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Question | Answer |
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Ivan allen jr. | mayor of alanta from 1962 to 1970;he ordered that the "white" & "colored" signs be moved from in front of the doors at the city hall; he was the 1st one to intergrate a fire department;brought athletic team to the city;marta was voted down during his term |
agriculture transformation | after ww2 agriculture wasnt a dominant industry;people moved from farms into the city to work in factories;new fabrics-rayon and nylonwere now in demand and so were peanuts, soybeans, and corn replaced cotton polutry became and important source also |
m.a.r.t.a | metropolitan atlanta rapid transit authority established in 1966 |
the devolement of atlanta | today more than 1/2 of the people who live in georgia live in atlanta |
william b. hartsfield | served as mayor of atlanta for 6 terms 1937-1941 and 1942-1961;he made atlanta the center for airtravel;remembered for his support of the issue aviation;he work w/ mlk william borders and he was first to hired 8 black police officers |
baseball | braves-came to atlanta from milwaukee in 1966 plays at turners field |
football | falcons-team came |