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.., .. ·. · . ·.. ~ ·: •. · : ·\ , ~,. ··:\ +- �1. The Department chain and variety store desegregation of lunch counters . 2. In an effort to move toward equal and full City employment, I have eliminated the Double Register system. 3. Increase in the number of Negro policemen and the up grading of same. 4. Employment of Negro firemen. 5. Establishment of the full power to arrest for all Negro policemen. 6. The elimination of segregated signs in public buildings. 7. Efforts to reduce police brutality to Negro citizens. 8. Implementation of desegregation of city pa rks. 9. Desegregation of Atlanta Ball Park. 10. Desegregation of Atlanta theatres. 11. Comple te equality in use of the Municipal Auditorium. 12. Support od desegregation of attendance to performances of the Metropolitan Opera and the Atlanta Symphony. 13. Continued discussions to desegregate Atlanta hotels. 14. Consistent increase in the representation of the Negro community on boards and committees appointed by me, 15. Equal acc e ptanc e and conside ration of press and citizens in City Hall. 16. Support of Negro candidates from Fulton County for the position of Senator . 1 7. Constant public a cknowledge ment of the succ e ss of Atlanta's liberal attitude in handling all racial matters. 18 . Stron g d e m a nd for additional ade quate living area s for the incr e asing N egro popula tion . T h e opening of t h e H unt er and T ech w ood Via duc ts h as b een a step t o improve . ) acces s t o the we st side of A tlanta . 20. Support of fair and natural neighborho od e x pansion i n 51 areas in 1962. ( j_ ��1 1 A L.L - _ _. J-,~- ,1-: ,u:-


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�C LASS OF S ERVICE 1~h s is a fast m essage unless ics d eferred ch3racrer is i ndicated by t he proper symbol. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM w . P. MA RS H ALL. SF- 1201 (4-60) SYMBOLS DL = Day Letter NL = N ight Letter LT-1 nternorion a I -i.eucrTcl~ PRUI D E NT The filing time sh own in the date line on domestic telegrams is LOCAL T IME at point of origin. Time of receipt is LOCAL TIME at point of destination ~ AN 9 6~ AA077 · LLC50 L PO ATLANTA GA 8 IVA ALLEN JR, MAYOR, DLR DONT PHONE AND REPORT DELIVERY CITY HALL ATI..A 1HE -SOUTHWEST CITIZENS ASSOCIATION URGENTLY REQUEST THAT YOU AS· MAYOR CF THE CITY OF All_ANTA GALL UPON THE GOVERNOR CF THE STATE Cf GEORGIA TO IMMEDIATELY CONVENE THE GEORGIA REAL ESTATE OOMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION OF THE INFLAMMATORY STATEMENT CONTAINED IN AN ARTICLE BY RALEIGH lRYANS ON PAGE 9 CF THE ATLANTA JOURNAL DATED TUESDAY JAN 8 1963, WHICH REFERS TO THE PEYTON-HAR~AN ROAD SITUATION IN SOUTHWEST ATLANTA. THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS STATEMENTS ILLEGEDLY MADE BY A NEGRO LEADER, WHICH ARE CLEARLY INTENDED TO PANIC THE RES !DENTS CF THIS AREA IN TO SELLING THEIR HOMES AT A Loss. ACTIONS OF 1HIS NATURE ARE INDIRECT VIOLATION CF THE GEORG IA REAL ESTATE CODE. THIS IS A HIGHLY EXPL OS IVE SITUATION THAT REQUIRES IMMEDIATE �0 �CLASS OF SERVICE This is :1 fast message unless its deferred char• .lCter is indicated b y t h e proper symbol. WESTERN UNION T ELEG AM w . P. MARSH ALL . SF-1 20 1 (4-60) SYMBOLS DL=Day Letter NL=Night Lerrcr LT-International -LcHcr T clcgram PRCSIDENT The filing time shown in th e d:ice l ine on d o mestic telegrams is LOCAL TIME :u point of o rig in. Time of receipt is LOCAL TIME ar poioc of destination ACTION BY LOCAL AND STATE CFFIC IALS SOUT~J EST CITI ZENS ASSOCIATION INC VIRGIL COPELAND PRESIDENT. ��,,,.M_o_nda_y_~_tan_ ••_r4_,_ 19=63=T=H=E=W=A=S=H=IN=G=T=O=N=PO=S:::;;T_L:2 000 D City's Progressive Reputation Hurt White-Negro '·Buffer Zone' in Atlanta Provolies Bitter Dispute, ·Deep Rifts By Harold Gulliver Special to T he Washington P ost From the Los Angeles Times


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•d e Y e ATLANTA - Street bar.riers admittedly erected to create a "buffer zo'ne" between Negro and white residential areas have split Atlanta and placed it under an uncomfortable spotlight as the Nation's latest sore spot of racial tension. Although placed on only two streets, the barricades already have fanned resentments affecting the entire city. So bitter Is the feeling that Negroes are expected to vote against a 43-million-dollar bond issue this spring, possibly killing proposals f o r schools and street improvements and a city auditorium. Divisions also have appeared between white and Negro groups - creating schisms which could wreck civic harmony for years to come. The barricades, which are emotionally-and inaccurately-referred to as Atlanta's "Berlin Wall," were ordered erected last Dec. 17 by the board of aldermen to close off two streets in southwest Atlanta- Peyton and Harlan rds. The r a c i a l "buffer zone" had been requested by white residents. The low, fence-like barricades of steel and wood were placed across both streets the next day. Virgil Copeland, president of the Southwest Citizens Association, defended the barricades as a "last resort" to lessen .racial tension. It was the only way left, Copeland man of the Negro Voters League, has denounced the barricades. 'I'he u pro a r asserted, for white residents caused h i m to observe: to thwart "vicious, block- "These are the darkest days busting tactics being used by I've seen in Atlanta as fa. as race relations are conNegro realtors." Blocking the streets did not cerned." The Atlanta Constitution, actually "wall in" anybody. But it forced motorists to · a strong supporter of Mayor drive about one· mile farther Allen on other issues, has before reaching a through also condemned the road street to the southwest, thus barriers. Even former Mayor Wilmaking it more difficult to travel beween a Negro and liam B. Hartsfield has been privately critical of his sucwhite residential section. A petition was filed in cessor's position on the ba.municipal court by both Ne- ricades. gro and white groups, asking "You should never make a removal of the barricades as mistake that can be photoa public nuisance. It was dismissed by Judge Robert E. graphed," Hartsfield said. So far Mayor Allen has Jones, who held that the streets were closed and t here- failed to work out any sofore the obstructions could lution. not be nuisances. Ironically, his administraObservers now believe the tion was elected with thePeyton-Harlan barric ades solid support of egro votwill remain until the case is ers. Slightly more than onecarried through state or Fed- third of the city's registered voters arc Negro. eral courts. In addition to the possible Meanwhile, the controversy continues, with charges and loss of the bond issue, other c o u n tercharges exchanged effects of the city's action include: almost daily. • A shift in control of At· The barriers do not legally affect the sale of property lanta's Negro leadership from in any way. And it is con- older conservative elements idered likely they have only to younger, more militant figincreased egro determina- ures. • Damage to Atlanta·s "imtion to buy1 into certain white neighborhoods in Southwest age" as a progressive city with a long history of biracial Atlanta. The barricades also have negotiations a n d comprothe uppo.rt of Mayor Ivan mi es. The controversy may proAllen Jr., who s a i d they serve as a "warning to un- duce one long-range benefitscrupulous real estate deal- a much needed focus on the ers, egro and white." need for better Negro housQ. V. Williams, a co-chair- ing. News Analysis �A.4 Friday, January 4. 1963 THE wASHINGTON POST .Racial Conflict Stirred Up by Atlanta's 'Wall' ATLANT A, Jan. 3 (AP) come to a head-on struggle," The separation of white and said Smith, "but we stand as Negro residential sections by firm as the Mayor in our cona buffer zone of city-built victions that this insult to wood and steel barriers has Atlanta and to one-third of created a head-on conflict be- Atlanta's citizens can and tween Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. must be removed ." and objecting Negro leaders. Allen engaged in a polite In Municipal Court today, but somewhat strained verbal Negro and white opponents exchange with his predecessor of the city's "Berlin Wall" as mayor, William B. Ha~tspressed a suit to have the field, a racial moderate. Hartsfield had called the barriers removed as a public nuisance. road barriers "an awful misMeanwhile, Allen and the take" and volunteered assistNegro All-Citizens Committee ance in er ad i ca ti n g "this for Better City Planning came source of friction and bad fac~ t o face in a meeting publicity." which the M a Yo r called Allen in reply professed friendly but which a Commit- warm regard for Hartsfield tee spokesman indicated was and his opini1ms and said, " If not entirely so. the need to call on him should The mayor noted that the arise I wouldn't be the least committeemen were fi rm in r eludtant to call on him, and refusing to negotiate on the I am sur e he would be willgeneral racial come situation untiling to give help." the barricades down. A Hartsfield later told newsCommittee leader, Dr. C. A. men that his successor "has a Smith, said Allen was j ust as tough nut to crack but it determined that the r oad- cannot be done by artifici al blocks should not be removed barriers. before negotiations. I "The Negro citizen has a "We personally abhor the !right to live anywhere," he fact that the situation has now declared. , A ssoci ated Prell& This ls one of the road barriers creatm,: a racial buffer zone in Atlanta that was the object of a day-long court hearing in the Georgia capital yesterday.

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PLEASE NOTIFY THE UNDERSIGNED OF TI ME AND PLACE OF FIRST COMM ITTEE MEETING= VIRGIL COPELA ND PRESIDE NT SOUTH ERN CITIZE NS ASS N= ( 14 ) - THE COMPANY WILL APPR ECI AT E SUGGESTION S FROM ITS PATRON S CON C ERNI N G ITS SER VICB �WUF113 PD DUPLICATE OF TELEPHONED TELEGRAM ATLANTA GA DEC 24 1037A EST MAYOR IVAN ALLEN JR 3700 NORTHSIDE »R NORTHWEST ATLA CONGRATULATIONS ON STATEMENT. GAVE ALL ATLANTA OPPORTUNITY' TO SEE CORE OF ROAD BLOCKING. YOUR ~TAND WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL ATLANT~. MERRY CHRISTMAS JAMES AND BARBARA RYCKELEY. 1103 ~___,.J~---~-------~~------___,,...__.,.._.__.___________ ~ �-- ~UF298 PD ATLANTA GA 22 ,oop -.............-__ EST MAYOR IVAN ALLEN JR 3700 NORTHSIDE DR NW ATLA YOUR TELEGRAM OF ..J)ER 21 1962 HAS BEEN RECEIVED. I HAVE REFERRED SAID TELEGRAM TO THE ALL CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR BETTER CITY PLANNINGDR C MILES SMITH AND THE REVERENDS JOHN A MIDDLETON AND ML KING SR CHAIRMAN. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS COMMITTEE IS THE SOLE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NEGRO COMMUNITY IN THIS ~ MATTER. I AM SURE YOU WILL HEAR FROM THEM ~~ IMMEDIATELY REGARDING SAME = Q ~~ V WILLIAMSON. .517PME, --~-------,;,___....--------1 ~~ J_ . �C LASS OF S ERVICE un WESTERN UNION acre r is Indicated by the proper symbol. TELEGRAM w. P . MAR S HA LL. . SF- 1201 (4-60) SYMBOLS DL= Day Letter NL=N ight Lmc, LT - lntcrnationa l - Lener T clcgram PRU ID •N T T he fil ing time shown in the date line on domestic telegrams is LOCAL TIME at point of origin . T ime of receipt is LOCAL TIME at point of desti nati on 318A EST DEC 25 52 AA044 A LL~8 DL PD ATLANTA GA 26 255A EST MAYOR IVAN ALLE N JR CITY HALL ATLA MR Q. V. WILLIAMSON HAS REFERRED TO US YOUR TELEGRAM OF DEC 21 1952 ·AND HIS RESPONSE THERETO 'PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE ALL CITIZEN COMMITTEE FOR BETTER CITY PLANNING IS COMPOSED OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE , ATLANTA NEGRO VOTERS LEAGUE, ATLANTA BRANCH NAACP, ATLANTA CHAPTER SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EMPIRE REAL STATE BOARD, STUDENT NONVIOLENT COORDINATING COMMITTEE, ATLANTA COMMITTEE TOR COOPERATIVE ACTION AND COMMITTEE ON APPEALS FOR HUMAR RIGHTS THE ARBITRARY AND CAPRICIOUS ACTION ON THE PART OF THE CITY ADIU NI STRATION WHIC H CLOSED THE BARRICADED HARLAN AND PEYTON RD BROUGHT US TOGETHER. WE THEREFORE STAND READY TO �8- 6897 �C LASS O F S ERVI CE act er is indica t ed by t he p r oper sy mbol. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM w. P . MARSHAL L . S F- 120 1 (4-60) S YMBO LS DL =Da y Lener NL= Night Lener LT- l nter n arion~ I - Lener Telegram PRES I DENT The fili ng time sh9wn in th e dare line on domestic teleg ram s is LOCAL T JM1: ar poinr of origin. T ime of reccipr is LOCAL TIME nr poi or of desti nati on DISCUSS THE ISSUE. HOWEVER THE RE MOVABLE OF THESE BARRIERS MUST PRECEDE AW! DISCUSSION ON OUR PART AND WE CA NNOT BE GUIDED OR BOUND BY DECISION OF ANY PERSONS OR GROUPS NOT SA NCTIO NED 'BY THIS CO MM ITTEE. THEREFORE W E URGE YOU TO USE THE INFLUENCE OF YOUR OFFICE TO RE MOVE THESE BARRIERS SO THAT PEACE AND GOOID WILL MAY BE RESTORED AND OUR CITY REROUTED ON TO THE ROAD OF PROGRESS C MILES SMITH DDS M L KING SR J A MIDDLETON CO CHAIRMANS• �,..,, DEC 26 M't 4 SO A: LANTA G 00 en CX) <.O I al �C LASS OF SERVI CE his- is , st mes sage u nless its deferred char • actcr is indicated by the proper •vmbol. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM w. P. M AR SH ALL . PRED I DE NT The fi ling time shown in the date line on domestic telegrams is LOCAL TIME at point of origin . T ime of receipt is LOCAL TIME at 65 8P EST DEC 22 6 2 AA794 A LLS43 4 PD ATLANTA GA 22 630P EST MAYOR IVAN ALLEN JR , 3700 NORTHSIDE DR NORTHWEST ATLA THE STUDENTS OF ATLAm"A UNIVERSITY FEEL As · IF YOU HAVE MADE A GREAT MISTAKE IN SUPPORT I NG THE ESTABLISHMENr OF AN ATI.Am"A WALL ACROSS PEYTON AND HARLAN ROADS. IN REPLY TO A REQUEST or THE ALL CITIZENS COMMITTEE ON BETTER CITIZENS PLANNING WE SUPPLY 175 PICKETERS PER DAY FOR THE WESTEND BUSINESS AREA. WE WILL ALSO STAGE SEVERAL MASS DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE ATLANTA CITY WALL wrrH NO LESS THANK 1500 STUDENTS. THIS ACTION WILL FOCUS THE EYES OF THE WORLD ON THE ATLANTA CITY WALL• WE DO NOT WANT ATLANTA TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF PUBLIC rrY. THEREFORE WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO REMOVE THE WALL AND SAVE THE GOOD IMAGE OF ATLAm"A WHILE THERE IS STILL TIME RALPH MOORE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPEAL FOR HUMAN SYMBOLS �8- 5 3 00 �C LASS O P S ERV ICE ii.. ls fl ~ la.st message unless its d c:fc:rrcd charncrer Is indicated by rhc proper symbol. 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AS NEGRO CITIZENS OF ATLANTA tJE FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT SUCH A RECOMMENDATION IS EVEN BEING CONSIDERED. THE PURPOSE AND INTENT CF SUCH PROPOSAL CJ'1 ITS VERY FACE DENIES THE VERY PRINCIPLES UPON WHICH OUR CITY CLAIMS TO OPERATE. YOU CANNOT AFFORD AT THIS STAGE IN HISTORY TO SUPPORT ANY ACT BY THE CITY GOVERNMENT WHICH DENIES BASIC CIVIL -HUMAN ANO PROPERTY RIGHTS TO ANY CITIZEN. TO APPROVE 11-IIS OISCRIMINATOOY ORDINANCE tJOULO SET BACK THE PROGRESS BEING Ii\DE TCJtJARDS MORE DECENT HUMAN RELATIONS IN THIS CITY THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR BETTER CITY PLANNING CO-CHAIRMEN �15454 �, ~~1~ - . lne date, .. UNION TELEGRAM w . P . MARSHALL. SF-1201 (4-60) SYMBOLS DL = Day letter NL=N1ah1 Lener LT-1 n1ern11ional - Lener T dqram Plllll8 10&N1 omcstic telegrams is LOCAL TIME at point of origin . Time of receipt is LOCAL TIME at point of destination LLY16 '2 REV J A MIDDLETON ML KING SR DR C MILES SMITH. �-.l·· A· 15455 �CI.ASS OP SERVICI! 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11 39 A EST= CITY HALL CG ATLA= THE CLOSING OF PEYTON AND HARLAN ROADS BY THE CITY OF ATLANTA IS TANTAMOUNT TO RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS WHICH ARE UNENFORCEABLE, SUCH ACTION NULLIFIES THE RIGHT OF PRIVATE ENTERPRISE AND INDIVIDUALS TO SELL OR NOT TO SELL THEIR PROPERTIES AND FINALLY DAMAGES YOUR IMAGE AND THE REPUTATION OF ATLANTA• I STRONGLY URGE AGAIN THAT THOSE ROADS REMAIN OPEN AND THAT WILLIS MILL ROAD BE REOPE NE DROBERT A THOMPSON. - = ~S FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING I TS SE RVICB �C LAJ;S OF SERV ICE Th is is a fost mcss o.ge unless it• dcfened char• a cter is indicated by t he proper symbol. WESTERN UNIO TELEGRAM w. P. MA RSHALL. SF-1 201 (4-60) SYMBOLS D L=Day Lette r NL =Nigh, Lener LT-I ntern acio nal - Lener T clcgram PRESI D E N T The fili ng time shown in the dare line on domestic telegrams is LOCAL T IME a, point of origin. Time of receip t is LOCAL TIME•• poi o, of desti nation 44,A EST DEC 16 62 AA075 A LLYO 18 LL2; LLZ3 NL PD ATLANTA GA 15 MAYOR IVAN ALLEN,JG 2600 PEACHTREE ROAD NORTH'WEST ATLA5 THE ACTION OF PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE #1 RECOMMENDING CLOSING PEYTON ANO HARLAN ROADS HAS SHOCKED TI-E ENTIRE NEGRO COMMUNITY AND MANY FAIR-MINDED WHITE CITIZENS OF ATLANTA. 9l!ltr NOTHING IN THE HISTORY OF ATLANTA IS COMPARABLE TO ~UCH ACTION PARTICULARLY IN AN ERA OF WORLD WIDE CRISES SUCH AS WE ARE NOW UNDERGOING. -· ~ THE ATLANTA NEGRO VOTERS' LEAGLE UNAMIOUSLY AND UNEQUIVOCABLY PROTESTS THE PASSAGE OF RECOMMENDED ORDINANCE. ~ p THIS PROPOSED CRDINANCE WOULD DENY BASIC CIVIL AND PROPERTY RIGHTS TO ALL CITIZENS BOTH WHITE AND COLORED AND WOULD SET SUCH A PRESCEDENT AS WOULD DESTROY TI-E FINE HUMAN RELATIONS THAT HAVE EXISTED IN ATLANTA ANO THAT HAVE MADE ATLANTA OUTSTANDING IN Tf-E NATION. STOP THIS ACTION COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT MANY VITAL MATTERS �D- 17 8 7 8 �G s OF SERVICE T his is a fast message u nless its d eferred char• actcr I• Indicated by rhe proper symbol. WE TERN UNION TELEGRAM w. P. M A RSHA L L . SF- 1201 (4-60) SYMBOLS DL = Day Letter N L=Nigh, Len er LT -lnrernorlon a l - Lener T elegram PRUIIOl!NT The filing time shown in the date line on domestic telegrams is LOCAL TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is LOCAL T IME at point of destination FACING Cin'. STOP THE ATLANTA NEGRO VOTERS' LEAGUE URGES THAT YOU VOTE AGAINST SAID ORDINANCE AND THAT YOU USE YOUR INFLU::NCE TO SEE LHAT IT IS DEFEATED AT WALDEN Q V WILLIAMSON CO-CHAIRMEN ATLANTA NEGRO VOTERS LEAGLE. CR YATES TREASURER WR COCHRANE J H CALHOUN CO-SECRETARIES �D- 178 7 9 �SYMBOLS CLASS OF SERVICE DL=Dav Letter This is a (ur message unless its deferred character is indicated by the proper symbol. NL=Nigh, Lener TELEGRAM w. P. M ARSHAL L . 63 LT-lnternationa l - Lc1tcr T clcgram PRII..SU O RNT The filing time shown in the date line on domestic telegrums is LOCAL TIME at poin t 444A EST JAN 18 SF-120 1 (4-60) o( origin. Time of receipt is LOCAL TIME ot point of desti nation AA089 SYA039 SY NB021 NL PD NEW YORK NY 17 MAYOR I VAN ALLEN JR CITY HALL ATLA CITIZENS OF HARLEM STRONGLY PROTEST THE RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED "ATLANTA WALL" AND URGE THAT THIS MOST BLANTANT SYMBOL OF DISCRIMINATION BE FORTHWITJ:f DEMOLISHED THE HARLEM ANTI COL NIAL COMMITTEE P O BOX 145 MORNINGSIDE STATION NYC 26. �D- 2 9 60 9 �PAGE TWO FULTON COUNTY DAILY REPORT, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1963 THE DAI LY REPORT $10, etc, PubliShed Dally-Except Saturday Chandler and Sunday Chandler, ave, N E , BuslneM omce 133'-Ai Pryor Street, 8. w. ave, S 42, ($.55 in stamps). Louise to Rulh & Mrs Alice Feb 5, No. 676 Kennesaw 238 S ol Ponce de Leon W'ly 163.6, N'ly 35.3, E"ly 4~~· s~~a~~':'t;eoig143.215.248.551c?rgc~u~{ t~= ~nlt~~i::at~ !!:!·s I~ ~feL Ban $10, etc. (no stamps). John P e::~~ ~ 62~~ $10, etc. ($15.40 in stamps). Wm LMoorctoCordeliaBeightolGelger, Feb 6, on Dearwood Dr, 1271.7 6, 6 E"ly & Sor Cleveland ave, s W'ly 70, E 163.6, N 70, W 160, In LL 93, 14:~~. etc. ($3. 0 in stamps). Landis 3 C Walker to Mary E Weaver, Feb 6, ~~ ~:~c~~·et~ b;~:~:ll~~t~' ~n J.v~lyl~t~~ l : r.::t~o~~a~~ East Point. on Fall Vlew Ter, appr tee assumes orig $16 7()(1 debt 92.5 S 'ly or Glendale Dr W of S ' · This paper haa acted as the 2.5, W of s 60, N 50, N 2~, N of E $IO, e_tc. ($1.lO ln st amps). Rlch'd official organ ot the Atlanta Bar 183 4 In L L 124 l4th F Bro'>l.n, Jr to Marian P Yancey,

