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Broadside advertising the Standard Life Insurance Company. It describes the company and cites its financial success as a marketing strategy.

Ivan Allen Jr. swears in A.T. Walden as judge of the Atlanta Municipal Court

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 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 of the Atlanta Inquiry, featuring an article titled "Charlayne Finds Friends at U. of GA.", referencing the recent racial integration of UGA

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.

Newspaper article describing the virtues of Washington Park (the park, not the neighborhood).

Image showing Carmen Alexander, a tennis player from the Washington Park area

Shows man standing amongst tennis balls on a tennis court in Washington Park

Family members posing outside the tennis courts at Washington Park