Black Power in Dixie: A Political History of African Americans in Atlanta

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Black Power in Dixie Southern Dissent Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers Florida International University, Miami Florida State University, Tallahassee New College of Florida, Sarasota University of Central Florida, Orlando University of Florida, Gainesville University of North Florida, Jacksonville University of South Florida, Tampa University of West Florida, Pensacola University Press of Florida Black Power in Dixie A Political History of African Americans in Atlanta Alton Hornsby Jr. Foreword by Stanley Harrold and Randall M. Miller University Press of Florida Gainesville/Tallahassee/Tampa/Boca Raton Pensacola/Orlando/Miami/Jacksonville/Ft. Myers/Sarasota Copyright 2009 by Alton Hornsby Jr. Printed in the United States of America on recycled, acid-free paper All rights reserved 14 13 12 11 10 09 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hornsby, Alton. Black power in Dixie : a political history of African Americans in Atlanta / Alton Hornsby Jr. ; foreword by Stanley Harrold and Randall M. Miller. p. cm.—(Southern dissent) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8130-3282-5 (alk. paper); ISBN 978-0-8130-3853-7 (e-book) 1. African Americans—Georgia—Atlanta—Politics and government. 2. African Americans—Georgia—Atlanta—History. 3. Atlanta (Ga.)— Politics and government. 4. Political leadership—Georgia—Atlanta— History. 5. Elite (Social sciences)—Georgia—Atlanta. 6. Atlanta (Ga.)— Race relations. I. Title. F294.A89N4443 2009 305.896’0730758231—dc22 2008045726 The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing agency for the State University System of Florida, comprising Florida A&M University , Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, and University of West Florida. University Press of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 http://www.upf.com To the memory of Clarence Albert (C. A.) Bacote, scholar, activist, gentleman ...