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Emily Pl, appr 315 N of North 11ve N 55, W 150, In LL 175, 14th. ' $10, etc. ($15.95 in stamps). H oward A Hanson to Henry G Chapman, Feb 7, on Wlllow Trail, 132.2 H $~ine~. ~~am~s)Fe~ ($1.10 in stamps). WE & $10, etc.' ($2.2~ 1n stamps). Chas !':!:~n~o~t~ 143.215.248.55t7;0:~ r17~~ A:ia, ~ ~or~h ave, lO'le~ of Griffin Beatrice H Turner to Dozier M Mash- ~bSlmml~ns ~o ~~as Jabaley, Jr., 14th. Grantee assumes orig $14,900 st, N 93.5, E 51, s 93.5, W 46, In L L burn, Feb 6, on Godby Rd, 1352 W of st S --;;· 44 63 n ta, No. 382 Kelly debt. 111, 14th. E line or L L, W 200, N'ly 435.6, E 8 ·37 2 3 810, etc. ($19.80 in stamps>. G L 1;: ~ ~ Wwoot~ar! ~v~ 11:::er Blvd, E 60, N H


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etc. ($14.85 In stamps>. D A Tidwell, Feb 5, in North ave, appr $10, etc. T hos Ray Scroggins to $IO, etc. (no stamps). Glenn L ~clld ave, N E, 80 E of Druid Cir, Mciver to James H & Ellz Crowe, 60 w of Emily Pl, w 60, N 150, In Wm Hoyt Cates, Jan 29, on Bethany Fielding to Katherine L Flelding, Ely 100, N 195, 1n LL -, 14th. Gran- Feb 6, No. 530 Deering~, NW, 100 Rd, at N E cor of prpty now or fmly Feb 6 undv ¼ tnt In prpty on line tee assumes $10,000 debt. W ot Kenwood ave, S 1y 150, W'ly L L 175, 14th. $10, etc. ($14.85 1n st.amps). Scott owned by Mrs Patti T Carroll, Sr, bet l~ts 8 & 9 blk D or Lynhurst $- Paul H Schuler to Mrs 50, in L L 148, 17th. Ha&erlal publlsbed In The Fulton Builders, Inc to Eva p Lewis, Feb 5, S'ly 420, E'ly 210, In L L 972, 2nd. Acres subd, 15() N of Vaueydale Dr, "Antionette" F Schuler, Feb 5, No. $10, etc. (no st.amps). James H Coant:, Dall:, Repori Is for file sole at N w cor or Palm Dr & Cedar st, N To correet error. N 50 , w 105 , 5 Eiy 102 _9 , in LL 234 , 2153 Es.sex _ave, S W,• 256.5 W1y ,or Crowe to Eliz Crowe, Feb 6, undv and ucluahe uae or the Subscrlber:a 150, w 140, in LL 125, 14 th. $l0, etc. {$3.65 In st.amps) . Con- l4th. Blvd Lorr,ame, N,W ly 55..5, N Ely ½ Int In so.me prpty. en ~~a~r s!:· c!•


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v.-;,:c ~·: in L rND $10, etc. ($1.65 In st.am?5l . Foster Eugene Bennett to T D Trammell, both of DeKalb County, Jan 14, 1n Atla, No. 579 Fleldlng Lane, S W, 1161.8 W'Jy of Peyton Rd W 100, S 180, In LL 213, 14Lh. Grantee asswnes 17~0. s~~:~~1% ela;e:;:;~J. Same :-~;lyE'Zf·~~;Y l ~ t :.1:·1:79~' ~~-: to Same, Feb 6, 1n Atla, Nos. 260-A W'ly 101, In LL 174, 14th. Subject t~ 14th. Grantee asswnes loan. ' $10, etc. ($24.20 in stamps). MayS E1y &~'Iy of Vlrglnia Pl, N $10, etc. (no stamps). James L & !air Dev Co, Inc to Eleazar & Mrs E'ly 164.5. 80, S W'ly 152.5, N E1y Henry F Wilson to Edwin L Collins, Constance Bucklns, Feb 7, In Atla, & N W'ly 3.4, in L L 102, 17th. all of DeKalb County, Feb 4, No. 649 No. 583 E Handy Dr, NW, 101.5 N of Subject to e mcnts. Cooledge ave, 760 W'ly ot Park Dr, Handy Dr, N 75, E 14638, S 80.55, w lo~~. c::·~t~r!!~ l~~:':;t~·e:143.215.248.55 ~t~' S 150, E 50, N 150, In LL 53, 13;i~' ~tc~ L (2~, ~~ps). MC. ($ 3.30 In s~psl. Thos J Wright" "to Mra Bailie Louise Sanders, Feb 5, No. 1820 S Gordon st, S W, at Roger'.1 ave, N'ly 58, E 180.9, S'Jy 56.6, W 179.2, In L I..-150 & 171, 14th. Grantee assumes debt. & Mar tha & 260-l\ Kinsey Ct, N E, 526.5 E, $25,500 debt. Atla, on Judith Way, 593.8 S W'Jy Mendel $1, love & aff. B K Castleberry to Romm to Mendel Romm, J r, Feb 7, & W1y of W Roxboro Rd, S'ly 40.5, Dessie Mae Castleberry, Feb 8, ½ on Long Island Dr, 920 N E'ly ot W1y 239.4, N'ly 165, S E'ly 190.3, Int in prpty on State Hwy No. 9, at Olen "Errol" Rd, N W1y 680, N 403, S'ly, S E'ly & E 1y 110, In L L 'I, - , contg 15 acres, In L Ls 755, 757 S E1y 1020, S W'ly 300, In L L 122, 17th. & 758, 2nd. 17th. �,. --- ....... - .. �t Memo to Mayor's Office Supplements 3-11-63 memo on Peyton Forest 623 Fielding Lane SW. Roy W. Forrester house. Vacant. Mortgage has been assumed by Withca, Inc. 483 Fielding Lane SW. the Bennett house. Dr. Warner has some furniture moved in. Mortgage loans have been paid off. Refinanced by Mutual Eederal S. & L. Assoco New item 579 Fielding Lane SW Sold 1-14-63 by F.E.Bennett to brother-in-law T.David Trammell, Lakewood Cleaners, lives Forrest Park,Ga. Re-sold 2-22-63 by Trammell to H.L.Self (of Bibb County) assumed to be Negro. Mortgage assumed by Withca, Inc. New item Three vacant lots on Fielding Lane SW, immediately south of Bennett house. Transferred by F .E. Bennett (date unknown) to his father , C.W.Bennett,Sr., have been resold 1-4-63 by Bennett, Sr. to a H. L. Spicer (of Florida). Real ~state Code violation, at 1044 Peyton Rd.SW (2nd house off Sewell) facts misrepresented to J. Thos Holloway on Marc h 14, 1963, by Negro F.M. Fouch of Paramount Roa.l ~state & Investment Co.,Inco Auburn Ave. 427 Peyton Rd. SW, t he R.J.Bright house, sold 2-7-63 to C.C.Thornton, still occupied by Bright who has made current mortgage payment. Legal advice obtained by South West Citizens Assoc. is that this is a very weak case to try to 0 break the sale". SA 3-15-63 �1 Liberal Moves May Pace Centennial Celebration I The cente~nia.l celebration of th e And Atlan ta,, this year,_ h~s her Emancipaition ProclflllTlation w i 11 wps and downs. A N_egro sits 111 ~he stiay in f ull swLng for the rest of S enate, where h;, 1s ~r.eated with the year, and there ar e signs the courtesy, but the wall hard caused nation will become fa r more liberal much embarrassmen t, until 1t was ,bef.ore the :J.2-month observance is ordered torn down out on Peyton over . and Harlan Roads. !Already !Rresiden t Kennedy _has •• The overall ,picture does indicate been busy in helping to prepare th e progress, however, and the NAACP centennial celebration . . . _The a pparen tly is conducting Us biggest Laibor Department has officially membership drlve ·this year. !Nerecognized -the celebration with a groes are beginning to appear on booklet paying tribute to those television shows, both as guests and who helped ,b ring about :freedom actors. 'I n ,a few isola,ted mstMces for all citizens. they appear in a dvertisements. rm this year the ,presiden t h as Nw:ro men play opposite women of sent ,a s trong ,civil rights bill to other n ces when there is need, cong,ress. His !brother, t he att orney nstead of changing the script and general, has climaxed ,a long series m aking the darker person Chinese of antl-segregaLlon moves by calling or Inma n. on labor Lo remove the remaining Negro leaders a re busy as ever, vestiges or discrimina tion from its figh ting for equal Just!ce, a nd ranks, both in the Nmt h and even though many souLherners still South. scream "in tegration, rather t han But celebra t,ions are one thil1g, desegregation, the· ldenl of the ,and changing scen ery may be em.ancipation does seem much another. The recent action in Al- nearer than ever before. It may bany, G eorgia, where egregation be a gOOd yc:-i.r ordinances were wiped out, seemed at fi rst ,a liberal m ove. and may :-;;--;=-~ =;;--=====;;-.;.--:::-yet benefit the cause of rac,al equality in the U. S. But even city officials admitted this was far from the pur pose cf the move, .w hich they felt would keep out federal judges, who could •order th em to admit Negroes to facilities. �For release upon receipt of Judge Whitman's Decision adversing the City's action in putting up Road signs on Peyton and Harlan Roads I am issuing immediate instructions to Mr. Ray Nixon, Chief of Construction for the City, to immediately remove the road closing signs on P e yton and Harlan Roads, in keeping with the court order rendered by Judge Whitman. I am asking the City Attorney, the Honorable Jack Sav age to take no f urthe r action in this case until directed by the Board of Alder m e n . The difficulties which brought about the necessity .for the abandonme nt of the portions of Payton and Harlan Roads have served to focus the attention of the p e ople of t hi s great city to the many problems of finding ample living spac e for a large Negro population. In order to pr e vent any r eoccurrenc e o f a similar nature as that i n the P eyton Forrest A rea , and in o r d e r to c onf o r m with t h e d ecisio n of the courts , I am as k ing t h e Board o f Aldermen to t a k e the following a ttion a t their regular m eeting , Mon day, Ma r ch 4: (1) That the B o ard of A lde rmen instruct the C ity A ttorney n o t to a ppe a l the d ecision rendere d b y Judge W h itman. (2 ) In order t o as s is t in the h a ndling o f transitio nal ar e as i n the City of Atlanta, I a m re que sting the B oa rd to pass a r e sol u ti o n to c reat e a spe cial real e sta t e c ommi s sion of six r eal estate men charged with the responsibility of pr e pa r ing a code of e t hic s c o verin g the sale a nd us e o f p ro perty in suc h area s , so that p eac e and h armo ny may prevail among a ll races in the City o f Atlanta. ( 3 ) F u rther, I am requesting tha t the Board pa s s a resol ution which will instruct the City Planning Depar t ment to immediately instit ute a complete and comprehensive study of all available land within the limits of the City of Atlanta ---more --- �that in the past has been zoned for commercial and manufacturing establishmentsi. for the purpose of determining which of said areas could properly and equitably be zoned for open housing. (4) I am also requesting the Board to pass a resolution directing me, as Mayor of Atlanta, to call together the respective groups and parties at interest in the Peyton Forest area for the purpose of discussing and seeking a fair and just agreement on a voluntary basis to fix a cooling - off period for all parties concerned in the Peyton Forest disturbance; and, furthermore, that all parties at interest be urged to approach the difficulties presented with fair and open minds in an effort to reach a solution to the controversaries which are no,v'existing and which may exist in the future. - 30 - �fJr f ~ I Jt,t;! , ?e f //; f )J /l,{ ; · l'/-tw p tr /4 t .I 12.;!111<! (P/cl pq/Jt?.J lf' /3tu /~ !)a y' 1/-q1c,), �,' . Q('~ Litt-...l. Fl e..1-0-t N G':, - /\ i....-" .--J . \ _;·\ -,...'._ .;:;' ,\ u\......:..&-~S. b ~\ ht=W) LNb P~K- 1q r-1 - - c J l.hl\--1',"YT° A.. - WI:\ ~o bO l.. £~J.M.~-~ -4 q 1 - ,'rt A ('_~ e;_ ~ 1- pJ.. ' ?l,- t ·- '$ : ~~ . J \ ;- b


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~ ,:---- <"" ..,\_ �March 18, 1963 MEMORANDUM T. M. Alexander, Jr. called this date and asked me to tell the Mayor that a house in the 700 block of Peyton Road which has been for sale b y owner for about 2 years, he understood today, through reliable sources, had been sold today, by owner, to a Negro. there were no real estate men involved. George He stated that �Memo to Mayor's Off ice. 623 Fielding Lane SW ( Peyton Forest ) Roy W. Forrester, owner, vacated above house Thursday, March 7th. Rumor is that he told some of the neighbors he would r ent the house. Others were told that he bad sold to the Withca Corpn. , a lso that W.L. Calloway is the actual buy e r . Note attached copy of Order granting Chart er to "Withca, Inc. n. 487 Thackeray Pl . SW (Peyton Forest) Orville E. Congdon, owne r (ex pilot , Southern Airways) has advi s ed his n eighbor {H.L.Ramsey 499 Thackeray Pl . ) that h e bas s igned a sa l e s cont ract with c. c. Thornton, but will s e ll to any whit e g roup • .Assume this is a no ther dea l to uwithca, Inc . 11 • 4 83 Fie l ding Lane SW {the Bennet t pr operty ) Dr. Warner a pparently pre paring to move int o house. Re ports are that telephone connections have been made, u t i li ty meters read, milk delivery service changed. Van type truck in driveway today, Monday, March 11th, may be "cleaning service truck". Something "fishy" about the supposed foreclosure sale of this property on Tuesday, March 5th. SA 3-11-63 �W!TH I �------- , 'ALLO :4.Y Sez: qur ment, II modern I. · down o ment a d e, carport, re, re ntly decor F L SM N D. I UNOSLEY - ALES MANA 24-1730 34+3017 Pl.1-5602 753.777 . 4. 435 n SY. 4·2 1 L. 5.9340 u. - 1 27-3 7 OF Cl JA. 2·4521, JA. 2-41526 or JA. copied from Atlantn Daily Wor l d .~ $unday, .LJeo. 2, J.962 �.... , 239 West Lake Avenue, Northwest Atlanta 14, Georgia March 7, 1963 ,. ., , .. . Honorable Ivan Allen, Jre Mayor of the City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: I hereby accept your invitation to be present at a meeting Friday , March a, 1963, 2:00 P. Me, to discuss the Harlan-Peyton Road housing situation. It is assumed that your invitation to me was as an individual. As you know, I am one of three Co-Chairmen of the All Citizens Committee for Better City Planning. You will recall that this organization had previously indicated a willingness to discuss all pertinent issues inherent in the subject. There has been no change in our position . Presuming that you intend to form a committee for the mentioned purpose, I am taking the liberty of submitting to you a list of names of persons in our organization from whom we would be amendable to selecting an appropriate number. I realize that the size of the committee would dictate the number . of persons selected. If the purpose of the Friday meeting is to explore solutions to said situation , then I strongly and respectfully urge that you indicate to me the number of persons which might be selected from ~he attached list. I would be happy to communicate with such persons immediately upon receiving appropriate information


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CMS/daw cc Attorney A. T. Walden w. L. Galloway Reverend William Holmes Borders w. R. Cochrane J.B. Blayton, Sr . C.R. Yates Clarence Coleman Reverend H. I. Bearden �LIST OF PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS FOR YOUR COMMITTEE Reverend John Middleton Mr . James Form.an Reverend Samuel w. Williams Mrs. Eliza Paschal Mr . Charles Greene ~a . Q. v. Williamson Reverend M. L. King, Sr. Dr . C. Miles SMith Mr. Bo F. Bullock Reverend H. I. Bearden �JOINT REAL ESTATE MEETING -- 2:00 p. m. Thursday , March 7 Atlanta Real Estate Board Empire Real Estate Board Ward Wight Arthur Burdette, Jr. Henry Robinson (Cone Maddo x is out of Town W. L. Calloway Calv in Thornton T. M . Alexander , Sr. Q. V . Williamson Mr. Calloway advised me that the Empire Board elected these people to come to this meeting and "listen to what you have to say" . INTERESTED PARTIES IN PEYTON RD. DISTURBANCE -- 2:30 p . m . Friday, March 8 .,._ [ ~ / virgil Copeland, Southwest Citizens Association Jack Bohler, Director, West End Businessmen's Association / A. T. Walden, Atlanta Negro Voters League Dr. C . Miles Smith, All Citizens Committee for Better City Planning Milton D . Farris, Alderman, 7th ward Jack Summers, Alderman, 7th Ward. Note :. . Whe n I officially inv ited Mr . Callow ay, he said that he could not come w ithout appro v al of his board. . and that he w ould talk w ith you about this Thursday morning. . . Sid Avery Call e d, and said he h e ard of the meeting, that you have chos e n the w rong person from the Southw est Citizens Association , and Virgil Copeland JG- did not repr e sent the fee lings of the g roup , and that you w ould hav e to inv ite the three men designated by the Association to deal w ith the p r obl em. • . I told him that you inv ited the P re s i d e nt , since h e wa s e l e cte d as P re s i d e nt by the m e mb er s . Ivan , this s o unds like thes e t w o m ee ting s w ill be a o ne- s h ot deal ; u n l es s na t i ona l p u blicity is us e d a g ainst the N eg ro community to show the i r unwillingness . . . The only agreeabl e r espon s e I have ha d in m y t e l ephoning ha s been fr o m D r. S m i t h, w ho seems delighte d and anxious to c o me , and fee l s that y o u have h a n dl ed t hi s pr o perl y . . he also s aid that me expected the All Citizen s Committee fo r Better C ity P lanning to make "an official expression this aft ernoon ( 3 /6) as to t h eir endorsement of your action" . Naturally , Col. Walden is ready to mee t with you on whatever you want to talk about and when you want to talk about it. �---------- BY: SOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO CALL TOGETHE RESPECfIVE GROUPS CONCERNED I H THE PEYTON FOREST AREA. BE IT RESOLVED by th Mayor and Board of Aldermen of th City of Atlanta that th · Mayor be and he is hereby dir ct d to call together the respective groups and parties tint rest in the Peyton Forest Area for the purpose of discu sing ands eking a fair and just agreement on a vol1mt ry ba is to fix a cooling- off period for all parties concerned in the Pine Foret disturb nee ; that a ll parties at int rest b urg d to approach the difficulties presented with fair and open minds to th y ex nan effort tor ach a s olution controversari~s which are now ex sting and which tin th future . �SOLUTION DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY NOT TO ENTER AN APPEAL IN THE CASE OF L• • GOOGER, ET AL VS . THE CITY OF ATLANTA, ET AL, CASE NO . A•97679, F1JLTON SlJPE IOR COUR.T . BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Atlanta that in the case of L. K. Goog r, et al vs . the City of Atlanta, et al, Ca e No . A~97679, Fulton Superior Court, which said case was, on the 1st day of March, 1963, decided adversely to th City and the City was temporari ly enjo ned from maintaining blockades or barrie .· Road; that the City Attorney not to on Peyton and Harlan and h is h reby dir cted nter an appeal from said d cision, but t;hat the C ty comply with t he s e as ord red by th Court . I ' ' ~: �BY: ALDERMAN MILTON G. FARllIS RESOLUTION AUTHORIZI G THE MAYOR TO CAI.L T ETHE RESPECTIVE GROUPS CONCERNED WITH THE PEYTON-wUTOY•FOREST AREA. BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board ·of Aldermen of th C ty of . directed to cal tlanta th t the Mayor be and h is hereby together the respective groups and parties at intere tin the Peyton-Utoy•Forest Ar ea for t he purpose of di cussing and seeking a fair and just agreement on a voluntary basis to fix a cooling-off period for all parties concerned in the Peyton-Utoy-Forest disturbance ; that all parties at interest be urged to approach the difficulties presented w:th fair and open minds in an effort to reach a solution to the controversaries which are now existing and which may exist in the future o �BY: ALDERMAN MILTON G. FARRIS RESOWTION AUTHORIZING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO MAKE A STUDY OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES TO DETERMINE WHICH OF SAID PROPERTIES COULD PROPERLY AND EQUITABLY BE ZONED FOR HOUSING FOR ANY AND ALL RACES . BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN of the City of Atlanta that the City Planning Departme~t be and it is hereby directed to institute immediately a complete and comprehensive study of all available land within the limits of the City of Atlant a for the purpose of determining which of said properties could properly and equitably be zoned for open housing to be purchased and occupied by persons of any and all rac s; that said property be studied and a plan recC>Dm!ended that will sustain present and future values insofar as it is pbssible to do so; that a report be made to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen by said Planning Department at as early a date as is possible . �BY: ALDERMAN MILTON G. FARRIS RESOWTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY A'tTORNEY TO MAKE A STUDY OF THE PRACTICE OF "BLOCK• BUSTING" AND TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT ORDINANCES TO THE MAYOR TO ALLEVIATE THIS CONDITION o WHEREAS, the practic e of "block•bus t ing", a practice whereby members of one race acquire residential property in a block ar a or neighborhood formerly occupied by m bers of another race exclusively, i s harmful to the City of Atlanta and to its inter-racial relations; and WHEREAS, such a practice of "block- busting" creates friction and ill will between the races and prevents he ere tion of good will, mich is so highly desirable to all parti scone med . BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board 01 Aldermen that the City Attorney b and he is hereby request d o begin a study of the prob em pres nt d by such a practice and to prepar and ubmit to the Mayor ordinances o alleviate this condition, to bring about a better relation between the rac s and to protect prop rty values of all parties concernede �For release upon rec eipt of Judge Whitman' s Decis i on adversing the Ci ty' s a c tion in putting up Road s i gns on Peyton and Harlan Roads I am issuing immediate instructions to M r . Ray Nixon , Chief of ·'. t ' . ~n Cons truc t ion for the Ci ty , to immediately remove the road clos ing signs P eyton \ and Harlan R oads , in keeping with the court o r der rendered by J udge Whitman. 1 am asking the C i ty Attorney, the H onorabl e Ja c k Savage to take no further action in this case until directed by the Board of Al dermen. Th e difficulties which broug ht about the necessi ty for the abandonment of the port ions of P ayton and H a r lan R oads have serv ed to focu s the attention of the p eople of this g reat city t o the m any problem s of findi ng ample living space for a la r g e Negro p o pulation. In order t o p revent any reoccurrence o f a i m ilar nature a tha t in the Pey ton F orr es t A r ea , and i n ord r t o conform with the d eci ion o f the cou r ts , I am a sking the B oard of A l de r men to take the following a ttion at their regular m e e ting , M onda y, Ma rch 4 : (1) That the Board of Al de rmen in truc t t h e C ity Attor n y n ot to a pp al th e de hision r endered b y J udge Whitm n. (2 ) In o r der to a ist i n the handling of t ran itional a rea s in the City of Atlanta , I am r equesting the _B oa rd t o pass a re olution to er commi e i on of s i x r of ethic• cov ring th may pr vail te a p e cial r al eetat l e tate men charged with the r e pon i bilit y of preparing al d use of prop rty i ~ such re , so that p ce code nd harmony mong a.11 race• in the City of Atlanta. ( 3) Further, I am r questing that th Bo :rd pa.ea a r solution which will instruct th City Plannin Department to imm di tely institute compz h naiv study of U available land compl t and ithin th limits of the City of Atlanta. ---mor --- �that in the past has been zoned for commercial and manufacturing establishments, for the purpose of determining which of said areas could properly and equitably be zoned for open housing . (4) I am al o requesting the Board to pass a resolution directing me, as Mayor of Atlanta, to call together the respective groups and parties at interest in the Peyton Forest area for the purpose of discussing and seeking a fair and_ just agreement on a voluntary basis to fix a cooling-off period for all parties concerned in the Peyton Forest disturbanc ; and, furthermore, that all parties at intere t be urged to approach the difficultie presented with fair and open minds in an £fort to reach a solution to the controversaries which are noWexisting and which may exist in th futur • -30- �BY: ___________ RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO MAKE A STUDY OF CERTAIN POPE TIS, NOW ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL AND MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS, TO DETERMINE WHICH OF SAID P OP T ES COULD PROPERLY AND EQUITABLY BE ZONED FOR HOUSING FOR ANY AND RACES . BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of th City of Atl nta that th and it i her by directed to institute i and compr h n iv of th City Planning Department be ediately complete study of all ~ailable land within the limits City of Atlanta tha in the past has been zoned for cominercial and manufacturing establishments for he purpose of det rmining which of said properties coul d properly and equitably b zoned for open housing to be purchased and occupied by p rsons of any and all races ; that said property be s t udied and a pl.an recODJmend d that will sustain present and future values insofar s it is possible to do so; t hat a report b made to the Mayor and Board of Alderm n by the · aid Pl nning Department at as earl y a dat . a. is possibl . �BY:

