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During the past ten years Atlanta has e x perienced an economic growth rate that is rivaled by few American cities. To a large extent this was only possible because of an enlightened business and banking community ••••• the community that you gentle,rnen represent. During ·this same ten year period Atlanta has also experienced a social development" that is rivaled by few American cities. We can feel fortunate in that this ~as usually taken place in a peaceful and orderly fashion. This was only possible because of an enlightened black and white community that has grown with Atlanta. We now live in a city where the population is almost 50% bla-€--k-# 0 ~ -C A " The continued economi c growth of our city will depend greatly on , the means by which the heretofore untappe d resources of our bla-e-10-"<2..,c, £...c' citizens can be utilized. The Community Relations Commission has recently initiated a project of vital importance to all of us. It concerns the furthe r deve-

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lopment of ~ k entrepreneurship in Atlanta. The Commission, in developing this p 7oject , h <:J __ a~ ~-sponsors Uie Atlanta Busine ss ffe Af!;,~ . .,~."lfk '7 ~ e&--:--:--e,,~ -'--~- L J League's Project Outreach;{ the Atlanta Urban League, the Natio n al Alliance of Busine ssmen, the Small Business Admini stration, the A tlanta Cha pte r of the NAA CP and the A t l anta Univ ersity Sch ool of Busine ss . /J / _,t;:.· ,(.,,~ [ -L~ .f..',f.~<-"'/' JI I "-L-/_ ,(.,,. ,4 ...f d. ..1-- / . (- - _I I, (Z--1Ll.- 74 .., I I ' Atlant a needs a p ublic · comm ittment fr om y ou , -i ts b anking fraternity , ~~ 6--~&1_- J2-xll-t__ c:i-(/ that you will, to an ever inc rea s ing e x tent, g.ra n t - hlgh- risk--loa£ s to ~~ ~ ~~-nA <---;"ti d--~ -c om_petent·b1ack busmessm-e~ • . ,.,/ ("143.215.248.55 i? ~ ~ IM--:tJ~,,_.J... /Y~ - ez.Ld"L / ~ .e--<1-. ~ ,,t? _ _ .U . ~ , } YU,,--/__. / . e'(,-'C:.-,,--- ~-de --;,· - . �