leaders
  7. Georgia
  8. Government
  9. Horn, Al
  10. Lawyers
  11. Microphone
  12. Political Campaigns
  13. Politics And Government
  14. Press Conferences
  15. Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  16. Williams, Hosea, 1926 2000

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