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What did William B. Hartsfield and Ivan Allen jr. have in common?

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Answer Hartsfield, Allen's predecessor as mayor, was a supporter of segregation, but he also understood Atlanta's Blacks growing political power as the white Democratic Party primary was declared unconstitutional in 1946 (Chapman v. ... King) and the Atlanta Negro Voters League's organized in 1949.

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