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Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn

A Saga of Race and Family

By Gary M. Pomerantz

By Gary M. Pomerantz

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Category: U.S. History

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May 01, 1997 | ISBN 9780140265095

Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn by Gary M. Pomerantz
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May 01, 1997 | ISBN 9780140265095

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About Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn

“A fascinating tale of two cities told through the rise of two of Atlanta’s most illustrious political families…highly significant in what it reveals about ambition, hard work, success, and race relations.”—David Levering Lewis.

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About Gary M. Pomerantz

Gary M. Pomerantz, historian, journalist and Stanford University lecturer, is the author of six nonfiction books on topics ranging from history to sports to civil rights. His first, Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn, on Atlanta’s racial conscience, was named a… More about Gary M. Pomerantz

Product Details

Category: U.S. History

Paperback | $20.00
Published by Penguin Books
May 01, 1997 | 688 Pages | 5-5/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780140265095

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Table Of Contents

Family Tree
Historic Time Line
Preface

PART I OLD SOUTH
PART II THE PATRIARCHS ARRIVE
PART III NEW SOUTH CAPITAL
PART IV SEGREGATED CITY
PART V CIVIL RIGHTS
PART VI BLACK CITY GOVERNMENT
PART VII OLYMPIC CITY

Epilogue
Source Notes
Author’s Note
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

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