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Former Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. dead at 92
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Edited | Thomas Walker Jul 02, 2003 03:43pm |
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| Category | Obituary |
| Media | TV News - CNN |
| News Date | Wednesday, July 2, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | ATLANTA (AP) -- Former Mayor Ivan Allen Jr., credited with helping Atlanta desegregate peacefully during the 1960s when other Southern cities erupted in violence, died Wednesday at 92.
Allen, who served from 1962 to 1970, desegregated city government the day he took office. The "colored" and "white" signs were taken down and he hired blacks for many city jobs, including police officer and firefighter.
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