Question

Which did Mayor Ivan Allen NOT do in his quest to end discrimination in Atlanta?

A.end lunch counter segregation
B.integrate city government and fire departments
C.remove restrictions on African American police officers
D.remove the “Colored” and “White” signs in Atlanta’s City Hall

Answer 1

B) Integrate city government and fire departments

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) removed restrictions on African Americans police officers.

Ivan Allen Jr. (1911-2003) was the Major of Atlanta form 1962 to 1970. He supported the civil rights of African American people. He removed the signs in the City Hall that said "colored" and "White." He sat with a black man in the cafeteria of the City Hall, ending Jim Crow practices. He also integrated city governments and fire departments. For his support of civil rights and respect for the African American people, he received the "Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize" in 1981.