I OLUTION AUTHORIZING T PLANNING ARTMENT TO MAKE A STUDY OF CERTAlN P TIES, N ZO D OR COMMERC AL AND MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS, TO DETERMINE X ES COULD PROPERLY ZO D FOR HOUSING FOR ANY WHICH OF SAID PROP AND UITABLY RACES . IT RESOLVED by th Mayor and Board of Aldermen of th City of Atl nd it i t th t City Pl nning D partment be hr b dir ct d to institute immediately and compr h of th t · iv complete study of all available land within th limits City of Atl nt . that f.n the past has b . en zon d for coom rci 1 d ufacturirtg st blishment for the purpose of det rmining which of said properties could prop rly and qui·t bly be zon d for op n housing to be purc:ha ed and occupied by p rsons of any and b studi d nd and fucur valu report be the 4id Pl possibl . plan r COQD insofar 11 ~ace; that said property nded that will su t in pres nt it is possible to do so; that de to th Mayor and Board of Aldermen by ning D p rtm nt at a e rly ad t · a i I �AN OFFICIAL OPINION WSB DICK MENDENHALL OF TELEVISION Editorial Director "FEBRUARY 28, 1963 · :THE BARRICADES DON'T 'WORK:: TAKE THEM DO'\'~JN Last Friday night, one of the barricades on Harlan Road w~:2, .:: t~e target of vandalism. Somebody sawed through it ,and tossed p art of it into a creek. We deplore this sort of thing. Those barricades, however poisonous ·and hateful they are, should be removed by the very agency which placed them there -- the City of Atlanta, acting of·f icially and with deliberation -- not by a bunch of race-baiters, do-gooders, or vandals. Yesterday, it was learned that more property had been purchased behind what is becoming known as Atlanta's "Little Berlin Wall" by a Negro real, estate man. So it seems, as we pointed out some weeks ago, the barricades aren'oe doing the job they w-., ·- "! supposed to do. These barricades, in fact,. show the world th:1.-t. Atlanta is losing its touch in maintaining good race relati-:.·;,.s . These barricades are a visible mockery of some ni.r:~ wo :;:a;:; m :ce pr:1.nt ·".-3 about our city in Time, of all Magazines, t h .::.t At .: .c~,:.:. . is a "city steeped in itz traditions but not mirP.d dm,"!l ; ) y them. ~l.'i"t~ s ·: barricades are causing the forces of understc:mdins- 2.ri:S. ccIT'.raon sense to split r ~nks and scatter, allied against e.~,.::,:1 e the r . Ironically, it r:; ~ems, these barricades are openi::-.g ·;.:~;.:.· ::l'.)od gates for propagz.nda, hate, and hallucination unkmr!:·.~- t o the Atlanta spirit. 11 And just what is the Atlanta "spirit?• Ivan Al.1·. :n, 0 c:..td.c-i .:: fa ther o-f our present Mayor -- once published a bo,=11~ 1,~'i:. 7.::. 1.v:~ ~.(f:. he said the Atla~ta spirit was a combination of "altitud :2: :'·: . -'.1 attitude," a combination equaling greatness • . Wj_th a g,,.2~:: 1:1 ::: :;.~- h J.c.::.J. location 1,050 feet above sea-level, making for goo1 rt?, ?. l t.~'1, a :.d a political and soci'ological location betwe~n extra.!l.e-'3 ., '.'l'. :-:-.1'.: J.:z<J for common sense, the elder Mr. Allen believed this Ai:~ ;::c::~t: "spirit" was the key to future progress. 1 Thanks to the vision of the senior Mr. All.en, and t r.; o t'!'lc :cs not the least o.f whom has been his own son, Mayo~-:: Ivan 'Al J :~':l Atlanta has indeed enjoyed progress and greatness. But now that's all threatened. Progress has come to a standstill at Peyt9n and Harlan Roads. The barricades are up, b ut they're not doing the job. They can't. It's time for the Board of Aldermen to take them down. T;his must not be left up to vandals and wildmen. It's the Aldennanic Board's job. These b arricades have given Atlanta a black eye, and they must be eliminated before the whole face of Atlanta is ruined. Take the b arricades down -- and make it official. ON PEACHTREE ' 1601 WEST PEACHTREE ST., N.E., ATLANTA 9, GA. , PHONE 875-7221 �,. L. AL., IFS -I -v CI Y A, TL.A () o. 0 () i.i'ULTO A... 7 7 U?EHio · C UfiT () AL~, T 'lfl ~R NTlNO, suit bro Thi 1 j 1n t v h1cul r tr f.f1c tl nt , pl 1nt1ffs tro fro to ytoo long int d rendants ounty • · or a , s k1 ::, to ana or a1<1 Roa u v Uy, frol cont1nU1ng Harl n Ro d'-r in tne City r1 o and interf re tar s; ith the , vac tin or abandoning s id Ro ds , nd judg,. ent tn t certain portions of City of Atlanta ar . uneon t1tut1onal and. t t null tloro and v b1cular tra.:!'flc along e id Roads; cl r t1on th as public t, 1op · to ob tr f pd ord1n nc INJh!!CTION 1th he tlo or pede tr1an na ob t.ruoting, clos an<1 tor 0 DI &:I s s or 1 ; t'r'or cont1nu1ng to pr vent and 4eny to con 1nu1n t ult on rt r nd. 1nt to lNT LOCU'N>RY ndant , Jointly n<1 d U M I OJ~ ht by pla1nt1tt a r1or ,;ourt Of 1n th .t a.no void. q st1on or th gr nt or n 1ot rlocutory inj ct1on and on d urr r 4 hr 1n t _r 0 1ot1on to ei1 1s fil Cl in aid cas , t rorth. t11n Th 1. 1 S 1 1ty o Al 1n tll C t1t1on of L. t e


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lle e: ef ndant 0 Answering par ~raph 5 ot d it thtt the ordinances r r rr d to th re1 Exhibit e <l B r uly nae <1 by th r o er 01 th City of tl tn nd s by the iayor, don 1n co, p 1ance 1th nd in the ·n r presor1bea 11 o 1ch by h h r t r o th City of Atl t • For !u.rth r ~nsier, d f nd how that a 1d or41n nc ak tor th m lves a to I th ir con nt." h In n 1 an 12( ) , l ( d urr r d f nd nt rd .f ncl t d l. , al ho:.2 n J n y virtually tt ,1t i{ j)h l ( sra r ph 5 . no 1 J ll~ thy d _ urr t 11 of 'tll a 1 1 , 1n ) ot th pl nt1.f'! - t on w ich th ir b 1 r 2 n 3 r1tt n p t1t1on; �- r ·n 15 of plaintiff • o d th r in top 0 , 1n h l 1ntif t1t10111 and by d r ry , li t1l d f c ·t h 1'1le r ot Jan ry 2 , l 1n d f n nt • by p , aph l ! s 1d r ne v ry on or the1r oh and d ' n r n par l. l d: "Pl r c aft r pl lnt 1:t fs • bov murr-er nd nt , · bru ry 4, l e urr r urrers t1 ~, s or1,~1nally f1l d r rs fil ph 14( j nt1 f sho rtg r tl and 3 of January 16, 1963. ritt n petition it 1k of plaintiffs' r tbat s ct1o ct1v ~ apbs 2 l of the resp ctive act ion on th bo.rr1 r r f rr part of th· defend for th re son t no aid sections of th t ea.id 1, ·pl ,,:et out r spectiv or ln c Qt bll h1n a 'tac1 l buff r' to control the plae of re 1dence ndant th r o:f admit h1ch ano ordinanc 1.n nt111g action was for t'ne purpose railur of d f ndent~ to ans r Ey t r fl o pl .inti!fs her in, a.Zia other ot' th d th ts bo e, is turtoor to r . ation of the rerp ective consti tut1onal p ovision in on th 1r t o n th riv t O tr t .P • ' It 1 or .Pur.. o !or purpo r n t purpo tr f chtt 1 wh1 re· not. 1n61c ce 1n t 1.f1 c n no ccn tru b ho ver, th t th pr 1cular portion ot he ro ds r n th f ,. oM, th O u ct ion 2 of t ning "for J o of th ordinanc a, th 1t1r ly Sil nt 1n th t r s 1 lt1c t "tor r· ow . th t th p. r ion o bandon d 1n Ch "b nd ord rt UC. cl t l 01 ot th th x t oro1r1ane 1 rt ct . r 1 rv also tot h City 11 n r l ea m t. tor ll ut111ties , botn pub11e. d ;,riv t , no loc tea 1n aid traet .. u In r ct of th b rtt _pl in 1! ' r th t th t k b A • O 12( ) r1t n ll tl: .- nd p rticu bloo. 4 8, , 4 Q. 7 ua. 1 l ct1on sl- 1tt_d 1n r, s 1t I , 0 .n b ll .lf of p th r o w ~ ttach d n win, h r ot, ~ , ~ t • tn tn h r: ·- ctlon o 1-n eJ.-308 . el for ,laintlff l lnt1f s, and identified oth : s, t n


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1bit 1Jh1ch o-e 11 " I\ ti th reon id nti ied by lug by co ·nt l .tor the ~ ho n on ·tn · u.9 rt "xn > n th r1n tr v l in r v h1cu1 1r1 t ct a tr v l by st 1 ucn t:l. · b rr1 r -7- b C ; :.m t" put l str t t t auen int , tr1 n w nt. ov r or aroun nl s. t th t t b, that nd Harlan ·r und, h1ch b rr1ctdes r~n aoroia tb 1! .rk • , r ... 1 tch on ·: yton Roa.c o wood n truct r tr1 • or barri-r, no in. loe t1on of barr1 nt to p.P . u ·· , CI TL 0 no at red by eou uby · • C rr th r 4 G • · ct ion 61-306 and v1d no a.) of the aph l d ~an· v. Dredo, 95 (i). t to not an wer d r uch par gr ph -01 th · h es.ring th re was o ·d rly p ra fendant d1' pen in . 1th p:roof tition. t1ons of v . Yo 81-1 3. failur of ff ct of ttle l tor h p~rt1 p hOrt t'1 f r th �1 1 ub t unt1 · 1 inn tur . o r t tb on Pl inti f ' r l ti n to o. l, c rt1f1· d copy of ordin Xhib1 n om nt of r l: t t t oa.d , .s, • ( h c rtif1cat yton Pl 1nt1tfs t ot r portion ot doru, nt o~ b or . 1on ol nt of o b of o-a 10 rlan t ri l); o . "'• cert1f1 d copy of or inane l 1nt1tf ' "Xhibit d f •• , b t in1· is r g r~ed a~ 1 d, n 1st pl intU 1n J Oll to t t l! rlan t1 d, h'. relating •• ; o .. 3, affi v1t ot r .. . h uby L. C .p 1 1t en ; tt 1th 10011bit " " 1'b1t No. , .ftidavit ·t Ruby L. o mp an .P J. 1nt1!t ' t:Jdl1b1t No. , ff1dav1 t Pl 1nt1ff' ' oth r, h .t:xhibit ', and n If o,. 6, aff1dav1t Of D. L. Hollo ell, ftcf) t1~f' ~xhiL1t No . l n ·o . l , ' ~xh1b1t 1ut1tf ' ...xh1b1"t No.. n P 1nt1ff d 1tt t no 1ng th t not ct on hie 1d ouJ cti n i • 1 vi t o Jo pn T. B1o ers; l bove or 1x d de . t fort h w re ofJ.'er d 1thout objection . phs 4 'L pl 1 t1f nth ff1 ~ 'hO in noe.u; 11 , o rt1f1 d copi l, 2 ~Xh1b1t 1n v1d nc p , oer 1t1ed eopy of no a ortion of Peyt , Pl 1nt1t 12 p copy o! o di Pl cl 1th tt Obed; o . 7, cert1f1, Pl 1nt1f,..· ' .:.xh1b1t an ld Johnson r ; le.1ntif:C ' r·xt11 it on t w.r • ' er · h1b1t. eo ti ut d re concl thy pr v1ou ly t ' t1f1 d to to ov rrul • urt • -- v • obj ct d to "th r ub antl t 'N 111 ,. • co . , being 1t . ' �ts 0. L. . oll l o. t 11 ot .. r thin. , 1n , t l .t ll'l Tn J ur 10h r tl et t rn d han rl s to :'f 0 nd .P yton 'r c1al butter .• t Exhibit 1 Att ch d 1 of tf10. :11i 1 n d, on l . l 1gh r re port r 2 .. Coun l tor n1 to t hi ryan • ' h r in the aff lt 1. obv1o sly h t l'le ora · or. that it is o! h ars y; ( b) th l fvr object 11 tot t; n opinion . it 1 ent1 a ne~ paper article ., the ground t 10n r o n orda, ar ' 1 portion ot th or d cr1t ... th c nt nt t th the n .d .f1d v1t "" a_.,er n '· l" onal no prob t1v v lue . ff can't te..,ti.ty a to hi on th l'l1 opin i , , w .ell t 1 n • 1 1 tot h of h s turth r obj c r t1cl o iou ly ticl; th t 1f tt wer of 1t 1 hi O .• " lso obj ct a. tend t t 1t 1 d 6C:r1pt1r n 1c • Co·n l ror t nd t1r ty on t ~run t l f t :le · n.tten by n , 1nc1aent lly, c :rr1 nts bJ et coun • co r-gr ph ortion ot n rt cl t .ff 1 · t , 'r 01 1 bUff y t op1n1on .tro "A . u tort h n.. t o t h !£.x.111 bl t t her . . to ... t et nd ni .• 1cl aid artiel· nd 1ncor~or.. ted her 1n by !1<1 v1t of D. L. H llo ell d A copy of obJ cte~ to that y, p woro bOV ort r, by-line of ould b d af'f1dav1t 1a Exh1.b1 . it r r , o ds ar . 0 h 'l' ( ) D • to l . tor d f ndant 0 l y t· J Of rt1el 1n lt ' 1, • d wh1cb 1 th t ort1 n Of t tt till d r r n opinion o th ni · l!JCh1bit A 1 1bl • hi.C'il �ul d ny, 1 r o 1n10. o J cticn till por ion ot it , 1 uot n t 1 r f th r r p . ot 17 , .9 3, 1 t ffi ' n, w .


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fur-en r ttl t 1t h or ord1n no s ..n 1eh. r .. nt c s , in th 1· r u 1n Harl 1 h dr 1 • t is oor lon and ·1 ,Jaoua.ry t ll ing: Kno l d · that th r .tl ot yto.n R de att chad to th nal p t1tl.on 1t1 or1 xh1b1til A and B, rk d h L. ff. llow 11, of i:iat other thins~ th e tort1ons 1n th .t .for th t oonolu 10 d or . t1d '4. t "Ii 1n , C ve 1 t 1t; · round th- t 1t 1 ppr r1t r, a1nc n1 n 0 th 0 urpo s for U of 11 n1n ntu.n a1t1z n ... of th City or At coun par l !or th d t n nte obj ot c1 to the .9or·t1on of sa1d r forth "on ·h ground that th~t 1 r ph 2 _bov 1n1on o opinion, o.f cour t; bl ft , being it's eo on nowl dg is th t b c 11 d , t en it 1. on b1ch to no t u t tb lld t k: o kno d th t y o j nyt 1n J.S be for t th j a1e1 l not1c con on court court could u. of . The - t hi.· time 1 s it cortc1on knowladg That .ake lt the L. 10110 ell. ot d t other thin · , t b .:ro.tlow1 · : .i r t and 1nd1reet 1:n dic 1on A cor,t.1on t c n be di prov0d . ct h1b1 rto.kes tht:J v1 thi · sc-cu111~ that doean•t £1 v1t of t un I th.1ok t · t t r ph 2 0£ 1n • 01.1rt 1 • t your Honor c 17, l as he er ly h1s uplnlon - T re are no fo.ets otiee of ne r 11 jucl1e1al not1c tan i judicial only co t urt c rely a 1 ~- n, t er- ly !1 v1t , o: hie !'i pres ur:. ose hov· . . hon by ll of~ 1ch ar �C o j ct n n l •JD r t tn • It :r· 1t ur c ~,cht 1bl . H 2 0 n·t yt r.i cor t 1n d t?'! r 1nt11vu1, l,



Q! ,1 vi J t ~ ' ·, ;Ul ~ O! D. L. Holl · Janu ry (,67. 0 illit,: t t o me - t 1.rJ · s· 1noe l by th, t ·et th t tne· ro 0 ff1 v1t. of D. s we.r cl !Or laJJ•Peyton H cl Ar tor tn 0 b h ~ , pu •ll- h ld 1 • HOllO on oth r t irJGS, 1n ... 011 ·sb1l ty 1n t .e t t . ot r 1 • ·r d ph 7. n "h " . y. n cl a.r'ly · ti ,ctln 10--, ,. n s upar report O · he ve no proh t 1v v::.1ue in "' bject <1 to t n ·o to l · grounds: (l) "£; 1 l2) n t v n t' th ~ yer id 1t. it at ·z t t · o b h . tn or 10 th t roln 0 hi · ot1v • 1 l urid r l ther tn ory." 1 oci A E db1 th1u,t 1n ·1 t r ted t ut b.,.v Svte a..; ,P ng " t er t iinir • th , Wh1Ch .t.9{, w l<i b t rurth . Sb tn _pur_po co:m t ti 11 nAf'fl or 1 , 1t C y 1. u.x l~1ts A and D, nd 1·i12. ·n thit r ·,hr J. n· 1 h f "Oil 3.. hr to t b · (l bi.dletln that thi,.. C rt; 17,. l tt t C1 · t1on t t nt.., al.eo bJect f o r t t.he cts u on n1 h to bas th o inion ncl ~ 1 n op1n1 n or 111 • no tor tJ t l for -:H t.t oo Ol)1n10 l O. n 1 co . tr,· pollt t tfH t 1 . ti l h _no1 tion of tli dly 1n t },, t { C n b l.t or nt h not rd in cou . be ha us or· e, or sa1t!: t the · 1 th , t 11. o. a 1· for , l"3 to 10 1 lg: 4 port1on ot n licly t te l that t 1r dOt 1.l'.} "' r �' 0 C C (1 · oy Cr • or l r s s1no t1 · ot .. 1d 1 c rmot · ian th1 e ue 6t t d s1 ply V not . yton obj ct dto 0 "th 0 1,., n n .r lly th f Cl tn nt n ot bil1 t t ht a:n 1t 1 th 1 e a 11c·nt .for tha ordin no r , their at nt v ld not ~inO anyb dy; ' th ' ' it WO ldntt b t t . n r b Pl 4 !1daV1t O ins, b nc1 on o on on t ts f1r t y.;, -; 1 yoJ wh t t cone 1. eion . a!l tor, t ... s a.b111z 1t t e 1t pr s nt r"cial char ct r of the th n . In oth r ns · <l rds , h ls t ll1ng w e say he ls not c rnpe·c ,rt eonelu ion . c rt t· inly, a e a. lay vO do tne e , n't te tify t o it . h Ch Holl W. ll 11. f th th t obJ et1on th a.ffid tt ot u. L . an to po tt n ot -Xh1b1 · th r to. Vi , ff1 f 'th1 pl tat y t · t 1 ° ~ean ord ' tab1l1z ng 1"' su.1 ald Qon clus1on o · the a.tf ant .


