George Goodwin oral history interview, 1992 Jan. 17.

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George Goodwin oral history interview, 1992 Jan. 17.

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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.

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Georgia State University

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