Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn research files and interviews, 1991-1996.

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Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn research files and interviews, 1991-1996.

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This collection consists of materials relating to Pomerantz's first book, "Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: A Saga of Race and Family" (New York : Scribner, c1996). It includes interviews, interview transcripts, research materials, notebooks and audiovisual materials relating to the history of the Allen and Dobbs families as well as the history of modern Atlanta. Of particular interest are the interviews and interview transcripts, which recount the racial, political, economic and social life of 20th century Atlanta.

13 linear ft. (26 boxes)

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Emory University. Special Collections and Archives

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Pomerantz, Gary M.

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Gary M. Pomerantz is an award-winning journalist and author. After graduating from the University of California (Berkeley), Pomerantz joined The Washington Post as a sports reporter. In the 1990s, he moved to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution where he wrote feature stories, and penned columns and editorials. His first book was "Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn: A Saga of Race and Family (1996)." It tells the story of race relations in 20th century Atlanta through the history of two families: th...

Allen family.

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Dobbs family.

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