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• ly , C uc s1 _ffll 1 t 1s t ha the · eopl 't biliiing r.1 It ie his t. 0 n n nc ot n , of the pres nt jeet,..d to t net portion of st t1ng th , n r l vl Ton h n 1 ·aint n nc ant t h t · round n· January thing , th 1'ollo ing: ls n no probat1v It ul a ei ply f .t' C un pb lf ll , o· dat 110 • L. 0 otb bil1z1n C i nter s t; it tli 1r ' Y- 17, gain ntif: tt r t n , 1o t th c.1 t n .,. t1t1on . t id 0 ' t and ? th r ts to ~·t} . h ch n r ~xh1b1t to J 1ci •12- _: ' ~ r not1c port1 -o t in apl'l 14( ) ot V1 t r n. �In r c f n obj ct1on th ·r l o 1 r to o! t1 ,o_, ort 1on lr t a h 1· inabov n t ent of b '· yt n or oft h c rt r and elatert ot , t l nt , 195;,, et hr or, nd to~ or a 1n c n 13. 11 to d r City of u avid ntly ting r f rr th o D. L . forth 1n In r to 1n p nt, 1 1· torth at 1 n ··th by g 7 • H ·l;) l le r ay yor of the city s tb ! ct t l o 1n1on of itn · 1,·, 't 1t1 n , to t r o'bJ ct o t e d 1 s h1 c e of th ot r r · ott·v in t rot b th n t b 1n uir 1d ·v 1t t Uall~s County ea yor nor at tify a· • h rain th oor riters on tb he Cil tY of en ct f t as Opini on beg1nn1n th r to . y of tn tlant r, Har ay Hul 1tb r to th purpoe r y of af:f10av1 s or y or purpo es or obj ct tttld n ct nt ! t into, tot h ch nd th r t tack in he only f nse of the rul t , t their ot1v t10I1 or 1n ora.r or In v 1 u ed by l he def ndants nt o th ordiaanc 1nvo-: r mb rs 0f the n v1e of th turth rt ct that th1 oor v .Atl nt~ xce t 1 n d t e tootnot t n lth~r tb rd ot tt r . ur nc co·· any ( u 1tea s·t tes Court of 1 or. end oth t or r icularly the hi tory rhQ'(lt , J..tdge, 1 100 t torth 1n t t · , g ph 3 of the affid :vit ray v1denc , l . Fi th Circuit), cit d 1n th d p l'h g with that l fer nee is r.1.l o had t vs. Co. rc1 l w 8~ arid


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, In •., 105 Ga. 70, ano ouno ot t n nd b c a, of ll g d ~ n 1t .;,yet Vi sections l3 • l, l:3 .10 hi 'ot1'lc1al c i fl r nee f t General 1~39, a ct1og d, Ro ll . er n Jud t l n Atlant -, r and Cod o J 1c1 l no 1c. ref renc 1 tb1 ,d ws l. 7 , · ,;~ a ll? net 118.. tl in o 1ty tot h 1 t forth, and c.tty ora1nances r l tln th Of orov l by th vit of' D .. L . Holl w ll ffi or<11ne.ne ... ,. ~ hi ct r of t nd th approv, l pprova l purport a cone rn d, eo ld n Q f u r f i· pr dieted u on yton R d and rla.n �( th · rd not r th 0 tt d n relat1n , 1f t all, to purpo e x· .o bj ct ) , d !cl n c t p r t1cu ll b t c h 1r arr r th t par ... 396 , nt, intra, d orter ct in 1d n.c • t 1bl cord in th1 r a, 1e s; th •tt 'J?he b 1ng certif1 co 1 s or aps, wer a 't ti r to on the and pr Judicial "on tt r s , and t ooy re not y are not the h1 .. est and beet Qnid objectlon 1s hereby overru1 d . ev1d nc "c r't in portion. s h reto on tte co '.J T: r upon, t by oul<1 b y ot ln p nd nt roof b cau 1 in a • KO vit re re uotion of thes · and having on it ( a1 transar1pt) dos not y. ' 1 1 e tr1~a 1n the or de£ ntlant e nt s 1tl rit1 I don't tli1nk 1t <I co,m l tlanta . ) c rt1!1c t nly oft he re ort r nscript of a cue that trouud "th t the ing he r t ha te ... tl ony of ar1ng the c rt1t1c ourt of t e Git . of lt 1 £1 or ·eing the h1ghest and be s t ev1Qenee -d eed prior c e ~" pr rv nt 1t fro hi dr wn. ju<11clal not le • late only to tax court report r put nTH ay b ll ~ed that the etenda11t s obj ct s ' t · t1 o y and n ir t witn t1t1on nrac.ia.l butt r . " t rial, irr levant 1 who took th i r c rd (ti 1ng t obj ct atter Cot.trl e l for c in l 1nfer nc o! the ring e run el for d t nd :1nts _pro1 os d to read into the On t h M iei tena nt th barr1c de t bl1sh1ng to show exact bo ndar1es; t bounaar1 n or 7 and s id vid nae of bound o th Thi ' r r1tten herl1n it was aph, 1th the h1b1 - round th t t hey t reof . Th th and b okgroun4 of t n or the d 1 10n b , t h nting ct on in rect1n 11ng nt1!!' t h or rr a to tn th oo case, upre., 1 r porte4 in 286 a particularly Division o u ·1n1on l - 14 and 15 B7, • u e also th t portion or tll1s Order and r ,. l gro urpo proot' cont nt to ab1'1e the l gal e ff ct of their tor th purpo" e >.I Pl ory hi r s 1 _p r a a.h . and i pl c ......1,..... to f nd nt . " r t 1lur to an ordi s 1nh1 · 1t1n ph 14( ) o th pl 1nt1f ilur t th tn an in vi • tlon tl ul ubl1c1 ty a th rl.y r H f ll a4m1s i bl c p 1t 1 ent . not th ing took pl ce: in any v nt It 1s not C • 1!1" r nt COW"t • 1\. A_.._L .. : t t tt r . - 14- 111 vi enc can con tit ut �C R: o an ffid v1t . c rt n r n t It ' th fol lo -tU1 d nd t 't rt1 rly, in o • t r cord c b 1 fr nt c rt . Furth r _or, it i not • I e n tt eonc 1v~ of lt o 1n ad.mis ibl rt! th t " us o ll e xee1Jt for one I>t..trpo if th . . itness by ff1dav1t or -ther 1 •i b nd that 1 t1f1 d to tho c ntr ry of t and pl e tr n r 1 t of n court 1n a d1ff r nt trial, 1 11 1 c r 1!1eat und r o th .


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It 1 obv.iou ly at 1dav1ts 11 of tl1 ould l1k. , of cours , to I to ht cou· : r r had in this record• u n prop r v r1f1c · 10n y ay of 1mpeaetun nt. not o in o r .d ror 1 p aohment . " r , ake an oula :ave .-ut 1n . don•t tb1nk it .t oper t o do that o I ould videne any t atement a to hat you propose vid nee in ·t he case • LL: 11. sir.. Very hich hav Then. tbat le ve us ith bject to tbe alreaoy put in rtlcula.r obj ct ton • " r pti l ot Par J nuary 21, l 6 " 1 t 1n R -1 ,...,. t t is · tid ll ,;1 t o:t Jose, h f 'r . u1ck rs of' ·ate ollo a: mid-fall ot l 62 , h , as Pre ident or the Empire or th1 C1tyt ot tour oth r to co Jr . , for 1t cont r nc ·o th t c1v1c yor r nt · d to th elo 1 oo1a a 1nv1t~d, a l on to th ofttc tb 1rl , no .f.1. v bich ld b n r lly T -l - t .1on from etln , th cl 1ng 111 th said r pl n fer cul d e th b o d and t Of yor Ivan Allen , a 1 or and That a , a1d 1011 .


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of had l ·at1on l or wh1ch �1·1 u Jl ·n y l d , :r 0 ct1v ly; t t tl'l 1o?l woul th t point; 1 Uh 0 tw · nth b f 0 S •no an• t ,a llz to l t 1 out . t id t n r lly b (If a.s pro o ed Th t r h SOtl the Utoy Forrest-P yton hich are loc t d g neral1y and mor or less t Ar 1at ly to th 1 t · o. al 1d pr Fon th ore t1v ly xt nd to th Yr t . 100 t ot 't 111 t ly 1· p:r x1 b 1n C Al t H rl n nd P yton Ro on ntly locatert barricade outh of th pre •" coun l tar at nct nts obJeoted to aid paragrapn lot e id aff1d v1t "on the ground that 1t 1 hear oun i n th t i t 111 tr tea no i V in. tb1 1 ~ C e ln tn1s Ca$e yor of th 1ty of f nt and wh th 13 of th1 no probative rence to the charter p era re! rr tl nt d l each na all h reby id obj ct1ona ov rrul d . In th1 coon et ton se r Of th hlgbly pr J 1c1al lev~nt , 1m ter1 l t 1t 1~ 1 t


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to at th t op of pa b n 1d bov 1n rsay •v1d nc · Rule . r ph 2 ot 21, 1963 1 "J: ro s • Dupr id · yor requ all,. the Jordan, a TJ t w1 th two ~ te the aft'ia.nt appoint d by reons to


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w paper man 1n the _outh e:s t r 01 cus the · tter . Thot on or about Nov bar f1 nt , 27 , 19 2, t th 1d :r . Jord n, , C o:r ! 1t n t o p r ons p:po1nt d by h1ru, loo ir. Vi g1l co • ul l ru th r d1acu s1on. , • Jordan an t C lu11d, f>r· 1dent the southw ot Dull d- 1tchell flealti 'l'hllt t or t ad t ·1 dl uss1 n known to th tin, at.ti nt an r11 ct th t t e for airou or b v1n th . r to ll h N ro co un ty on ·n 10· or clo in H l to pr v nt yton o o 1n t tt r rt rr d to bov o fro op o 1n th t1t1on wh1oh db til d th th City th o low: ple tom Atl t $ er 1n the t to ppo1nt two OD t'fld ·V1 t ot Jos ph. T Bickers of date January Atl t by t ! • cop l d ml oth r. for t -16- urpo or t �clo 1 bov - ntio d tr t .. .. th oc 1 wa to r th . ro !\ 1 t1on which w prop rty into e 1ng w1th th a, t . on v r, tl'l hr del g ion 4 the contrary to 'b dee nt r e n b to oc1 t b vin r qu et of th with th . 1c' amt sell th 1r 1th th dvent o h1 6 r r tban normal mark.et value l uar t' valu . • t upon th indicated tneir un 1llirl81'JeS other conf r 2 o d d t they nd1 g 1th th d J o plication to fro Honor ill ct d to h arsay . hat so.eone else l..4S t !urth r, ther by tor • goi g to t paragraph a1d paragraph 2 of affidavit "on th gro,1nd th t 1t 1 He 1 .t -ll1ng r def nd n or ting. etc . that ta aff1ant 1 not tel11 g u ot • aid portion of third party; not a p rty t o this 11t 1 at ion • ·-" . Honor, bcylng land cows l tor or<1s " roperty at a los •" ot Jos ph T. Bick r 1th 't h to aom 1y with tne · ords "Umt at said d1scues.1on nn1n ff1ant , thy~ the other cont res, l 1.·or <1 :renuants object d o th t portion coun groes of th proportle had ould proce don elo. d o as to revQnt N roe h v the ro int bove- nt1oned 1nd1c t d t as oe1 t , h1 xper1 nee had ~rov n the 11 r t 11 r th r tn n lo er than nor d hi a tna , th p ople pr sent ly hit tt1 esoc1 t s nd h1 affiro1t tru ; that 1 , that OV1ng into lly tant o·t h r things, ' los • Ho s gl ven .... s " r th t th ) t1tion to clo uylng ~r d mov1n into too t r ., It s re on d by the ov d 1nt o th are , gr 1.f 11v1ng th r nor ent yton orr t-Utoy o r le nt t urth r, the r . And y·our hat he did and a1d to h


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And , Your e· 1t one st p further , and or would nave uthority to bind the uch conferenc. That 1e th only h -tting u theory on which it could be ad ~s ibla, Your Honor, us n d 1 ion ·1n t int r st • • t ther upon woul trial th th t ?" x ect th· t w tat <l: "Incioent lly, re! rence ther to b en f11 d, or ould b f11 d by u h r cor " co yb ther is lly, h The To th1... l a . ~ p land. _p t1t1on hich Is th r .Jery c uns l :tor de.f nd nt ny t teth rob 'b ly 1ntroduc l t r on in tb 1t1on 11 d by c rta1n e1tiz n -17- f th city hlch w �or y ct r· f n. ld 1 It 1 or ." nln ph 2 b .. tin , 'h tc. • t1t1(:)n 1th r th n ":f11 cc to r nt ars .rro th aid di cu 1n r tD ut 1<1 ion pect of opposin City of At BiOk r 1.."!'n or h l i'fid v1t nta by tn na clo 1ng ot H lan th 1t f!ld h h ,Port. on ot t 1th th or or t 2 r to. tat th tber Q • Bick r p oro th p ar bl h h d b ... d 0 '1 1 r n t obj ct • 1 J r · t n 0 yton th ra et1ng at Wh10h Nov It ber 2'? > 1962 . notic ot public h arln et forth on t c rt1f1 d c 1 of h i or inane , that tb notic b r r , 1 e; tnat t i e din c


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c1 t th tin or th yor n<1 rd of Ald r non ove ber l t p l 62 1th copy o tin n the 1962, nd grov d Public Of t: ·, in vid nc s. r ! r nc 11th t. 1th tn fil-4 tn 1ty of t nt t pb 2 o! th 1 t "'1 coun l tor t1 ph of t 1 n o e iv thi C l l rt <- , ett che4 th r to Bo and 1 n d rd of Alder en to clQ _ di tence o:.t' t o h · ndt ed (ZOO) y tition ot clo 1nr t he purp 1--0r tha p tition r !err d to in 1 or th~ to tttat a.v1t o:r Bicxere b ginn 1 cu 10n . t n ant efend nt tin , rt ~ 1tn th l o obj ct <I to th t portion !1 v1t ~z 1c r at ri l 1rr 1 v~n , c 1n th1 l 1t on 1n rt1n t n t b 1.nn1n r. th1 o ~ 101 l . t1on, th : the- only


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by lnt rJ c in 1 to ., 11 0n th ld hi hlY pr j lit1 ct 1th th l v lu , " it in th1 -1 - rt1on te . , 1.., b r by ov r:rul · o "no th n t1d vit of B1ck rs to th b o J ct1 n of eoun o~ t ot yo~t • t'1dav 1t wor s cm b half of <1 fen'1 d r £ rene t ev1d ntly t ap e r to h ve b en adopt d .a. for Ii to be h ld on o.r ' yout pet1t1on1n the · yor and ndon P yton Ho ct, f ee rdin er r t re d to , h r 1n p t1t1on Co 'l1tte r 17, 1962. Af£1 c ot r d hich 1 ork top r C1al 1 - j int 1C �th1 1.ng on t Ob C bJ ct t it on ht • 1ck on ro th of th ff1d v1t b te . r.ma ," nd1n ! led, nd e c.t1.on 1 her by ov rruled . f1 oun l ford f ndJnt~ obj~ct or h suit l inn1n- . th the tJ that ~ort1on ot 1 h the ord rds 'th i r gra h otn: r nt1o e<1 "abov - r ," th t it is h. rsay and a concl aion an,j an opinion Said obj ct1ons are h reby over.rul d . ff.1 nt . coun l !or pl l tif s offer d a.~d tn r j ot1on s1x vi nc without n ad 1tted 1n arranty deed • 0 Iv l O CO JN .•. L FOR DE I!;NDANT.. ' FOR D IAL OF·,.~T . LO~UTORY INJUN ~Im • Attn conc1us1on o t d tend r 011 tor pl 1nt 1f any vi enc • and upon th t t or 1 . ot1 n that b pl 1nt1ff.., ' evidence and be:fore t. y r t t1 , co .ms l for Oetendarit 1 made an court deny an 1nt rl cutory injunction on th Court regord d ueh otion &sin plaintiffs ~ Th th n ur . 0£ ..ounc · ent by ooun on uit and d n1ed s 1d . ot1on at such ~tag: of the h orl.ng . In thi conn ot1on se Kight , vs . G1111 rd, 2l4 G . 445 (2) . net nd t~ off red in Vid nee e1x a.ff1 av1ts of 1nd1v1dual to th n ture and ch ract r of .- yton oa.d th r on. a a.no o of . 10 affid vl t ot ner . t o th nsp L. 1ng r id d• " uf!ln d. r eferrtng to the us· of P yton u e of m th Peyton .Ro cl t tn u e of aid · o s 'r ctn on, p r . 1d traff1a · · a " ra . st r1 "'" . nager • t or o :-- yton o d, .. None 1th r n yton Rod ... 1 - nd Harlat1 Road J , nly one aff:taot; on P yton to ,1 ; his r s1 tie otb nc r a!f1,:.ints p >ears to �r 1: or


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r f rt n 1n 'I t t t on 0. Lot t , 215 , 2 n • l<J n or I t of t to ch rt1 r 1 ons 11 ad, s • • for o· th th t i>, Pl 1nt1!f' or n proof th t 4 n4 f n n.o t t,. oa 1n 'th1 ion to tl1 . Clo ed. 1t1ot1 to· d d lt l as o! tn se case; th~Y are not l't <r. 1n t ff ct that th y no ev1d nc • 11 inti.ff r tile rf:l 1 .a. , an u1nccnp tent c s . or c!l.llY n· g t1.v 1ng Coun oy ·he pla1nt1ff .• n 1nt1.tt · a . ct on th . ~ound cu e; lfnon r qu1r .. d in th n , '" D-1 was 1rr l vant anu lnma r1 ould o proof which h ot C h1bit P-7 •• t or very par-- r pn th ... r s b


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(11 t nd d ss t o hundt d (200) l 0 0 j 1 for t1t1onin ut in ~on, iJ ntif1 d d or la1nt1t . 1ty i .n 1tho t prob t1ve v lu y, .t-lo.nt of ·n jlD'lot1on o the corn rs t e ,L . objec t'.I; • B 1t1on a t ~ch d dlr et·d t:t1 on In tn1 eon · ct1on · t ~yl'>nt l'th p tl n - t ( 0 ) f t y 1 ·vit 1 1n~n 1h: obJt:ct th l.BO l for n J hav ch w uld ta -e • Your Honor, th t c rta1nly 1 o-n r h1p ls b pr v d t, lt elt, t e only t t r en of the · t.t'1art to bl' thi in tr th t h o n t Vid nc • b -t J ll t fj 1<1 pro no xc t th of -ch ooj ctlon r hit n1 th lo 1he obj otion 1n re ti r h1p 1 ov rr l d . in ot o r y 1 a be t lat1on t .o tateoent t 10 vlt 1s not r g -a Quo · vid nc .• In r -2, CO . t ry c or s l f or la1nt1t£~ r of on th 11 Ov p t nt £1ant e th nd ~ n • Obj·Ct ro.Jnd nth t 1t 1 to J. o. n, 1aent1f1ed s Ch ph rial, 1rrel vant • coripl tely 1 co 1olu ion h1ch, or the re ult· to dra 1n th r tore ar 1n th h n t rt1 vit of c rlton ot la par ubJeot to b n


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l o on th • ln t 0 · ~ aph r er 1 o j ct1on h1ch th O)nclu ions r h r by �- - ~ - -- - - -- r·.:.i t1<1 V t O 0 Jct COUil Cl to tn r v lu • 'f n ton ro d ·e1 et1on a.r h reby nd f1d~v1t cou l tor c. v-e, .: 1<1 ·JbJ ctions r ct orter, 1aent1t1ea as A. a· D-5, obj ections tn reto s to t: ~onard r e., D- • In r ~no . robat1ve Y, 1dentlt1 f lainti!f v1t no .1.t t Uf;!taln d . e. D , fl C rltvn that \h Court nd In f1 n ih Vit ff'1 ortn, an on t , t ..... Al ACUJv....-r r her oy u:stain ,d. . • ' obus. 1<1ent1f1ed l 1n11ff obJ·ct a th r to n the me grourd th t r · ad to !1'1 a.vit of onar • D-3 , except a to tion ot id ,tf 1<1 v1t t · ai .'r... . r s" ·· bu t r t rt· d t . ... 1d obj. c'tiions, 1th ... a.id cer t1on. ar · by t 1na • Co el tor pl 1ni1t s di iot obj ct o l for coun 1 t ort 10n o~ tn . aff'ic'.f vit of t a h b~ d I ar A l nta clo r u o1nt y s. !!'S . Kobu hich of tb ar1 tt tt) l for def ndant~ o fer tor clo t t1 Ul' c cl 1 an~ th~r nt ntlo or tb r, not1c for ru1d other s .e . d 1tte . 1i1 ean, w1th .,f .P rt 1on of :~eyton Roo.d att&ch d , vi no, bottJ for pl 1nt1ff s and t 1 1nt1f t • T tr t t1on. u lr ! '&hot obJeot1on affidavi t of · yont


