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· Served as Atlanta Mayor from 1962-1970

· Ordered "Colored" and "Whites" signed removed from City Hall
· Worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. and the S.C.L.C.
· Helped lure three professional sports teams to Atlanta

All of the phrases are describing what Atlanta mayor?

A)
Asa Candler


B)
Ivan Allen, Jr.


C)
Andrew J. Young


D)
Maynard Jackson

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b Ivan Allen,Jr  ive done the test
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The correct answer is B) Ivan Allen Jr.

All of the phrases are describing Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr.

Ivan Allen Jr. (1911-2003), served as the Mayor of Atlanta from 1962 to 1970. He received the “Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize” in 1981 for keeping Atlanta citizen’s calm during the civil rights movement. Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. also worked hard to lure professional sports to the city of Atlanta by constructing a new stadium in Futon County. They were the Braves Baseball team and in Football, the Falcons.


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