Julius McCurdy oral history interview, 1988 Nov. 21.

Maddox, Lester, 1915-2003

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Lester G. Maddox was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on 30 September 1915, to Dean and Flonnie Maddox. He was educated in the Fulton County public school system but dropped out of high school in order to persue a career (either "to start working" or "to persue a career in something"). In 1936, he married Virginia Cox and the couple eventually had four children. In 1944, Maddox opened a short order grill in Atlanta that he sold a year later at a profit. Maddox continued to hold jobs in the grocery busi...

Ku Klux Klan 1915-....

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The Ku Klux Klan was formally incorporated under the laws of the state of Georgia on Dec. 4, 1915. The incorporated organization is a continuance of the earlier post Civil War Reconstruction Era unincorporated Ku Klux Klan and of the Knights of the White Camellia. Women of the Ku Klux Klan was incorporated at a late date as a separate entity. The stated purpose of the KKK was to promote an all White, Protestant United States, excluding all other races and religions. From the descript...

Spalding, Hughes, 1886-1969

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Hughes Spalding (1886-1969), lawyer of Atlanta (Ga.), son of Jack Johnson Spalding (1856-1938) founder of Atlanta law firm King & Spalding. From the description of Hughes Spalding Catholic files, 1920-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38475933 From the description of Hughes Spalding family papers, 1870-1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38475793 From the description of Hughes Spalding family personal files, 1927-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38475838...

Cherry, Jim D., 1911-1980

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Jim D. Cherry, nationally known educator, was superintendent of the DeKalb County, Georgia, school system for twenty-five years; led the school system through its period of initial integration; and was instrumental in the development of the Fernbank Science Center in cooperation with the school system. He retired in 1972 and died in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1980. From the description of Jim D. Cherry papers, 1947-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123380321 ...

Harris, J. Robin (James Robin), 1925-1989.

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James Robin Harris, lawyer, legislator, and bank executive, was born 5 July 1925, in DeKalb County, Georgia, and died there April 9, 1989. Harris represented DeKalb County in the Georgia legislature (1963-1970; 1973-1974); managed George Busbee's successful campaigns for Georgia governor (1974; 1978); worked as executive director of the committee to revise the 1945 state constitution (approved by the voters, 1982); and was president and chief executive officer (1974-1984), and chairman of the bo...

Kuhn, Clifford M. 1952-....

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Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit System.

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McCurdy, Julius Augustus, 1903-

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Julius Augustus McCurdy (1903- ), DeKalb County attorney (1936-1953) and Georgia House of Representatives (1944-1946). From the description of Julius McCurdy oral history interview, 1988 Nov. 21. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38477694 ...

Raper, Arthur Franklin, 1899-1979

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Arthur Franklin Raper was a distinguished sociologist whose early work focused on rural social issues and racial discrimination in the South. From the 1940s through the early 1960s, he worked for several government agencies on problems of rural development in Bangladesh as well as other countries in Southeast Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. After his work as senior advisor to the Pakistan Academy for Rural Development, he returned to the United States and worked as a visiting professor ...

United States. Work Projects Administration

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The Works Progress Administration was involved in various projects including the compilation of sources on American territories. The card catalogs for these were prepared at the Library of Congress and are now in the National Archives. From the description of Classified Alaska Bibliography, 1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42927718 Works Progress Administration (later called Work Projects Administration) began operations in San Joaquin County, Calif., July 1935. County a...

Candler, Scott, 1887-1973.

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DeKalb General Hospital (Atlanta, Ga.)

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McWhorter, Hugh.

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