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' ·y p to th t1 · t1at th · City of cut-thro ..1g,h s t t s: ve lived in this ne1 nborh00d P yton and harlan Hoad· bot dr1v r 1n th t nc n ~ by Con vi rat1r d n t ly tor ppr x1 - ==-i , 1d nt1f1. d ftld Vit J. --~---,.....,._,,..-~ ny relat1v , .. th t1ng, un otner n1n o n 1n th XJ.an 10n o - 1- Court to ia nr l uth Ne@:ro 1nt j ct1c1 1 fOllo s, t that r • �n n co.,. n1 nly n nota.r1ou ly pu l1c1z d by v ry rout1n b 1v t 1 ! ll y h net ' r1 1 or co ion 1 1to 't ne t r 1 r (ev1<l n.tly A r1c n Ju 1 ~r~denc, on t~ subj at to o t .• 1t' r . th co r 1 u on h1eh . th r1 ht o kno l g , i notic ., I n All ' e c id: truck we a H··r of p r t! hut our 1th 11 .d~ y· in th { 0 • the supr cow.t ot the n sald: . 'l.t S' t et depem:1 . 1.s arber, lleged t · nst. thin common xpe.r1 nee _,yer. 56 ~ . • Ju tice Fi ld era ·.r to d forbid s, n to kno u 11c n.ot,or1 ty 'tl'l d bench w· are s Judg s what r1 1 or ~ a h1 h u nee ~o 11an 01 U~S. 292. d l . v • vi · 11 79 O • A p . 536; lle art 1ent " . Hendrix, 216 G • £?21; l l 'fel ph n , ll, 12 1l Y:ay an ;.1ec1. r1c Com: any. 2 Ga . 504; C t 10, ~upra· ours at ... on Hunt v. Arn ld, 172 •eO., ot 1thout n. '" u l ' t S ther in" 11 s1, 1lar c, t e court~ i l l ta e Jud1o1al v. Nunn, b lso olfe v .. p . 49 jnot· ted, provides that • Cov nia, l 'O G . n r 1 e nlz nc • . • en not; r in, and th Ju 1c1ally roco 1ze e 1 one o ct C


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"In th.a c e of 1one...,ota v . r. Ju tic • ·· • 3 l , 1n . org1 , ~ ent1on a. y C rovtngly fro t d tat h.av I r. r follow : 13 of g .'? l out •0 '1ge shall i n trOd et1on of. ro In south rn - on kno t CtS n <l th cif1cally r ot ubl1e no l tt y id Co r tt th , h . b -112 ot ' cti <n of co 1d o b t r or to xp c1 thl pt on t h ot r 10 t tt hicn nty forty ntn ~ J Jris rud na · h t i n 11 th t 1t 1 di cope o that w1 n1n • . 4, d ling 1th" hin un1c tion co a2· : p .. f;4'1; ny v. _'uo l1c 111 10~ Co.n,.11s i on AnO ee al c.J. ua . v1d nce),oeoi1on �n t C r t,; co t th t .. r o · u- ju 1c l not1e u. out J t th u t by oro e lr 1 of 11 11n ! 111:..1.t'lg ccu . n y. in una r. ct. ng t ff i.ned. ar . r or 'Jt y-Forr r att -~ u.~ t to b . bu-r r nd njo.tn <1, c::! fort h~ _p·e..trpo · :r1 r or z n , · 1t. the v1 b111ty for h1t~ r c r ~id to f 1 o n rsh1p and


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nd · yton Forr ·t Ea"ea · l y1n,.,. t r he C1ty r ctl. of th the 1 r .m hich h tt, outh of . aid barr1 .. ades , ona prevent in~ or tt tpt1ng hi p.rev nt prop. rt;y r on r hip n oczup ncy of a n .1 o r c • court d bar ct r o 4. jUd c1 1 noi1ce 01 t yton Ho a ct I rl n o d ano of 1da.V1t ntion t .P <1 r 01. tr fie t dwuys ·· s 1 dioat \JO 11 th • r ct r physic l n tur 1n t n a.a · oth r , hert;iinabov on t-no leag • or:)over , t · u of t1 on or tr fi e l w d 1 ~ ul: tion J 0 uch rod, if ny, in vi r mt r a of th by not tr- u h or ar o l · nf ore t an<l not an xcu... or n part1oul rly portion clo 1n or b n onin portion of rod . r ly o two hun rd (20) te~t 1n len h. ,h ore11n.: nc t port1o:i ff corn . r or 0 n r' D1 Lo-t 1ct th r t •• t p 1 .... no lon~ r \lf1 0 1 11 • • pr v1d a J' ..:i.' • b lt non t 1nn1 g a "'h northeast 13, l JJ1. tr1ct o.!: (i'U ton c u.nty , an r ..mning loc t d in I ml Lot 12 nd 213, 00 l yto:a i l t r ~t1on to Poyton · oact, s .. provit'l 1 er 1.--ic.nc t1 n Ct' d hr by £UC 1. tt 1n r lat1 n to Harl rlan r o a, • d, o a �l t > t o! t· ult li tr bandon voun y, b t in r ct ch oort r vi ln 1 of i otlc nt .. · st t it or ful or n ce ary ! 1' th t ·t he o _ht to oo ex r c1 dinanc a ~ ft .evict nt ly not t forth in th Code Cod of tlanta. f 19 ·3 , but r tner under th G n r l As~e. bly ot cor 1 ,, aoproV€d ~arch l e2 , Vol 2, This Act, City of Atlanta re rpowerad by resolution or ordinance to v~c t e and rxl ab noon any treet or ;eort10a of street 1 no lon as JJ1ong other things, provide : ·,o r d of Alclertl n o.f th ~thot1zed , 19 2 (n orgia L.-:iws Act of 1962 1- tiubst ont:1.tilly th.e awn 'Th ·c ion 24 .9 or eal ayor Act or the eq .), which expressly repealed t a1d ... ction 24 . 9 . 'Th Public H r1ng Cl'ty of Atla.r1ta ; Ch rt r and R la.t · d Law , as Se cttun 24 . 9 o 9 ii r by en c onv · niene u rd1n .n ee of the Cl ty or Atlanta und r th i clo 1jg and or bandonll nt of th r the p blLl th r1ty thu or tn II · S t t.n t or p 'blic t . roughtar . nba1n.., no long r t !il ., nu Lop· 12 lon er n de as suah . t1, r 1 ad th (1 for tr t pur o In thi: ll in et. 00 r c s a ry or th public uc:ie and conv n1 nee . " ful or It al o provid h1ch in their Judgm nt ypr and Board of Al dermen de cide that if ' h.. to v cate :or b ndon a street, sh.all th~rea.fter cease to b a tr t fr anx pur~ose whatever~ ~h Act also provide th t "th City 1 cA 1thor12ed in f r th vacation of a t e po1·t1on t. t ru t th Li ttl ont .. 10 d ' v tb .Length of p ct1v~ly , a1:;rt , nor d:.>es the 2 O t et stat kin, 13!:> v,a • 8." 1 ( 2) , V • n bl1 h 0 b • r or inane lJ'lt . o lie ,t ion for l oa ct d1stanc 1 .................. I) In n ot th h t tre ~t . ' oteti t n· t t 111 o It ch. cases to ace , t a cm1sid !'i:..tion o tne t bl1ah ent nsUff1c1 nt 01 ne t W R h8 ld that roa11 und r stat cr1J;t.t1 r: ot the road pro· o d , ther forej s1bj et to be 01~ 1 sad on of 10 ut.ticl! nt cr1pt1on . -24- �v. ll l r or t Bib t bl1 h1n void r unc rt inty o 0 . e~. 1ty I l ro . .1.nv lv U1 111 scri t on O! 1n1t1al d 1 that a r in t l'li l 1nt • of s 1th vs. , rtleu r tt nt1on 1 c 11 t -- he c J or Indu tr1 l lty Co pa"'y, ' l .t;. 4 c;u, tor ec1 1o P rto anc of an 11 g d contr ct c rt 1n r al o rty, her· tn 1t w ~ held th un cr1pt1on, call Of certain n r .t J.i,j .. 1nvolv1ng • tort h suit · le of , . ore ~r le s . to in!. 1tho ta ep 1f1c scription o th point , rena ·red th 4 ~cr1pt1on o ind f1n1t · and u c rt in s to r~nd r th con tr ct vo1<1 and inc pabl t b t d rl · sp eific erforr anc • ln th a o ,.:d 1 te ttd el d _portion cas ,-..4' w. .. e yt on · Oad ro.xim t ly . 0 ff! AND her !natter di cus ~: d, tih Aeide from th .r · c1el L .. su ce~ -.moer attaci-: ar · re_, r ed by the co· t a o din a:rb1tr JI ~ n.:. ca ,rtc1ous ., and y re~ ther f'or·, 111 gal and void . u.e de~crl tion · o,l· thij closure 1n unreasonable, re 1 ga~ly ffici nt , th r l n th ie only a~proximately two :trnn~r d ( 200} f .et .. The· istance of P~Jton o J mct1on Th thi bA.rrier on th~t Road south to 1t oad 1s a;pprox1 ately t elv with - ~ffla.n (1250) .t'i!ct. fro d1 ... t nee froi... tne junct1o·n hundr d 1xty U .Ro outh to se (l sKetcb attached to aft1d· v1t ot H1by L.. C mp and others,. hmm on th how ny a t a'.tld. w st cro - over stri..? t • and th -st. 1'hc-:. atfldavit 1 no v1denc t h' t ucn, cro ....-ov r atruets not s inaonv ni~nc or s h 1n th 1 d th 1 .1 ding of uor r , o or inane p 2 b h bl1c rl:>1tr Of th1 clo m Ord r ano Ju v .t • let1d ... . ;p~ort to tha v1e ..mt) proVid .1. l' C cn~rt . p1 { ' upr ,rov1 j,,on ( e to b In th1 conn c't1on, or c urt of Iow ), 129 Nort 739. -2::,- that the tl . t u~on v cation or tt !or '1t { ) forth ricad s. result o t 1~ ee oi' en~r l e se n't s tor 11 y . a cuprlclcu . nt of a tr t, · he:roln s tr ff1c as th ord1.n 111t1 part1eu.Ja r a t 1 0 blti V • e -t ern, 73? t �y t r . nt pl intif .c r ho d to on • lt doe I not ite per on • Non. ot t. t any or th t P.P n of eny r 1 · op rty lying r yton rv rr t or th oy- r H rlan . L. · ~ Go er cH eo tin 1' lot th e rson r yton R Cl r int rv nor , ho xc d. lan pre..aent c rr1 e1 l buff t Carl Tho yton Forl h1ah has be n p r ons s · 1 d; one of 11 te hich a.ppevr to outh of the t>arri ·r on t s. t no th barri r r, b :rr1 r or zo a r tt rr (1 Of witl'l th 1n th or th l lity 1 l nt tlon t er of h purp ).Se ot tort roperty q- tio1 in ofar as any 1 ordln nces t1 r oad; '.t:heodor wh1t ect ot ucn o nersh1p or tt ctin a b1llty for \!hit rr t pre ntin b rs on rl , 140 Harlan .Road . h eonc rood 1 - 1n re _peat I r Andr s at 2 l Harlan Ro d , n .ltutlon l1ty of th th or hou e a.t bar 1n r espe ct ' 1n th 'h r . 1s , t her r ore, no 1s own r _ 1p or u of prop rty outh of he r spact1v b rri r or 1n r toy- orr t or r cial 1 the arion Goo er, 40 Harlan Road; plaintiffs h 1 1n p · t rs that t John on, 70 Harlan t ly four hundred ( 00) f pprox1 of' 1d 'rs • It id north of th · barrier · o. Harl ide o nd • r et. desi' nat d a r loc,.tiou 1 e 011n ra or oocu .ants b r r1cu e r d rs. n H ct 4 1 orr st t th f ollo in 1d H rol<l John y tt, yton nt1on hoar p .rties o o a, or in tb,e d or in i rlan nt1ft l n groes r . eco 1n outh o :t: tll r • · 11 and Carl • nt1ft own or oc upy or oont m""l t H ot t th ny r~c1 l 1 ue 1n th 1r 1nt and b y tt, it L. K. Go r, i John ori, rv nor 1 lh ? r 1 h odor ~ l r n qro f ollo 1n · · 1 1nt1 th y 21, l 6 U of 1 1'.l ... tabl1Shin a tab1l1z1ng r r ca o n rship and o ccuvaney 1n an d to a~ the Harlan l1 ar 1n yton o outh of r 10 b r1er pt1n to prev nt pro rty on· :r h1p -2 or Utoynd d oocu ancy �or r iy r b I f th tr i o 1 t 1 e r by th • U hr 1 or j ud.1c1 in th v1 1 not 1c V n ord1 enc h b Of n i nt rv nor · a hat pur x re1 o rac , by th t1Qn ot h b rr1 r bo n by t n


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The barricades were to separate · the white from the Negro section. ~ 1-r• U) ~- (~~ .:.> ~=t .., ........ ~ Angry residents of the Harlan Road racial buffer zone chopped down trees and underbrush Saturday night to fill in a hole in a wooden barricade that unknown persons made Friday, police said. · Patrolmen were sent late Saturday after anonymous callers reported that white people in the neighborhood of Peyton and Harlan Roads, SW, were milling around the remains of a barricade erected by the city to sidestep expected race tension. The barricade was "sawed in two" late Friday and "tossed into the creek," a resident of Harlan Road said. c-f· �:i'eburary 2.5, 1963 . RE: KKK Picketing - Harlan 427 Peyton Bd. A d. Capt. R.E Little We were informed tha KKK was going to plf.cket ha0 barricades on Peyton and Harlal:ld Bde. Instead they picketed the residence of RoA Bright, 427 Peyton Rd. phone 75,5...a047o A spokesman for the Klan stated Mr. Bright had sold his house to a negro. Mr. Brights house is lcwated approximately one-quarter of a mile south of the barricade on Peyton Rd. Four uniformed klansmen picketed the residence, while three stood by, resting one of the four from time to time. It lasted about one hour, dispersiDg at 9:JO FM. ~he following klansmen were identified: CALVIN CRAIG, W.E CLEAPOR, Rt. 2, Austell, Gao~ HAROLD LOUIS COURSEY, l.617 North Ave. N.w •• RICHARD LEE POWELL, 145 Stroud Dr., J.D JOHNSON 1974 Maywood. Pl. N.W 0 Later we (Capt. Little) went to 427 Peyton Rd. and talked to Mr. and Mrs. R.A Bright. Mr. Bright stated that he had a call from the c.c Thornton Real Estate Co. Aild was told that now was his chance to sell his house (he has been trying to sell his house for J.¼ years). ~eaving the impression that they have bought up several houses in that neighborhood. On the second conversation with Thornton, he learned that he was a colored real estate agent 0 He was then approached by Mr. Virgil CopelaDd. and Mr. Sam Massell, of the South.rest Citizens Cooperation. At this time he rescinded any offer he bad made with ~hornton 9 and agreed in writing to sell the house to The Southwest Citizens Cooperation. ,c'. rbm Q WE Peacock: & R.13 Moore 1. Iillingham of Gobb Co. states his boy at Royal Peacock on Auburn Ave. and that KKKK called him and threatened to beat boy up if he was there again. #131.-REL 1 Dan Peskppos was at the last meeting of the KKKK in College Park preceding this date. 4131 - REL �Feburary 26, 1963 RE: KKK Picketing 427 Peyton Bdo S.li Capt. R.E Little: The KKK returned to the above address at 8 PM and picketed until 9 PMo TherG were about ten of them, four participating in the picketing at a time. We arrived there about ten minutes before they dispersed., and talked to Lto I.A Thomas~ who stated to us that Mro Virgil Copeland was there earlier, and had gone to talk to one of the klan spokesmen. And to notify them of the status of Brights house. He told Lt. Thomas that he was afraid the klan pick:etinig, may hurt his cause. We observed the following cars: J3lue Falcon, l-D-6765 (6-2-) (~3) Green Chev. wagon, l..J"6579 (63) White ~ Ford pickup> 13-n.905 (6J) Green 58 Chev. 7-8085 (62) Green Olds (old) Dealer 774 (62) Green & white 58 Ford l.c$4928l (62) rbm W.E Peacock & R.B Moore �CONFIDENTIAL Ivan: I talked with Virgil Copeland this afternoon (2/22/63) and he said that they were making plans to try to get the extention from Bob Marchman. . I delivered the message to him yesterday. Virgil told me in regards to the sale of the Bright house on Peyton that the man has signed an affidavit to the effect that Thornton told him that he had other sales in that neighborhood, and that " this was his last chance to sell and not lose money". Swouthwest has an appointment with Judge Parham monday, that plan to draw up the necessary papers and file the affidavit. Parham told them that with that statement, there was no doubt that they could get the Georgia Real Estate Commission to suspend Thornton's license. • They are going to use this to threaten Thornton, to get him to agree to sell the house back to Bright. Another interesting comment Virgil made is that Southwest has employed a new attorney . . . that they have proof-positive evidence that there is a strong colusion between Cecil Turner and Empire Real Estate Board to bust this neighborhood. . he said that Gene Bennett is in on the deal. . and they plan to expose the entire thing. . . I asked Virgil to keep me posted and to furnish me the name of the attorney they have retained. Have you given any more thought as to how we can more ahead on this thing? It sounds like to me that me might have a biger mess on our hands. Virgil also said in talking about Cecil Turner, that the attorney felt they would be able to get the Grand Jury to indite him . �To


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February 20, 1963 I talked with Bob Marchman and asked him to keep the conversation in confidence. . I asked him was there any possibility of postponing the foreclosure for a month. He said that he had postponed it twice for the benefit of the Southwest Citizens Association. . that they had been aware of this foreclosure since last fall. . and, in the best interest of his client, he could not do it again under these circumstances. Bob did say that if the Southwest Citizens Association was willing to come to him with proof of sufficient money to buy the property, such as a statement from a bank or commitment from a lending agency, which would be an enforceable commitment, and they were willing to pay the costs of advertising (which they said they were) he would seriously consider postponing til April. He brought out the fact that should the house and acreage when put up for bid be purchased by a Negro, he felt sure they would not longer be interested in the 15 lots. • come April. ? �Southwest Citizens Association, Inc. P.O. Box 10871, Station 11 A 11 Atlanta 10, Georgia February 16, 1963 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mayor Allen: This letter will confirm our telephone conversation of February 12, 1963. On March 5, 1963, all of Mr. F. E. Bennett's property in the Utoy-Peyton Forest Subdivision wi 11 be foreclosed upon. We are put in the position of having to bid upon and possibly purchase this property. Of course, we have no way of knowing who will bid on this property or what price they intend to pay. Subject property will be sold as two (2)separate groups; i.e., his home place with approximately 15 acres, and 15 vacant lots. Foreclosure action on the home place and acreage is being initiated by Mr. Bennett himself, through an employee of his. Foreclosure action on the 15 lots is being initiated by Phoenix ,. Inc., who holds a $26,000 mortgage on these lots. The Southwest Citizens Association intends to bid upon and, if necessary, purchase both groups of these properties. However, it would be of great advantage to us if these two groups of properties were not being foreclosed upon on the same day. Since we cannot control Mr. Bennett's actions, we were hopeful that Phoenix, Inc., could be persuaded to postpone their foreclosure action until the following month. We would be most happy to pay all cost pertaining to this postponement and would be most grateful . Anything that you might be able to do toward persuading Phoenix, Inc., to postpone their foreclosure action until April would be most appreciated. Also, I might add that if wou ld he· of a'd diHbnal benefit to us if Phoenix, Inc., did not notify Mr. Bennett that they intended to postpone thei r foreclosure action until next month. I will be more than happy to furnish you with any additional information that may be required or to meet with the peop le at Phoenix, Inc. , and discuss this request. �The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jro February 16, 1963 - 2 - I can assure you that every member of this organization is very grateful for your wonderful support and will be most appreciative of anything you can do tbw-(;lrd satisfying this request. Sincerely yours, \). v...-. ~~ -Q__ 0 Vo Mo Copeland " President Southwest Citizens Association, lnco Enclosure: (1) Letter, dated Jeno 18, 1963, R. L Marchman, Hansell, Post, Brandon & Dorsey, to Walter Mo McGriff/Virgil Copeland VMC:dh �ORAH G£1t HANSl;LL oo,-e .... *YANT ..-,.t.,1.CN fltOST ALtllt"T Q M0"MAN , JR. CHA ..LC• H . K ING INJ11,11 A N aA,.,NOO H .;Ot-tN H 90MAN , •.HI . JAMIia llt, HAMI L TON PiUOH M OOilllSltY, Jf/f. COMIEIII W . lltAOR ICK, .JR HAftlltY V . I.AMON , J ~ . tit . W , CRIEH3HAW• .JII STAN LEY H M cCALL.A 11081::MT L , MA.lltCHMAH , Ill JEAN C , Al:..LCN H WILLIA,-. aATH L. TIIA\I IS altA NNOM , .HI . CENT ACPICE M VOH It WR I OHT LAU"tA ftUTH Mc NEIL CHA IIILCS C: . WATKIN a , .JR L MA, .. \II N 1111\IC,.S aA.T('S 8LOCK J .A ""4' C 5 F . McOU l "t~ C C OWAfl O HANSELL ,.J , W I LLIA M 0 1•aoN JULIC W J . c 1,. 1noN SAAL.OW. J R . J OHN M . McCAIIIITCflt W. IIIIHl: TT TAMNE,. C 141CNACL 14A91NTIR A W "IANKLIN BLOOOWO..\N F"E LTO N , J .. LAW OFFICES HAHSl:LL, POST, BRANDON & DO SEY BIXTH P'LOOll , P' I IIST N ATIONAL aANll aUILO INQ ATLANTA a, OltOIIOIA Tl: L l:l'HONI: !lll! - ~1155 January 18 , 1963 Mr. Walter M. McGriff 980 Oriole Drive, S. W. Atlanta , Georgia Mr. Virgil Copeland 657 Fielding Lane, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia Gentlemen: As a courtesy to you, I have been directed to inform you that Phoenix, Ipc. will commence foreclosure proceedings against the Utoy Forrest Subdivision property held by it as security for the indebtedness of Foster Eugene Bennett. Advertising will begin in February. The property will be sold at public sale on the first Tuesday in March, 1963. Notice of foreclosure and demand for attorneys fees has been transmitted to Mr. Bennett. As of January 9, 1963, the unpaid loan principal was $26, 000 with unpaid interest of $1,367. 59. Additional interest accrues at the rate of $5. 78 per day . Phoenix gave notice on January 10 that it intends to claim attorneys fees in the amount of 10,,_ of principal and interest due on aaid inde tedn as unless same were paid within ten days of notice. Very truly yours, HANSELL, POST. BRANDON It OORSEY By:~~ R. L. Marchman RLM:pba �STATEMENT BY IVAN ALLEN, JR . February 25 , 1963 It is the city' s responsibility to mark any part of any road or street that has been abandoned by an ordinance of the Board of Al dermen. I regret that any one or any group has seen fit to take the law into their own hands and tear down street signs or barriers which have been erected in accordance with a city ordinance. This matter is in the hands of the courts and the city will follow any court order. ·· �2/20/63 Ivan: Sid Avery called and said that he had had a "brainstorm". thinking before pursuing it further. . . and wanted your . He said that since you have been unable to get anyone together to talk about the barriers, that he would like to get the Southwest Citizens Association and the civic asociation from Florida Heights to come togehter and talk to you about the problem of the barriers . . . he said that these are the two groups with the most at stake and the ones most concerned. . He further added that he had not discussed it with either group. . but thought that this would be an out for you. As you may know, the Florida Hieghts things is a promption plan to de v elop that neighborhood. • . H e will call in the morning to hear your opinion. Shall I tell him that you are alw ays ready to discuss any problem w ith a n y g r oup that wishes to come to talk with you . . that you had talked with the S/W citizen s association many times , and r e pr e s e ntative s of the N e g r o c ommunit y. . . and sin c e t he All Citiz e ns Commi ttee has been state d to b e the offi c i a l repre s e ntative s of the N e gro commun ity, t hat it wo uld b e b ett er at thi s t ime, not t o b ring any other group into thi s pa rti c ular problem?????? Ann �42 7 ,~,,~. ( ife , Hel en E . ors . ) Robert A. Bright City Dire a to.r y 1940 1941 1945 1950 Resid nee Occupation


