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Atlanta Police department is integrated. 8 Black cops are hired to join the force.
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Atlanta public transportation is desegregated.
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Atlanta Public Library is integrated.
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SNCC holds its first conference at Atlanta University.
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Atlanta's black residents organize a financial boycott of segregated white owned businesses.
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Many white lunch counter owners choose to desegregate their businesses.
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Atlanta's public pools and parks are ordered to desegregate by the Federal Government.
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Summerhill race riot breaks out and lasts 4 days.
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Maynard Jackson is voted the first Black Mayor of Atlanta.
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Atlanta Public Schools are integrated.
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Students organize mass sit-ins at 7 lunch counters in Atlanta Department Stores.
