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Goodwin, George,. George Goodwin oral history interview, 1992 Jan. 17.

Title: George Goodwin oral history interview, 1992 Jan. 17.

The collection consists of an oral history interview with George Goodwin on January 17, 1992 in which he discusses the Ponce de Leon Apartments; Boys High School and its alumni; Washington and Lee University; interest in journalism; Atlanta Georgian; World War II; Atlanta Journal; covering the city beat; William B. Hartsfield; origins of the airport; Hartsfield's political style; Hartsfield's first mayoral defeat; political coalitions; desegregation of the Atlanta police force; black precinct voting patterns; the 1946 governors race; three-governor controversy; write-in votes; 1946 lynching in Monroe, Georgia; Winecoff Hotel fire; Central Atlanta Improvement Association (CAIA); Atlanta power structure; annexation; "Plan of Improvement"; functions of city and county governments; Joseph K. Hyman; Luther Alverson; CAIA; relationships with other civic groups; Robert W. Woodruff and the Atlanta oligarchy; Robert Thompson; public housing; Peyton Road; communication between black and white power structure; 1961 mayors race; Muggsy Smith; Georgia General Assembly; cities in Georgia; Sibley Commission; desegregation; and Atlanta's reputation.

ArchivalResource: 1 videotape.

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