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I s a i d in my first l etter that I r eali zed that my inf ormation concerning the events which lead to the erecti on of this wa ll was such tha t I made no cla ims to knowing how best to solve the basic pr oblem. Neve rtheless, I felt that the action that had been taken had caused the "Image" of Atlanta to suffer enormously in the minds of intelligent pe ople of good will throughout our nation and the wor l d. Your r esp onse po i nted out that were I in posses s ion of all the facts I woul d agree with the stand that had been taken. Since gett ing your letter I have tried to learn more ab out the problems i nvolved and I woul d be t he last to minimize the:fa.ct that the se probl ems are of great moment and not at all easy of solution. Nevertheless, I would again re i terate that it is my consi dered judgement that the kind of barricade that we have on Peyton and Harland Roads will be a bl ot on Atlanta • s good reputation and I am convinced that the sooner this blot is erased, the better for wr future . I hope that you wil l understand the spirit in which I make this criticism. As one who is frequently accused of being a one man Chamber of Commerce in my conversations with 11 furriners", both in and out of Atlanta, and as a resident for fifty of my fifty-two years, I w2.nt for our town only the best of all good things. Warm personal regards. Sincerely ~d fraternally y ours, p(;_ r //' . ., "' Irving-[. Greenberg, M. D. ILG/hf �THJE ATJLANTA URBAN JLJEAGUJE - - - ~ ~ ~ - - - -O _v_e_r_T_h_i_r_t_y_-F _ iv _ e_Y_ e_a_r_s_o_f_ P_r_e_v_e_n_t_i_v_e_s_o_c_ia_z_ s_e_r_v_ic_e_____ JAcKsoN 1-2355 • 239 AUBURN AVENUE, N. E. • ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA OONFIDENTIAL and PERSONAL F$bruary 4, 1963 Dear Horris: As mueh as I uould .love to s ee you and t he u. N. groups com to · ty., 11 I t hink t he. t the hotel situ tion Atlanta to ' · ew racial and t he Peyton Road barriers would be most embarr~ssing to you, Atlanta The hotels of Atlanta still refuse to aoco t d Al"terica. Negroes but they ll house nonwhites from other countries . Mor eover , t e closin of Peyton Rod near Dr. Harris ' property - is considered as a '-'Berlin Wall n which we all arc Ro d taken dawn, I think th t you -r.>uld be embarr as r On t he oth bond, th propo ed viai t might hasten th t he aforen tionod injustic I nm So, until nic Boo.rd reeinds its action, by otJdering the barri rs t he Alde Peyton shamed of. anding la y vi.ah to i th very b it t wi • rectific tion of • So, I l e~ the d 01 ion to you. confidonti 1 copy of thi r All long 1 tt r b cu u. s; I Cordi Uy you R. , son, Di ctor ' rton en O rri on MEMBER AGENCY ATLANT A ~@ C OMMUN IT Y CH E S T -COUN CIL h �42 Kirkland Street Cambridge 38, Massachusetts January 31, 1963 Dear Mayor Allen, We want to congratulate you on your most unique idea for furthering the progress of integration. The method you chose for enhancing this all i mportant cause is, in fact, so simple we can see why no one had thought of it befor_e . By setting up the "wall 11 in Cascade Heights you gave your bet ter citizens (both Negro and White) a common enemy, therefore causing them to put a side trivial diffe r ences, join forces, and fi ght for somet hing much more i mport a nt--the need for basic s urviva l . Whe n s uc h 'heces si ties 11 a s medi ca l aid, food delive rys, f ire f i ght i ng equ ipment, and school buses a re prevented from going their pr escribed round~ it is obvious tha t mere color di f fere n ces will b e lost i n the shuffle to r estore conditions to what t he modern s ociety is a cc ust ome d to. We exp ec t to see your wa ll in Cas ca de Heights go down in history with the importanc e of Khrushc he v ' s wall in Be rlin and Kennedy ' s blockade of Cuba . 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.• ·. �STREETS IN TRANSITION IN 1962 EAST ATLANTA AND -KIRKWOOD AREAS: Wyman St. , Clifton St., Clay St., S. Rogers St., Warren St., S. E. from Memorial Dr. to Boulevard Dr. S. E. E. S. E. S. E. Dearborn St., S. E. from Memorial Dr. north Campbell St., S. E. Stanwood Ave., S. E. from Wyman St. West Paxon St., S. E. Alder Court, S. E. Haas Ave., S. E. from Memorial Dr. south to East Expressway' Patterson Ave., S. E. GROVE PARK AND CENTER HILL AREAS. from Maddox Park to Hightower Road between Simpson Road and Bankhead Ave. West North Ave., N. W. West Ave., N. W. Kennesaw Dr ., N. W. Baker Rd., N . W. Chappell Rd. , N. W. Woodlawn Ave., N. W. Holly St., NW Elmwood Rd.~ NW Lanier St. , NW W. Lake Ave., NW S. Evelyn Pl. , NW Marktwo Pl., N. W. Marktrey Pl., N. W. Jetal Pl., N. W. S. Charlotte Pl., NW Emily Pl., NW Pelton Pl. , NW Baker Cir . , NW Aberdeen Dr ., NW T wille y Rd., N. W. Commodore Dr ., NW A yr shire Cir. , NW Gary Rd., N. W. Gary Ct., N. W. Park Valley Dr. , NW S. Center Hill Ave., NW Hood Ave ., NW Cedar Ave., NW Robert St., NW Church St., NW Wood s Dr. , NW Commercial Ave. , NW ~~).®{rX~MWX ADAMSVILLE BOULDER PARK AREAS South and West of Gordon Rd., S. W. Howell Dr. , SW Howell Ter . , SW Boulder Park Dr., S. W. Nathan Rd., S. W. DelMar Lane , S. W. Brownlee Road to Boulder Park Dr. Bakers Ferry Rd. , N. W. �1 ,- ·, !· Report of Events Occurin g in Peyton and Utoy Forest on ..; .• Monday Even in g , June 11 , 1962 '. At approximately 7:30 p. m. Monday evening, June 11, I received ci"call fr om a neighbor who reported h a ving seen several cars driven by Negroes entering the dr.ive to the home owned b y F. E. B e n ne tt. S in ce rumors had been circulating recently about the inte ntion s o f ce rtai n pe ople in the area to sell their houses to Negroes, I decide d to i nvest igate the m atter . _,,



. t - -!- .,- I called F. E. Bennett and he sugge ste d that I come over to his house ri ght away. · Several nei ghbors w e r e info rm e d and we proceed e d to Mr. Bennett's. As w e were arriving Mr . C a llaw~y , a Negro w as l e aving ; how e ver , two _Ne gro e s h a d r ema ine d. . · I Mr. B e nnett imm e diate ly g ave the fo llowing a ccount as the r ea son for the Neg r o e s presence: " . Mr . B ennett stated th a t h e had pur chased pr o per ty re c entl y from C a lho un Real ty Co mpan y and had gone out of t o wn before co mpleting the transaction . He stated that upon return ing he fo und a business c ar d st u c k i n h i s door w hich he glan c ed at and mistook for C alho un Real ty Co mpany. S i nc e he had further business to t r a n s a c t with Calhoun he called th e number on the card on Monday to make arrangements for completing his business transaction . The numb er he had called was Callaway Rea l ty Co mpany, a Negro firm. Mr . Bennett explained that Mr. Ca llaway, a Ne gro, wanted to come out and talk to h i m regarding his pro perty i n Peyton and Utoy F o rest, Mr. Bennett told him he was not interested. Mr, Callaway then informed Mr. Bennett that his company already had two listing s in the area. Mr. Bennett stated he asked to be shown the listings and that Mr. Callaway said he would bring them to Mr. Bennett's house at 7:00 p. m. on Tuesday evening. Mr. Bennett then stated he c a ll ed several neighbors, including Mr, Baker and Mr. Ramsey, to have them present when Mr. Callaway arrived: On Tuesday evening Mr. Callaway arrived alone and stated he had brought only one listing and one of his Salesmen was bringing the other. Shortly PJJ~r,eafter two N~gro es arrived in , separate cars. Mr. Bennett stated that the Negroes failed to produce the listings. They said it would be bad business practice but said ; ~ ..I . ! ,I .' I ' ! .. • . 'I �···:. .,.,,, they had the listings. The Ne g ,r oes further stated that one house was on Ha r lan Road and one in Peyton Forest. This was the account given as the reason for the Negroes presence. As s t ated previously, when several n e ighbors and I arrived at the Bennett home two Ne groes were still present. Mrs. Baker, Messrs. Bennett, Daniels, Por te r, Kovas, Monnerat, Scroggs, and I discussed the situation with the Negro salesm a n representing CaUaway Realty Company. The Negroes insisted that they did not wish to go against what the majo r ity of the people. in the area wanted .but that they were in business to sell real estate anywh ere to anyone. They stated that if w e decided to sell contact Callaway · Re a lty Company. They also s a id that it was possible to work out a group selling contract similar to the one us e d in the Wisteria Lane area.· The Negroes kept insisting that they wanted o u r lis t in g s if we decided to sell. We told t he m that ours was a wh i te neighborhood and we had every intention to keep it white. One Ne g ro b egan s t a ti ng sta tistics of the ratio of Negro and white population to Ne g ro and wh i te p r oper t y ar e a. He also said that Mr. Callaway was asked by the o w n e rs to take the li s t i ng s of the two houses. The Negroes were evasive a bo ut the t w o listing s b ut said the prices of the houses were $ 21,000 and $21,700 re spec t ively • . W e accus ed them of soliciti ng b u si ness in the ar e a but t hey denied it. When confron te d w ith th e f a ct o f Neg ro es co nti no us ly ridin g around in the ar e a , they denied kno w ledg e of it but s a id th ere w a s n o law against i t . T he co n versation l a sted a bo ut 4 5 m inutes . The Negro e s pas sed out the ir busi n ess c a rds , a sked that we c a ll the m on what we decid e d , and l eft. C/~ C. J. O w e n s 681 Fielding Lane .uo , . ·, ; ,:; ,}Y.) l; . I • I I,, ii.- ..; J -2 - �r Peyton Road 2 Kelso Drive 9 Harlan Road 9 Tee Road 3 (sold to) �MEMORANDUM J anuar y 29 , 1963 TO Hon. Jack Savage FROM Ivan Allen, Jr . 1. Proposed call for special meeting of the Board of Aldermen to c onsider passage of res olutions and ordinances conce r n i ng the handli ng of transitional areas in the C i ty of Atlanta and such other business as may come before the Board. 2. A resolution instructi ng the Mayor to c all together representatives of the Atlanta Real Estate Board and the Empi re Real Estate Board, asking for a voluntary code of ethics to control transitional property. 3. A resolution instrucgng the City P lanning Department to make a complete and comprehensive study immecliat ly of all availableland that in the pa.st ha been zoned for commerci 1 and manufacturing establi hments, which could be prop rly aoned for open hou ing. 4. A resolution instructing the Mayor to call together the re in the Peyton Forest rea di turbance to se k an agr basis to establishia cooling off. p riod. rmnt on ctive groups voluntary �January 2.9, 1963 MEMORANDUM TO Hon: Jack Savage FROM Ivan Allen, Jr. 1. Propo ed call for special meeting of the Board of Aldermen to con ider pa sage of resolutions and ordinances concerning the handling of transitional areas in the City of Atlanta and such other busine s as may come before the Board. Z. A re olution instructing th Mayor to call together representatives of the Atlanta Real E tate Board and the Empire Real Estate Bo rd, asking for a voluntary code of ethics to control transitional property. 3. A re olution instruqing the City Planning Department to make a complete and comprehensive tudy immediately of all vailabl land that in the pa.st baa been zoned for c:ommerci l and m nufacturing establishment • which could be properly oned for open hou ing. 4. A re olution in tructing the Mayor to c:aJ.l together th in the Peyton Fore t are di turba.nee to ba is to eatabliahia cooling of£ period. respective groups eek an agreernant on a voluntary �- a s :rea Loans Sale.s 947 HuNTEn ST., N. W. e 525-2800 o ATLANTA Lease., y lmurance Tradea Property Management 14, GA. July 19, 1962 Mr. Rex Wilson 377 Peyton Road S. W. Atlanta, Ge.orgia Dear Mr. Wilson: You want a fast sal e , at top market pri ce, with no inconvenience to you, don't you? If so please list your property located on Peyton Road "Fo r Sale" with us. Ma ny years of un fa iling service to th e A tl,rnta people explains why propert y owners, and buyers t oo, have complete confidence in ADAr,1s REAL ESTATE COMPANY. Thi s e:>..1)eri ence, plus our aggressive advertising poli cies, legul facilities and ot her services, a re at your disposal. 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1 "' • ' ~ - �" ' ' -. ��THE AT L A.NT A INQUIRER Saturd ay, October 14, 1961 ,< • :. No ' Blockbust i ng' In Ca scade Height s . · Dear Sir : Mem,1:>ers o f t he Empi re Rea l Estate Board are . much conc erned about erroneou s a ccusati on s o f b lock bus ting" in the Cascade He i g h ;;. o area . In conformanc e ~i t h t he realtists c ode of ethics we al~ .· ways· hav e cooperated ' with c ivic and c omi'"Tlu ni ty group's i n develop-. ing peac e ful and or der ly t ransa c ti on o f h ou s i'ng wh e r e tens ions have ar i sen fr om the a cute· h ousing s.i.tuat ion a ffect ing Negroes , mostly thr ough :the Metropolitan Planning Commission. Ou3: members _h ave never part i c ipated . in Or encouraged "block ··b ust ing" at any · time . · ,. 11 r . ,· r


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···· 1 .. j .\ . Casc ~~e Height_s ~s not , therefo_,!'~ , ~ soluti~J:?,__ t~ __the_p..r.ob.l_em_. and .',, ;_ aTarme d white property owners are a avi s e d to seek the advice of · the Metropolitan · Planning Commiss ion , , -at the outset , whe n they are · faced with personal and community situati ons 1 which might lead to " t ensions from u nfounded rumors. Again we call upon and urge Atlanta 1 s Board of Aldannen and the Fulton County ~ommissions to assume t h e ir responsibility in relieving a situation where 38 p e r c ent of the population is restricte d to 16 per cent of the land, when there are thousands of acres of vacant land in our fine community . ' ., J. T . Bickers , 'president Empire Real Estate Board I, ? . ·' �/ [ I .f • THE ATLANTA INQUIRER Sat u r day, Oc t ober 14, 1961 I . I I ! . ·' · ' t . ·.• I _J ust l,vpat .· I s Blockbus t ing? ' ' t' ' ' . ', ' As everybody : who h a s b een ·i n this _,; o rl'd mo re than · a ' year ·or two .' knm~,s , wo r ds can· b e used to make· .thi n gs· cl~ar,. or . they ,can b e 1 . ' ' us e d t o conf u se . , ·· , 1 . ., . ., ' During _t h e p a s t week ~. one wo r d has b een us e d. rather . con fu s i ngly . here in Atlanta. . is . , I , . " Blo ckb us t ing"-- and after talking .with s ome o f ·our f r ien d s in the real est a te bus ine ss , we have decide d it might be , .·u seful t o _try ' t o c l a rify ,the t~rm o .


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' ' 'l'he wo rd • I ' ' \ I ' ., ' ' - · ' Fir s t o f a ll , 'the wo rd was us ed i n s uch North e rn . cities a s Phila- , ~- d elphia t o d e s c ribe a "scare tactic" _used by . c e rtain r e al tors . . A · · · home wo uld b e pur chased i n ·t he h e a r t of an all-white neighborh ood, for i n stance , a nd a Negro would b e moved i nto . this . h ome. At the ' .. , . same' time, wor d would b e pass ed t hat "They 're c oming!", ·, along . · .· ,• ·with the . u s ua l t h r e a t s of falling property value s (plus ·the . · promi s e s o f a qui ck kill ing f o r h ome - owners' who sold to Negroes .-. : a t much . .more t han . the second-hand housing was worth) . , I' 1-,', ' Negro rea l ti sts h e r e in ·A tl anta, l i ke members o f t hei r national organization t hrough out Ameri ca , believe i n open occup~ncy .. Tha t is, _t h ey do not support s e gregat ed hou s i ng • . At the same t i me , local realtists point o u t , t hey hav e operated <?n a p olicy of II orderly transition. of n e i ghborhoods."


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·. 4) �r TO '.":HOM IT MAY COMCEI1N11 Today I raoeivod a cal l fron a per son \ ho i dent i fiad himself ns ' bei ng Mr. Gordon , Sal~a Me.nnger f or the Cal l o, ay Realty Co. B9 st~t d that the purpose of this oal l m:.s t o aeG if he coul d come by and tal k ., .. w.!. t h us about aal l in~ our home. /~ h t t~ ~ 1-iotinge in --Oll:f:'=A~ ~ ~lorod. HQ.__i_US0:-.s..tr ted M d.J.Jlll)lie d ..t ~f.\.t ___.,. thio · ffl~4;-n1-t~J J==::1¼";Gin6-=-coloriad" / I a l so know of other people in our · are~ who r eceived c~lls t h~ aamc da.y from Mr. Gordon. .. I do hereby certify that t ho above f~ot a a.re true and correct to the bes t of my knowl~dge • . ' .... -: �September 17, 1962 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Today I received a call from a person who identified himself as being Mr. Gordon, Sales Manager for the Calloway Realty Co. He stated that the purpose of this call was to see if he could come by and talk with us about selling our home. He stated that he already had liati~s in our area for sale to colored. H~ also stated ~ p l i e d that this area was definitely "going colored". I also know of -other people- in our area who received calls the sa,.me day from Mr. Gordono I do hereby certify that the above facts are true and correct to the best of my knowledge • .- .<o . . ,,, - .,:.., ...1;,• .,.,,, �Dear Sir: .A:fter reading you3: ed:t torial l'#C~lm Cooperation Pa:y;s o:e:f" t 1n The Atlen ta Journ.al. 1 Wednesday- 1 Qctober 10,. 1961• regar ding Casoo.de He igi ·S 11 -we agree that a community organize.• tion is the best instrument f or a workable s olution to our ·. raoiaily trouble housing :pro bl ems .. OUl" ·communities, 0-rove P ark and Oen ter Hill, have bad. an organ iza·t ion. of this typs chartered by the State of Georgie. aino e 1941:i known. as the Wast Side Developlllf)nt Company. '



'···· The people of cur oo.nmunities have stood by us with tb.eiimoney and rupport. In the past nine years. we. have pu.rehased thirty nine houses iD. OJ;."der to preserve our Wbite 0oJD.mUD.it1is.i - ·. We have .mad agreen:ents 'With the Mayar 1·s formar Bi-Racial Com.TJ1ittee and tile Empire Realty Board and while wa have faith• fully honored our ag:reeme.,qt, -we regret that the agreement h 8 been em is still b()iX)S violated by son)) members of the Empire Realt,- Board. As a result~ we· have been a target ot blook•busting taotios far th~ past three years at a great JV , .. 1 I.'.,. VI '-_,,. ' :,./ ti iI �. '. . .. ·~ . · '·.· .... .r:·.~ =,··

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,, The following hlonday afternoon I r eceived a telephone call from (Mr_) Jewell a. salesman of Calloway Realty Co., inquiring about our 'house. I ·1 immediately told him that it wa s not for sale to colored. He asked if we would contact him if we should change our minds. Monday evening 11r. Bennett ca lled our home ana aske d for my husband or me to come to his home i mme dia t el y and since my husband was out , ! went . ~hen I · arrived I found t hat in a ddition to {~!I'. ) Calloway being there, his salesmen Je well and Ed Billing sley we re t her e a l s o. The first thing tha t Ilfr. Be nne tt sa id when I got the re was t !:io.t he want ed it clearly unders tood by me t hat he had not cont acted themo (Mr.) Cal loway stated in my presenc e that he had contacted Mr. Benne t t. I aske d (1iroi Ca lloway Who ha d listed t hei r prope rty with him a.nd he sai d that he cou ld not t ell ma tha t, but he oould give me t he loca tion - whi oh he di d. He said one house wa s looa t ed on Harlan Rd. near Pe yton Rd. and the other one was on Shelley Dr. I ~ n't go into de t ai l s about t he discus s ion, but t he subj eot of ethio s came up and I a sked (Mr. » JeVv8 l l if it wasn't unethica l f or colored real es t a t e ope ra to rs t o cont a c t white people about buying t hei r proporty and he sa id absolutely not - that t hey we r e in the real e sta t e business and t hey could solici t from (for t heir clients) and se l l to, anyone . I a sked him if hi had a client who ·was i nt erested i n our hous e and he said he did have . Signeds 0~ 0- ·ft~ J'J /3 a/o.,,..,/ 7 3-~ ~{P J{ /h , $ 4J '))--; /va r �: f• · To ,Vbom it mPy concern: During the mon t h of Septemcer 1961 my wife received a telephor:e c 1:1 ll a nd I listened on the extension. - The other party identified himself as e s a lesmen with Ad a ~s Ree lty comp ~ny, he asked my wife · to set s.w., 8 price on the sale of our house loc a ted at 350 Peyton Rd. Atl~nte, Ge. I recogGized the name of the ReAltor to be Colored and shook my heed no to my wife. The other perty asked . wha t re altor wa s h~ndling the house ~md when the exclusive r r:m out. •-:, Mr Wife told hi m th a t she did not know. ' said th ank you snd hung u p . The party on the phone . ' .·':':' 1-. ,. . I ;. I. r r, I . I ! ,.- I, ;• J·,~ I'·· �. ! -- . ' . ..~~ ,.- .< ::>---/·...( ·- ... . . ) .. -:, --- . . . . ' ',! _; : , . . ' . 'i:· . .· . .. .... ·• .•. ·, \·.· ' !. • •: .' . '-' , • · · ~ · . .~· ... •._.'--.- :- ~ ~ :1 .; ,' ; .. . , . :! . ..J-1 • •• ··1 ..> .. . •, \ .1 ,: �t ' ,• , , ,LJ· /· ,.-;


