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- Collection: Washington Park Neighborhood
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Photograph, Austin T. Walden with Ivan Allen Jr., February 3, 1964
Ivan Allen Jr. swears in A.T. Walden as judge of the Atlanta Municipal Court
Front Page, The Atlanta Inquirer, March 13, 1965
Front page of The Atlanta Inquirer, showcasing the article "Selma Continues in Terror." This references the Selma to Montgomery marches that resulted in violence.
Front Page, The Atlanta Inquirer, December 29, 1962
Front page of Atlanta Inquirer, showcasing the article "Voters League Stops Efforts to Divide Negroes on Buffer". This references the "Peyton Buffer" or Atlanta's Berlin Wall, which was an attempt by mayor Ivan Allen Jr. to barricade the Cascade…
Front Page, The Atlanta Inquirer, January 21, 1961
Front page of the Atlanta Inquiry, featuring an article titled "Charlayne Finds Friends at U. of GA.", referencing the recent racial integration of UGA
Front Page, The Atlanta Inquirer, July 31, 1960
First issue of The Atlanta Inquirer, the second Black newspaper in Atlanta after the Atlanta Daily World. Its goal was to offer a more progressive voice.
Article, "Washington Park Fine Place," Atlanta Daily World, June 16, 1932
Newspaper article describing the virtues of Washington Park (the park, not the neighborhood).
Photograph, Carmen Alexander Holding Tennis Racket, 1958
Image showing Carmen Alexander, a tennis player from the Washington Park area
Photograph, Man on Washington Park Tennis Courts, Undated
Shows man standing amongst tennis balls on a tennis court in Washington Park
Photograph, Family at Washington Park Tennis Courts, Undated
Family members posing outside the tennis courts at Washington Park
Photograph, Tennis Players at Washington Park Courts, Undated
Shows a group of male tennis players at Washington Park