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Growth
In 1940, 65% of Georgians lived in rural communities; by 1976, 60% of Georgians lived in or near cities. This change was due to the extensive transportation system developed by creating Atlanta as the transportation hub of the Southeast. In 1952, Atlanta tripled its size from 37 to 128 square miles, increasing the population by 100,000. New factories such as Ford Motors, General Motors, and Lockheed brought more work and people to the Atlanta region. -
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are a professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association as a member team of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The Hawks play their home games at Philips Arena. -
Growth in Georgia
Enrollment in Colleges and Universities went up and the suburbs began to grow. Businesses moved into the state and Georgia's mild climate attracted northern companies. In Georgia, Workers could be hired at lower wages and with fewer labor demands than in the union states. The growth of aviation caused more expansion. -
William B. Hartsfield:
William B. Hartsfield served as mayor of Atlanta for longer than any other mayor in the city’s history; six terms 1937-1961. During his tenure, Atlanta’s population multiplied from 100,000 to 1 million. Mayor Hartsfield was a progressive mayor in regards to the racial laws. He developed a coalition of white businessmen and key African American leaders who worked to deal with racial issues and integration in peaceful ways. He promoted the idea of Atlanta as the “City Too Busy To Hate”. -
Growth in Georgia
Many people moved into the state becuse of racial injustice being replaced by moderation,by integrated schools,by improved economic opportunities with a higher standard of living. -
Atlanta
Eight hundred new industries appeared in atlanta by 1954.To accomodate the growing population, Atlanta annexed over one hundred square miles.It went to being the 32nd largest city to the 23rd.In the Early 1950s, freeways and interstate highways better linked with Atlanta with the reigon and other areas of the country. -
Ivan Allen, Jr.
Ivan Allen, Jr. succeeded William Hartsfield as Atlanta’s major in 1961. On Allen’s first day in office, he ordered city offices to desegregate and removed the “colored” and “white” signs from city hall. He oversaw the large financial projects of the development of the Memorial Arts Cultural Center and the Civic Center. Allen also brought in three of Atlanta’s professional sports franchises; Braves Baseball, Falcons Football, and Hawks Basketball. -
MLK
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta.He was a civil rights leader.He believed in peaceful negations for rights.Martin Luther King Jr. organized the March on Washington which he gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech.During the Albany Movement he was arrested.MLK was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4,1968 in Memphis,TN. -
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League. The Falcons joined the NFL in 1965 as an expansion team, after the NFL offered then-owner Rankin Smith a franchise to keep him from joining the rival American Football League. The AFL instead granted a franchise to Miami, Florida. -
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball franchise based in Atlanta since 1966, after having originated and played for many decades in Boston and then having subsequently played in Milwaukee for a little more than a decade. The team is a member of the East division of the National League in Major League Baseball. -
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