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• • • ••4 ·:. ·: • •• • • ' .:• • '· ' . •' ·:·. ·.. . .. •I �Jamee H . Finch. A .I.A. Cecil A . Al exand e r, F .A.I.A. M i ller D . B arn e s , A.I.A. B ernard B . R o ths child, A.I.A. C a raker D. P asch a l , A .I .A . ARCHITECTS ENGINEERS FINCH ALEXANDER BARNES ROTHSCHILD & PASCHAL 70 FAIRLIE STREET N . W . / ATLANTA 3, GEORGIA / MURRAY 8-3313 ASSOCIATES R ob e rt D. Ahlstrand, R .A. H . King M c Cain , N.S.P.E . W illiam L. Pulgram , A .I.A . John Stei n ioh e n , A .I .A . January 24 , 1 96 3 The Honorabl e Ivan All e n , Jr. , Mayor City of Atlanta Atl anta , Geor gi a Dear Ivan: Many thanks for your great as s istanc e Tuesday . The meet in g went much better than we coul d have expected . I fee l very defin itely that this fair i s a handle to promote many things . Wherever I ' ve tal ked, the fair has been a most popular subject. Even the Met r opol itan Herai,{and. the Northside News have given it fa vorable treatment! As I s t ated Tuesday , those bui l dings proposed - and urban r enewal f unds i n the upcoming bond issue - c ould be Atlanta ' s contribut ion toward the fair . ( This was the pattern in Seattl e.) If the fa ir is as popul ar an idea as it seems to be it could be used to assist the bond issue . In regard to t he other matt er we discussed , l et me say that while my re~ction to Peyton Road wa s not f avorable, I did understand the truly desperate situation that faced yo u. Basically I th ink the Mayor is bein g placed in an impossibl e s it ua tion when he is asked to solve a problem so deep-rooted in human emotions and history as Atlant a ' s racial housin g . The government ' s t oo l s are so limited a nd those few availabl e so full of politica l dynamite that any solution wil l Qake enemies. It seems to me t hat the s t ory you have to t ell is important. Yo u fell heir to a situation not of yo ur making and you attempted t o lend your good offices to stabilizing a serious situation. In doing this you sacrificed your own position for the good of the City. The action t aken was drastic and distasteful, but the situat ion itself was drastic and distast eful. Let some of those who are so aroused propose solutions if they__hgv? them. I I positive thoughts on the subject, hear them let me know . -ef~ Cecil A. Alexander jm ng range basis . �S.K. Cannon 967 Oriole Drive, SW January 18, 1963 Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Ivan: Your courageous stand on the controversial closing of Harlan and Peyton Roads is one to be greatly admired. At a time when some forces seem determined to blacken the name of the Southwest section of our city, the positive stand taken by y ou and the Board of Aldermen g ive s the residents of this area definite hope for family stabilization. Y ou have shown you cannot b e s waye d b y strong political pr e ssures when so many people have so much at stake. The residents of the Cascad e area have invested heavily, both financially and in hard work, to make this one of the finest residential sections in Atlanta. Clearly, we are e ntitl ed to protection from encroachment by a m inority group. That we should be compe lled to l eave Atlanta for s m all-to wn o r suburban living is unthinkable. We recognize that the majority should not subjugate the minority, but by the same basic thinking minority groups have no right to 1 disrupt and destroy the existence of the community. May I again commend you for your determined stand and your untiring efforts to effect a favorable solution to this problem . Very sincerely, �. COURT OF CLAIMS 2120 16th St., N. W. Washingt0n, D. C. Jan. 14, 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen Atlanta, Georgia De ar Mr. Mayor: As a Georgian (Dec a tur), I am much disturs ed that the e arricades are doing a gre a t deal of harm t Q Atlant a 's g o0 ti name in the rest of the c0untry. To a large extent they negate the "Forwarcl. Atlanta" a d s which have recently a ppeared in the Wall Street Journ a l. Al l thos e responsibl e for erecting them sh0uld fr ankly admit th e ir mistake and take steps towa rd their immed iate removal. As you well know, the pro~l em of Ne gro housing cannot be solved with barric Rd es here a n d the re. One b a rricade c an only le a d t o another until eventually you will a rrive at the a cc omplished fact of a walle d in ghetto. Such a s 0l u ti on is unthinkable f or the South's most pro gres s ive city. Atlant a h a s me t and surmount ed with hon r many r ~cial challeng es du r in ~ the pa st de c ade , 0 uil ding up a V j. st res ervo itJ of g o a d will thr ough ~ut the co un try. It would b e a shame to all ow that i nvaluab l e a ss e t to De n Gw dis s i pated by the se unwi se s t re et Barriers . Yol!~ S trul y , ~s~~ . / Gus Partee �,.,~ga tv • Telecast over ... 'f'f C. e © 1962 19111 NATIONAL HEADLINER MEDAL "FOR CONSISTENTLY OUTSTANDING IEDITORIAL8" CBS-CHANNEL 5 ATLANTA, GEORGIA Storer Broadcasting Company 19111 FIRST AWARO--OHIO STATE INST, "DEVELOPING INFORMED CITIZENS IN ELECTION YEAR" KEN BAGWELL DALE CLARK GINIIAL MANAGII DIRECTOR OF NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRe F ri day , J a n uary 11 , 1 963 F I LM ( Peyton Road Sign) (Barri c a d e) Peyton Road has become the symbol of failure for Atlan ta , a n d we th ink i t would be dishonest to r::ut an y othe r i n te rr::re t a t ion o _, it. Nea r l y eve ryon e knows the g rim story by now. There was e ~idenc e of a breakdown of rac ial barr iers that wo u ld r,u t egro o ccur- ant s in an a 11 --whi te reside n tial area. The "b lock-busting " t e chniq u e was bei ng employed . Effor t s to work o ut an ag r e e ment failed. A 1d Aldermen resr:,onding t o a r::pea ls f or e mergenc y a c tio n, took :L t. They authorized a barr i c ade o n Peyton Roa cl so it woul d ::1ot b e a throu g h street , and t l1e.ce _;_t J1a :-;:; i:; 1.::-:.,ocl f;:i_ nce Decemb er 18 . Th e stor,p ing of throu g h tra ffi c to prevent the en c roachmen t o f· ·~gro home buying , FUts t h e spotl i ght aga i n o n r:: r ob ably t he most serious r,robl e m At l a n ta faces. I t i s easy to get a ng r y o v er a si tuation lik e this , and plenty of r::eople have. I t is ea sy to tak e sides ·- ·- and the views o f ea ch side are l og i c al a 1d p ersuas i e . Gettin g angry a 1d takir g sides only FUts us on a b attlegrou n d--from wh i ch the re ca n b e no winn ers , on ly losers . F I LM (Barr i cade Area) The fact s that th.is b arricade isn ' t goin g to solve the proble m, a n d the s ooner the factio _son both sides agree to meet a nd work out a comFromise the b etter it will be fo r them and the c i t y . Th i s isn 't a " Be r l in Wa l l" type of th ing , a n d e fforts t o dramat ize i t and make wholes a le propagan da wi th it can o n ly make the problem g reater. Atlan ta's record doesn ' t d eserve i t. As Mayor All en poin ts out , simi lar proble ms have b een worked out in 51 areas i n 1962. �WAGA-TV Editorial (Con t i n ued ) Page 2 Our con cern stirred by this Peyton Road controversy must be centered o n the fact that the overwhelming lack of decent hous i n g for the growing Negro population is s i mply not being met. FILM (Negro Slum We cannot forever keep our eyes closed to the fact that nearly 90 , 000 Negroes are l iv i ng in substandard hous ing where p lumb i ng and sanitation fac i l i ties are not ade_q uate. An d e v e n worse - = 31 , 000 color ed r e s i den ts are l i ving i n what is offi c i a l l y designated "d i lapidated housing" , - =that which is beyon d repair a n d if they weren't givin g cov er to human l ives they could o n ly be-- a n d shou l d be --destroyed. De s p i te these facts , a n d despi te the fact that the popu la t i o n a n d t h e hous i n g p r es s ure grows g r e a te r ever y mon th , we hav e n o p r omi se of a major program-- a n d no real sign of commi tme n t b y the c i ty to develop one. Ev e r y piecemeal hous i n g p r oject of a n y size has been the subject of a bat t le r o yal , a n d , ot e d down . The a l arm b ell i s ri n g i ng f o r th i s f a s t - g r nwing metropolitan a rea , a n d the Peyton Road i n ciden t i s o n ly the symbol of a problem that i s b y o mean s c o n f i n ed to those r esiden ts . FI LM {De ad End Sign ) . I t' s a g r i m r e mi n d e r tha t we're f a st comi ng to a d ead-en d o n what a l r e ady i s a c r i s i s. The p lan ners , the Aldermen , t h e Mayo r and Coun ty o ff i c ials must move o n th i s p r ob l e m in '6 3 . We mus t hav e pub l i c a n d p ri v a te hous ing pro jects s t ar t e d s o on o r we may hav e a who l e series o f Peyt on Ro a d s . WAGA - TV Ed i tor i a l is t e l e cas t we ekdays: '7 : 1 5 AoM. 6 :15 P .M. in PANORAMA 11 ~20 P oM. .in 11th HOUR PANORAMA �l r gret very much that you hav taken h t 1 con id r an rbitrary po i tiou in the Peyton- Harl nd Road robl to Th a ndonm nt of the portion of the e r y me Bo rd of Ald rm n and sign d unwarranted condition in th o{ pure P yton Fore t ar •e and al • a~e •• nd gr i nto ny ar y the • for the pu.rpo e of . • T closings t no one. r •tr int on · 11 citiz.ena and di•cJ'imi .m ds • rcis d the ¥ T right n d nied no citi• n of At ta of th city. The Bo rd of Ald rmen T confirm d th ir position on th'• matt r la•t onday~ It d o n my ho poaition that you r pre11 nt the entlr over l problem th inter nd N ork out ro community, would disc r em t of all our citizens , a g:tou , ta.kin th t you t . t would hel prot,erty value unfair tactics tha hav pr vlou ly n aed 'by 10m the • th in prot cting d Um tin1 i e parties. Yo r r !uaal to appoint any m mber o · your r up to dlacuaa thi• tter o nly in n !tort to r acb n mica 1 eoluti 1• d y r aretabl . Ho de rmi atton to see that th matt r ia a&ti• actorily r sol ed a n l will conlinu (lva All ork thro gh , Jr. - 1/11/ 3) ha v- r r pr • ntativ ar-ou • • , t .re vailabl • �• r t very much t 1r to be/ rbitr ry po ey on- Harl nd Tb a Bo rd 0£ Alderm un t you v P yton Fore t ar 11 re a.cees o! t dsbythe ilbill • Th c:1 sing e:s.e-rcie d th int on all itizen . nd di crlminat d into er portion of ndonm.ent o.f ider d pro lem. 0 d by m 1:ranted ~o:ndition o( t l co kn Th ri ht en d nied no cid re a ha• nd in t no one. tl of ta- city. e Bo rd of Ald ri:n n ~econfb day. It i• matter la•t M po t you repr • nt tb e v rall pr bl m d 1 tereat of all o wuair ta.ctic:e t citi& Ult• matt .. 0 ity, ould tecu•• that o lu • eta e d help ln pi-otectiog an revio •ly b Y diec • be N gro comm ork oui a. voluntary a re t av kin th d b en my hope th . y-ou . l' ref aa1 t ap t &DJ mm n !fort to r a.ch Dly r r u aol ti i• r of t e ., r areta ! . ••r, ta a l will rn to• C . J•. t4> -1/ 1/ ,, thr ••• your ters r 1• • ti• C't rlly r aol w C.Vi r repr a tative • 1' "I t ar ava.l •• �i TELEPHONE: PLAZA JOEL CHAN DLER H AR RIS HOMES 920 SELLS AVENUE, s. w. ATLANTA 10, GEORGIA January B, 1963 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. ~1.ayor of the City of Atlanta 68 Mitchell Street, s. w. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Allen: nzy- First, I wish to thank you for your letter of recent da te regarding service on the bi-racial connnittee for this area. I realize the importance of such a group and consider i t an honor to serve. However, I would like t o suggest, if I may, that consideration be given to the formation by you,of a bi-racial committee f or the entire City. At this time I would like t o sincerely congratulate you on doing such an outstanding job during your first year in office and I fully believe that you have made thousands of n~w friends in the Seventh Ward, as well as the entire City. We, in this Ward, are very proud of the way you have handled yourself in matters directly effecting us. I sincerely hope that you have a very good and properous 1963, and if I can ever be of any help to you, please do not hesitate to call upon me. Secondly, I would like to comment at this time on the plan and program of rapid transit for the Atlanta Metropolitan Region. A representative of the Atlanta Regional Metropolitan Planning Commission delivered to me the very comprehensive report of the Study Cormnission several days ago, prior to its release, and I have studied it throughly. I am in accord with the recommendation one hundred percent, and would consider it an honor to have the priviledge servingm 8-46 39 �Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. -2- January 8, 1963 any capacity to help promote this very servicable project to its completion. Kindest personal regardso Sincerely, . ~ D. W. Huckeba DWH:bb �1/11/63 I talked with Cochrane and he said that he war thought it was an excellent statement, and commented about those in attendance by saying that Wood is the vehicle through which Zenas Sears is trying to destroy the established leadership. He further stated that someone should give Zeasa Sears a talking to, that the stuff he has been saying on WAOK is deplorable He further restated that no action could be taken until after the League meeting tonight (7 :30) but they will move quickly thereafter. They are going to make the following pitch to the league: We are not going into the merits or demerits of the problem, but merely the right to negotiate about any problem. He said that Walden would get in touch with MBL (probably Monda6) about further proceedings. As a parting thought, he said that he dm:kixx decided they should give some consideration to your appearing before the league tonight for about 30 minutes, since you had not spoken to them before. I told him I would pass all of this along, and if he w ished to make further comment about tonight, to call you back this afternoon �DUPREE J OROA.N, JR. P fl'£SIDENT AND CHAIRMAN BOARD OF D IRECTORS copy of telegram sent on January 10, 1963 T . CH ARLES ALLE N DUPfl'.U J OR D AN . MARGARET SR. M. JORD AN RO S LYN M . J ORDAN NORTH D EKA LB RECORD AAAA PRESS, I N C . 5396 P EACHTREE ROAO CHA.MC LEE , GEORGIA P . 0 . B ox 388 . GL. 7 - 6391 DUPREE J ORDA N , MARTHA L . R. F. Editor, Newsweek Magazine Newsweek Building 41+4 Madison Avenue New York 22, New York P UDLISHl!:R BROWN , EDITOR DALE , ADVERTISING P . K . JOHNSO N , C IRC ULATI O N THE WEEKLY STAR Despite your excellent Atlanta staff, your repor t on Peyton-Harlan barricades reflects unfairly . January 11 W EST EN O P U DLI S HINC CO . • I N C. 935 G O R DO N STREE!;T, S . W . ATLANTA 10, G EORGI A editorial from THE WEEKLY STAR, our newspap r cov ring P . 0 . Box 108 88 · PL . 5 - 6676 DUPREE JORDAN . MARGRET e. PUDL1SHl!!:R Southwest Atlanta, gives better perspective of problem, R oss. E D I TO R at least to most of those who lL~ow the situation b st . Would be grateful if you could summarize our thinking . DuPre Jordan, Jr., publisher JORDAN Ent er pri ses Weekly Newspap rs copy of al o ditorial, nclo nt you previously by Jo d her with Cumming, is �I regret very much that you have ta.ken what I consider an to be/ arbitrary position in the Peyton-Harland R oad problem. The abandonment of the portions of these roads by the Board of A ldermen and signed by me was for the purpose of stabilizing an unwarranted condition in the Pe yton Forest area. The closings exercised the same restraint on all citizens and discriminated againat no one. The right of purchase and sale, access and egress has been denied no citizen of Atlanta into any area of the city. The Board of Aldermen reconfirmed their pos i t ion on this matter last Monday. It had been my hope that you as a group, taking the position that you represent the entire Negro community, would discuss the overall problem and work out a voluntary agreement that would help in protecting the interest of all our citizens, stabilizing property values and eliminating the unfair tactic that have previously been used by om parties . Your r fu al to appoint any member of your group to di cu s this matter openly in an effort to reach an amicabl solution is d eply regretable. Howev l', your unwillingne in no way det r determination to ee that the matter i end I will continu to work through whatev r repr s ntativ (Ivan Allen, Jr. - 1/11/63) sati factorily re olved my nd, to that group ar available. �BOOK TELEGRAM P lease show all addresses on each telegram: Dr. C . M iles Smith - 239 West Lake A venue, N . W ., Atlanta Re v. M . L . K ing Sr . - E bernezer Baptist Church - A tlanta R ev. J . A . Middleton - A llen AME Temple - Atlanta Co -c hairmen , All Citizens Commi ttee for Better City P lanning M r . W . L . Calloway P resident , Empire R eal E state B oard c /o Calloway REa-lty C o ., 193 A uburn A venue, N . E ., A tlanta Col. A . T . Walden, and Q . V. Williamson Co. Chairmen, A tlanta Negro Voters L eague (Wal d en: 980 Westmoor Drive , N . W .) ( Williamson - Williamson & Co . 855 Hunter Street, N. W . _) Atlanta , Georgi a Gentlemen : I urge your compliance to my request to appoint repre entatives to a committ e to tudy the problems in the Peyton - Harlan Road area , and would appreciate an early reply. Sincer ly, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor of Atlanta S nd Rush and charge to Mayor' o:ffic City of Atlanta ~ 1, 1 Cf t:3 /f I I.' 3 ;; tJ-v---. .._ �1 .,. • 1 V it ,. t J.,. , pW h V J �MEMORANDUM To IAJR From AD This is an effort to fill you in on what happen in the Peyton_harlan Road situation since you left Wednesday evening. 1. As a result of the 11 All Citizens rrmeeting the Atlanta Con stitution carried a story Thursday mo ~: ning that there was a split in the Negro leadership and that Leage and Empire would not send a repa,esentative to your committee but just let the "All Citizensrr represent them. 2. Apparently someone was floating a baloon, because C. A. Scott was at the meeting and carried the same story as the Consti. 3. Col. Walden called me Thursday morning and wanted to let us know the story was 1 rerroneousrr and that he was issuing a statement to correct it. The "corrected" story came out Thursday evening. • stating that the League and Empire would elect their own representatives, but would "support the main objectives of the All Citizens Corrurnittee. rr • • They were to have a joint meeting of the three Negro groups Friday afternoon, after which Col. Walden would advise me of the representatives' names. 4. Col. Walden, Dr. Borders both told me prior to the meeting that they thought things were shaping up as you would want, and they felt sure the negotiations could go ahead in spite of the barricade . . the papers carried this same fee ling . After the meeting Friday afternoon, that feeling did not pre vail, and the only thing they have v olunteered to me is that the joint group v oted 26 - 6 to ask you to their next meeting so they could 11 h_ear your side. n They are planning to have their next meeting on Wednesday, probably at 3:00 p. m. I am attaching the newspapers to wh ich I refer in case you haven't seen them, and I call your particular attention to Saturday's Consti and Gene Pattersons editorial. 5. To continue on the Southwest Citiz ens side. . as I told you previously, Virgil Cope land stated to me that they wante d to help remove the pressure on you and would do anything necessary to help the situation. • even to asking you to take down the rrwall". 6. When he came in, this was still the case, but they do not intend (at this point) to recommend the re9pening of the road itself. . and had phrsued the course suggested by our Law D epartment of getting the individial property owners who acquired the abandoned road to erect a fence. Let me stop he re for a few additional points : �a. First of all, the barricade is sitting on city property as we do not 4ave the legal right to barricade private property. b. There are signs at both efid of both streets stating Dead End 11 rr c. It is the feeling of Newell ~ Edenfield that our case in Fulton Superior Court will be sustained, but that the City has no ri g ht to block off priv ate property (the abandoned p!DIDtion) with a barricade. d. The residents in that secition seem willing to remo v e the w all, but w ant in some way to visually close the street, since they say w hite people won't buy if it is close d and neither wrotk w ill the colored people. e. I personally feel that the removal o f the barricade w ould satisfy the Negroes as it w ould rempen the street, at least temporarily untlil the property o w ners decided to either plow it up and plant it in cotton , or put up their own fence . 7 . The Southw est citiz e ns and express e d by Vir g il Copeland and Charles Edw ards (and by the w ay, Edwards seems to be e x treme ly competent) are hurried in their o w n individual probl e m of the protection of their hous e s and the necessity to close or keep closed the road. • they do not realiz e the terrific impact this has had from the stand point of National publicity. 8 . In talking to both Copeland and Edw ards (and Bill Ho w land sat w ith us) I pointed out this public i ty and the fact that we had two problems . • • (1) the emotional one w hich make s n ew s because o f the barricade, and (2) th e probl e m of actuall y w orking out a mutually satis factory solution. • and said ~ to them that we should r e mo v e the first problem in order to solv e the s e cond. . the y xlrleac reali ze this and w ill ~ p ii C7bably r e comme nt the 4 points which I ha v e m e ntione d to y ou : 1. R e mo val of barricade 2, Suppo r t o f r ez oning fo r hous i n g 3. R e ques t e nding to blockbu s ting t a tics 4. R erouting of stree t to f o rm the o rig i n al i d ea of th e d o u bl e h or s e sho e. 9. I received the names of four groups, which i s a ttac h ed, but ha v e not heard from Dr. M . L. Kingsr. as to t h e " e l ectedn repre s entati v es of the A ll Ctizens Committee (w hich Col. Walden to l d me they li!.Oul d ha v e . ) I l eft a call for him 2 �Saturday 1x:llrn:x but he hever returned it. letter to just the four groups. Therefore I addressed the attached 10. The Southwest Citizens Association is having their meeting Saturday night to decide what course of action they GO«XX would take and what they will recommend. • we will k n o w ~ Monday morning. • 11. Copeland will still wait to hear from this affice as to when the meeting should be called. • and Col. Walden and /or M. L. King Sr. will contact you probably Monday to state the willingness of the All Ctizens Comm. to 11 hear your side. After seeing what Copeland has to present to the bi racial group, we should let him know whether to call the meeting as origianlly discussed for Wednesday. or wait until you have met with the All Citznes group. One thing important to remember is that the suit comes up in Fulton Superior Court on Thursday morning. • and should the bi racial group meet wednesday and the white folkd recommend the removal of the barricade, then the court case would be easier. Another thought. . if somewhere the decision to reopen the road is mutually agreed, it would probably take a month to six weeks to do it. . as the Land Department will have to buy back the land (if they will sell it back) or condemn it, it will have to go before the PW#l Committee and the Board of Aldermen. Of course, this would be admitting a mistake, and a rerouting of streets upon mutual agreement seems better to my meager-thinking mind. Oh well, a ll of this is minor and will be satisfactorily resolved. . w hat worries me is the swimming pool situation which faces us shortly. every national news mei:lia with whom I have seen is rrjust waitingrr that should be the big story of the year, they say. �Decembe r 29, 1962 Mr. R . O. Davidson Main Office The Bank of Georgi a Atlanta 1, Georgia Dear Mr. Davidson : May I express my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the committee which Mr . Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area. I am furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sincerely, Ivan Allen,, Jr. IAJr:ad �~ I ! LIST OF APPOINTEES TO MAYOR' s COMMITTEE ON PEYTON-HARLAN ROAD Atlanta Negro Voters League Col. A. T. Walden Mr. Warren Cochrane Mr. C. R. Yates Walden Building Butler Street YMCA Yates & Milton Drug Co., 228 Auburn Ave. Empire Real Estate Board Mr. Q. V. Williamson Mr. W. L. Calloway Mr. J. T. Bickers Williamson & Co. , 855 Hunter Street, NW Calloway Realty Co., 193 Auburn Ave. J. T. Bickers Realty Co. 187 Auburn All Citizens Committee for Better City Planning Southwest Citizens Association Mr. Virgil Copeland Mr. Charles Edwards Mr. Clifford Bullard 657 Fielding Lane, SW (11) Attorney, Candler Building 762 Lynn Circle, S. W. Atlanta 11 West End Businessmen's As sociation Mr. D . W. Huckabee R. 0. Davidson Mr. J. K . Bohler Joel Chandler Harris Homes, 920 Sells Ave The Bank of Georgia, Main Office Attorney, 878 York A venue S. W . �MEMORANDUM To IAJR From AD This is an effort to fill you in on what happen in the Pe yton harlan Road situation since you left Wednesday evening . I . As a result of the " All Citizens "meeting the Atlanta Con stitution carried a story Thursday m@9ning that there was a split in the Negro leadership and that Leage and Empire would not send a repGesentative to your committee but just let the "All Citizens" represent them . 2. Apparently someone was floating a baloon. batause C . A . Scott was at the meeting and carried the same story as the Consti. 3. Col. Walden called me Thursday morning and wanted to let us know the story was "erroneou " an~ that he was issuing a statement to correct it. The "corrected" story came out Thursday evening . . • stating that the League and Empire would elect their own representatives. but would "support the main objectives of the All Citizens Comimittee . " . . . They were to have a joint meeting of the three Negro groups Friday afternoon, after which Col. Walden would advise me of the representative ' names . 4 . Col . Walden, Dr. Borders both told me prior to the meeting that they thought things were shaping up as you would want, and th y felt sure the negotiations could go ahead in pite of th barricade. • . the pap r c rried this same feeling. After the meeting Friday afternoon, that feeling did not pr vail, and the only thing they have volunteered to me is that th joint group vot d 26 - 6 to ask you to their next meeting o they could "hear your ide ." Th y are planning to have th ir next me ting on Wednesday, probably t 3 :00 p . m. I am attaching the newspap r to which I refer in c se you haven't se n them , and I call your particular attention to Saturday' Coneti and G n P tterson ditorial. 5, To continu on th Southw st Citizen ide. • . a I told you pr viou ly, Virgil Copeland tated to me that they wanted to help :r mov th p:r s ure on you nd would do anything nee ary to help the ituation. . ven to king you to tak down the "w 11". 6. When he came in. tbi was still the c s , but th y do not int nd (at this point) to recomm d the re9p ning of the road it elf. • • and h d phr ued th course suggeet d by our Law D pa.,:tment of getting the lndividial property owners who acquir d the ba.ndoned road to rect f nee. L t me top h r for few additional point : �a. First of all, the barricade is sitting on city property as we do not h_a ve the legal r i ght to barricade private pri>perty. . . b . There are signs at bo th end of both streets stating Dead End" 11 c. It is the feeling of Newell ~ Edenfield that our caae in Fulton Superior Court will be sustained, but that the City bas no right to bloc k off private property (the abandoned p1>Dtion) with a bat:ricade. d . The residents in that secition seem willing to remove the wall, but want in some way to visually clos e the street, since they say white people won' t buy if it is close d and neither Vvllixk will the colored people . e . l personally feel that the 1·emoval of the barricade would satisfy the Negroes as i t would reopen the street, at lea t temporarily until the property owners decided to either plow it up and plant it in cotton, or put up their own fence . . . 7. Th S outhwest citlz ns and expl"essed by Virgil Copeland and Charles Edw rds (and by the way , Edwards eems to be extr mely competent) are hurried in their own individual problem of th protection of th ir houses and the n c ssity to close or kc p closed th road. • . they do not t'ealize the terrific impact this has had from the stand point of National publieity. 8 . In talking to both Cop land and Edwards ( nd Bill Howland sat with u ) I point d out thi publicity and the fact that we had two problem • • • (1) the emotional one which makes news becaus of the barricade, and E2) th problem of ctually working out a mutually aUif ctory solution • • • and said ilbec to them that w hould remov the first probl m in ord r to solve th s cond. . • th y XBIOCK r liz this nd. will pmtDDbel:K f•& bly recomment the 4 points which l haV m ntioned to you: 1. Removal of barricad Z. Support of rezoning for housing 3. R qu 4. R routing of hore sho. t ending t.o blockbu tin tatk tr et to form th original id a of the double 9. 1 r c iv d the namee of foui- group•. which i ttached, but have not beard from Dr. M. L. Kln ar. a to th " 1 ct d" repr sentativ e of the All Cti ens Committee (which Col. W ld n told m they v;ould ve. ) I left a 11 fo:t' him z �Saturday tDdax but he hever returned it. letter to just the four groups . Therefore I addressed the attached 10. The Southwest Citizens Association is having their meeting Saturday night to decide what course of action they GOQXX would take and what they will recommend. . . we will k n o w ~ Monday morning . . . 11. Cop land will still wait to hear from this ffice as to when the meeting should be called. . • . . and Col. Walden and /or M , L. King Sr. will contact you probably Monday to state the willingness of the All Ctizens Cornm . to "hear your side . . . After seeing what Copeland has to present to the bi racial group, we should let him know whether to call the meeting as origianlly discussed for Wednesday. . or wait until you have met with the All Citznes group. One thing important to remember is that the suit comes up in Fulton Sup :rior Court on Thursday morning . . • and should the bi racial group meet wednesday and the white folkd recommend the i-emoval of the barricade. then the court case would be easier. Another thought. • • if somewher the deci ion to reopen the road i mutually agreed, it would probably take a month to six weeks to do it. • . as the Land D partment will have to buy back the land (if they will sell it back) or condemn it •. it will hav to gob fore the PW#l Committ e and the Board of Aldermen. • . Of course, thi would b admitting a mistak • and a rerouting of mutual gre m nt se m better to my meag r .. thlnking mind. tre t upon Oh well, of this i minor and will be .s a.tisf cto:rily r eolv d. • . what worri m i the swimming pool ituation which faces u shortly. • • v ry national news r:n ilia with whom I have e en is "ju t w iting" that hould be th big tory of the year,. they ·s y. • . • �LIST OF APPOINTEES TO MAYOR'e COMMITTEE ON PE YTON - HARLAN ROAD A tlanta Negro Voters League Col. A . T. W alden Walden Building Mr. Warren Cochrane Butler Street YMCA M r . C . R . Yates Yates & M ilton Drug Co. , 228 A uburn Ave . Empi re Real Estate Board Mr . Q . V . W illiamson Mr . W . L . Calloway Mr . J. T . Bickers Williamson &t Co. , 855 Hunter Street, NW Calloway Realty Co., 193 Auburn Ave. J. T. Bickers Realty Co. 187 Auburn A ll Citizens Committee for Better City P lanning Southwest Citizens Association Mr. Virgil Copeland Mr . Charles Edwards Mr . Clifford Bullard 657 Fiel ding Lane , SW (11) Atto rney, Candler Building 762 Lynn Circle , S. W. Atlanta 11 West End Bu inessmen' s Association Mr . D. W . Huckabee R . 0 . David on Mr . J. K. Bohler Joel Chandler Harris Hom s, 920 Sells Ave The Bank of Georgia, Main Office Attorney, 878 York Avenue S . W. �LIST OF APPOINTEES TO MAYOR's COMMITTEE ON PE YTON - HARLAN R OA D Atlanta Negro Voters League Col. A . T . Walden Mr . Wa rren Cochrane Mr. C . R . Yates Walden Building Butler Street YMCA Yates & Milton Drug Co. , 228 Auburn A ve . Empire Real Estate Board M r . Q . V. Williamson Mr . W. L . Callowa y M r . J . T . Bickers Williamson Co., 855 Hunter Street, NW Calloway Realty C o . • 193 Auburn Ave . J . T . B ickers R ealty Co. 187- Aubu rn All Citizens Committee for Better City P lanning Southwest C iti zens As ociation Mr. Virgil Copeland Mr. Charles Edward Mr. Clifford Bullard 657 Fi lding Lane , SW (11) Attorney, Candler Building 76Z L ynn Circle , S. W. Atlanta 11 Mr . D. W. Hue R . O. David on Mr. J . K. Bohl r Joel Chandl e t' H rri Hom , 9Z0 S 11 Ave The Bank of Ceorgia, M in Offke Attorn y. 878 York nu S. W. �LIST OF APPOINTEES TO MAYOR' s COMMlTTEE ON PEYTON• HARLAN ROAD Atlanta Negro Voters L asue Col. A . T . Wald n M r . W rren Cochrane Mr . C . R . Yates Walden Building Butler Street YMCA & Milton Drug Co. , 2.28 Auburn Ave. Ya Empire Real Estate Board Mr. Q . V. Williamson Mr. W. L . Calloway Mr. J . T . Bicker illiam on Co. , 855 Hunter Street, NW Calloway Realty Co • • 193 uburn Ave. J . T . Bicker Realty Co. 187_ Auburn All Citi zen Committee for B _tter City P l nning J' Mr. Vitgil Copeland Mr. Cba.rl s Edward Mr. Clifford Bull rd 657 F i lding L ne, SW (ll) Attorney, C nciler Building 762. Lynn Circle, S. W. AU.an Mr. D. W. Hue Jo l C R. O. Daridaon Tb.I B nk of Ceor ia, Attorn y, 7 Yor A Mr. J. . Bohl r ll ndl -r Harris Hom . , 920 S 11 Av n Offie nue S . W. �Dec ember 29, 1962 Mr. Virgil Copeland 657 Fielding Lane, S . W . Atlanta 11, Georgia Dear Mr. Copeland: As requested by you as President of the Southwest Citizens Association I have created a committee to study the Peyton- Harlan Road problems . Attached i a list of citizens who have expressed to me their willingness to serv on this committee. May I express my appreciation for your desire to work out the problems to the mutual satisfaction of all concerned. Sincerely,. Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:ad Attachment �December 29, 1962 Mr. J . K . Bohler Attorney at Law 878 York Avenue , S . W. Atlanta , Georgia Dear Mr. Bohler : M y I express my appreciation !or your willingness to serve on the com.mi ttee which Mr. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area. I m furni hin g your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sur you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sine rely, Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:ad �----------------~-------~- -- -

