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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 avation caused more expansion. -
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. -
MARTA
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority was established. -
Airport
Atlanta's William B. Hartsfield International Airport offered its first international flights.
