[Scrapbook of news clippings related to Atlanta's urban development issues in 1975-1976]
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003
Atlanta (Ga.)
Atlanta (Ga.). City Council
The scrapbook encompasses news articles that address political challenges with urban development in Atlanta in 1975-1976. During the mayoral term of Maynard Jackson, the Atlanta City Council addressed issues with job creation, police force reform, transportation expansion, and city budget decisions.
Richard Guthman, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, The Northside Neighbor
2012.082
Georgia Tech Archives
1975-1976
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Atlanta, Georgia
[Scrapbook of news clippings related to Atlanta's urban development issues in 1974]
Jackson, Maynard, 1938-2003
Atlanta (Ga.)
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
The scrapbook includes news articles that address urban renewal and development in Atlanta in 1974. Taking place during the mayoral term of Maynard Jackson, the city of Atlanta was experiencing issues with decisions regarding zoning, the city budget, and taxing. Also, debates over transportation growth, especially the development of MARTA, were addressed in the news clippings. The scrapbook highlights on the problems and progress with the urban organization of Atlanta in 1974.
Richard Guthman, <em>The Atlanta Journal Constitution</em>, <em>The Northside Neighbor</em>
2012.082
Georgia Tech Archives
1974
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Atlanta, Georgia
Interview with Xernona Clayton
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
Interview with Xernona Clayton, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book <em>Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta</em>. In this interview, Clayton addresses her activities in civil rights. A civil rights leader, Clayton served as secretary of the group Southwest Atlanta for Progress (SWAP). She also played a role in the improvement and desegregation of Atlanta neighborhoods, schools, and hospitals.
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
MS450
Georgia Institute of Technology Archives
2/20/86
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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Interview with Warren Cochrane
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
Interview with Warren Cochrane, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book <em>Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta</em>. In this interview, Cochrane discusses issues with encouraging registered African Americans to vote. He served as the executive director of the Butler Street YMCA in the 1940s and 1960s and served as the executive director of the Atlanta Negro Voters League.
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
MS450
Georgia Institute of Technology Archives
10/10/85
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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Interview with Sam Massell
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
Interview with Sam Massell, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book <em>Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta</em>. In this interview, Massell expresses his view on race relations in Atlanta and the 1969 election. He also reflects on developments during his term as the city's mayor, such as transit growth. Massell succeeded Ivan Allen, Jr. as Mayor of Atlanta, serving from 1970-1974. He was the first Jewish mayor in the city's history. Massell appointed the first female member of Atlanta's City Council and the first African American department heads.
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
MS450
Georgia Institute of Technology Archives
7/26/85
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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Interview with Robert Thompson
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
Interview with Robert Thompson, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book <em>Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta</em>. Thompson discusses his efforts in securing land and housing solutions for African Americans in this interview. Thompson served as housing secretary, industrial secretary, assistant director, and executive director of the Atlanta Urban league from 1942-1960s and was very involved in housing and expansion issues. He also served as the secretary for the Atlanta Housing Council and assistant to the regional administrator of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for equal housing and development opportunities.
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
MS450
Georgia Institute of Technology Archives
7/17/85
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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Interview with Robert B. Flanagan
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
Interview with Robert B. Flanagan, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book <em>Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta</em>. In this interview, Flanagan speaks about his role in the civil rights movement, particularly with zoning issues and developing African American housing projects on the Westside. Flanagan served as the NAACP's Executive Secretary from 1967-1968, the NAACPís Field Director for Georgia in 1968-1978, among other civic positions.
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
MS450
Georgia Institute of Technology Archives
12/3/85
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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Interview with Maynard Jackson
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
Interview with Maynard Jackson, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book <em>Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta</em>. Part two of a pair of interviews. Jackson continues his discussion of racism in Atlanta politics and businesses.
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
MS450
Georgia Institute of Technology Archives
11/23/87
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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Interview with Maynard Jackson
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
Interview with Maynard Jackson, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book <em>Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta</em>. In this interview, Jackson addresses the social construction of race in Atlanta society, businesses, and politics Jackson was the First African American mayor of Atlanta. Part one of a pair of interviews.
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
MS450
Georgia Institute of Technology Archives
1/4/88
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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Interview with Malcolm Jones
Allen, Ivan, 1911-2003
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
Interview with Malcolm Jones, conducted during the writing of Georgia Tech History, Technology, and Society Professor Ronald H. Bayor's 1996 book <em>Race and the Shaping of Twentieth-Century Atlanta</em>. This interview highlights Jones's role in Mayor Allenís Urban Renewal Program. Jones was the first Director of the Department of Urban Renewal in the late 1950s and later the Executive Director of the Housing Resources Committee, where he directed housing code regulations and reanalyzed zoning for African American housing.
Bayor, Ronald H., 1944-
MS450
Georgia Institute of Technology Archives
4/27/88
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
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