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December 29, 1962 Mr. R . O. Davi dson Main Office The Bank of Georgi a. Atlanta l , Georgia Dear Mr. Davidson: May I express my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the committee whic h Mr. Virgil Copeland reque ted me to appoint to study th problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area. I am furnishing your name to M r . Copeland and 1 feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding am eting. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:ad �December 29 , 1962 Mr. D. W. Huckabee Joel Candler Harris Homes Admin tration Office 920 Sells Avenue, S . W . Atlanta., G orgia Dear Mr. Huckabee: May I expre s my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the committee which Mr. Virgil Copeland r quested me to appoint to study the problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area . I am furnishing your name to Mr . Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly r garding a meeting. Sincerely,. Ivan Allen. Jr. IAJr:ad �De c e mber 29, 1962 Mr. Clifford Bullard 7 62 Lynn Ci rcle, S. W . Atlanta 11, Georgia Dear Mr. Bullard: May I express my appreciation for your willingness to serv on the committee which Mr. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems of the Peyton- Har lan Road area. I am furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sincerely. Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:ad �December 29 , 1962 Mr . Charles Edwards Attorney at Law Candler Building ·. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Edwards : May I express my appreciation for your w illingness to serve on the committee which Kr. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoi nt to study the problems of the Peyton-Harlan Road area . I am furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting . Sincerely,. Ivan Allen, Jr . IAJr:ad �Decem ber 29, 1962 M r. J . T . B ickers J . T . B ickers Realty Company 187 Aubu rn A v enue , N . E . Atlanta, G eorgia Dear Mr. Bickers: May I express my appreciati on for your willingness to serve on the commi ttee which Mr. Virgil C o peland requested me to appoint to study the problems in the Peyton-Harlan Road area. I am furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I fe~l sure you will hear from. him shortly regarding a meeting . Sincerely, Ivan · llen, Jr. lAJr:ad �- - - ------- December 29, 1962 Mr. W. L . Calloway Calloway Realty Company 193 Auburn Avenue N . E. Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Calloway: May 1 express my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the committee which Mr. Virgil Copeland requested xne to· appoint to study the problems in the Peyton-Harlan Ro d area. I am furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sincerely. Ivan Allen, Jr. lAJr:ad �December 29, 1962 Mr. . V. Williams on Williamson and Company 855 Hunter Street* N. W. Atlanta , Georgia Dear Mr . Williamson : May I express my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the commi ttee which. Mr . Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems in the Peyton-Harlan Road area . I am furnishing your name to Mr. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding meeting •. Sincerely. Ivan Allen. Jr. IAJr:ad �December 29, 1962 M r. C . R . Yates Yates & M ilton Drug Co. 228 Auburn Avenue., N . E . Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr . Yates : May I express my appreciation for your willingness to serve on the committee which Mr. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems in the Peyton-Harlan Road ar,e a. I am furnishing your name to Mr.. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:ad �December 2..9 , 1962. Mr. Warren Cochrane Butler Street YMCA 22 Butler Street, N . E . Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Cochrane : May I express my appreciation for your willi ngness to serve on the committee which M r. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems in the Peyton-Harlan road area. I am furnishing your na.me to Mr. Copeland and I feel ure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sincerely~ Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:ad �December 29, 1962 Colonel A . T . Walden Wal den Building Atlanta , Georgia Dear Colonel Walden: May I express my appreciation for your w illingness to serve on the committee which Mr. Virgil Copeland requested me to appoint to study the problems in the Peyton - Harlan road area . I am furnishing your name to M r. Copeland and I feel sure you will hear from him shortly regarding a meeting. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr . lAJr:ad �I talked with Dr. Borders, and he is going to ha v e Col. Walden call you and invite you to this meeting about 5 :30. . • it is at the Westwide YMCA, which is off of Hunter on the corner of Olly Street and Lena, and directly across from the Washington playground. The crow d will ha v e already been there, and Dr. Borders wants you to bring out the following points: 1. This has been successfully handled in 51 instances to the major displeasure of white people . 2. You had contacted Bickers w ith the reque st that he offer you some type of solution to be probl e m before it came to a head. . he ne ve r offe r e d any solution. 3. Bring out the point about Gene B e nnett and w hat he did in bidding up -the pric e o f his land. 4. The r e are only four N e gro famili e s a ffe cte d by this and this chang e w ill ope n up 2 to 300 acr e s of land w hat n o o n e can us e at thi s t i me fo r N egr o housing. Ivan : Since y our time will b e r unning clos e l y, I wo ul d like to g o with you so you c a n fi ll me in on the way to the a irpo r t and p lan any statement which you may want released tomorrow. if you w ish. ) . . (D r. Poer will meet you at the airport �1. Col. Walden said that the article in this morning's Cons ti which said that the All Citizens Committee would represent the league was erroneous. that the League voted (with the support of Walden, Williamson, Wilkes, Borders and King) to support the main objectives of the All Citizens Committee, but they would represent themselves. . this means we will have nine representatives from the Negro Community. Col said he would call me either this after noon or tomorrow and give me the names of the three from the league, and we will probably hear at the same time of the three from Empire. . it will be Saturday before we hear from the All Ctizens Comm as they meet Friday night . . The league will be in attendance, and Col. Walden said that they will have enough rig-ht thinking people to make them go along with negotiations in spite of the presence of the wall. He said Q. V. goes along with this also. He further said that last night he and QV were given the authority to select the three members themselves. Mr. Scott called and is real conserned, apparently he got the same impression as the Constitution did about having the All Citizens Committee repres e nt the league, and wanted to talk to you about meeting with the Executive Committee of the league to get them to represent themselves. . he said that QV was 11 11 the;deterent as he had a vested interest. Jack Savage called and said that he told the attorney for the white people (Edwards} that as "far as we are concerned, once the ordinanc e was pas sed, the property reverts to the center of the road and belongs to the property owners on either side, and they could plow it up and plant it in cotton. 11 He told Ray Nixon to be sure the barricade is one inch inside the city's prof)erty . Talked to Virgil Cope land. . and h e is naming himself, Eharlie Edwards (atty ) and Clif Bullard (VP of SW Citizens Committee) he understands that he is to call the meeting and invite all your appointees. This he will do Monda y for Wednesday. . They are having a meeting of their E xecutive Committee Saturday afternoon and ta.is is what he plans to Propos e then to pres ent to the bi - racial group. He is compl e tely s old on this idea and realizes what a great v ictory it will be for thos e people: 1 . Recommend barrier be removed as it has served its purpose and is really as artifical and the situation which brought it about. 2. 300 acres for State the willingness of thos e resid e nts to re zone the N housing and apar tm ents. 3. Request the Empire Real Estate board w/ to work w ith the Wouthwest Citizens Committee i-li. in any problems to arise in the future, and not to accept any listings without advising them. 4. Sugges t the rerouting of streets in order to form a horse shoe from Gordon to Willi s Mill using Peyton , Tee and Harlan Roads . He is going to show me a draft before he presents it to his gr9up. �TELEGRAM To : Mr. A. T. Walden and Q . V. William on Co -c hairman, Atlant.a Negro Vot re Lea~ Mr. J. T. Bickers , President, Empire REal Estate Board Mr. DuP1"ee Jordan , President, Wecit End Businessmen's Assn. Mr. Vii-gil Copeland, President, South West Civic Association At the reque t of Mr. Virgil Copeland. President, Southwe t Civic Associ tion, 1 am a king that you appoint · committee of three people k>=c from your body tom et jointly with the Southwest Civic A aoci tion The Atlan N gro Voters L ague,, th and the Empi:re Real E West End Busines men's A sociation te Board, to make citizen study of the problem, in the rea ~ Your recomm ndation • e tbf ctory to all of you, would Utoy be of gr rea. outh of Ciordon Road and in the Peyton For th lp in maintaining Atl nta' I very fin n Allen, reputation.


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Mayor of Atlanta t �COPY PWUF 298 PD ATLANTA GA 22 5 0 0 P EST MAYOR IVAN ALLEN JR. 3700 NORTHSIDE DRIVE NW ATLANTA YOUR TELEGRAM OF DEC 21 1962 HAS BEEN RECEIVED. I HAVE REFERRED SAID TELEGRAM TO THE ALL CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR BETTER CITY PLANNING DR C MILES SMITH AND THE REVERENDS JOHN A MIDDLETON AND ML KING SR CHAIRMAN. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS COMMITTEE IS THE SOLE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NEGRO COMMUNITY IN THIS MATTER. I AM SURE YOU WILL HEAR FROM THEM IMMEDIATELY REGARDING SAME . Q. V. WILLIAMSON 517PME. I \ I I L I �t• r i-. f • ��•• �DRAFT Dr. C. Miles Smith Dr. M. L. King Sr. Reverend J. A. Middleton ~11 Citizens Committee for Better City Planning Gentlemen: I appreciate the information furnished me concerning the formation of the All Citizens Committee for Better City Planning. I am informing the cit ;i;z;e:ns committee which I had already set up of your desire to be represented in these discussions. I certainly see no objection +· to such representation. The closing of Peyton and Harlan Roads was done by an ordinance of the Board of Aldermen of Atlanta after consideration through normal committee channels and upon recommendation of the Public Works Committee No. 1. I urge the All Citizens Committee on Better City Planning to cooperate with the citizens group that has already been set up to consider this matter . I am certain that the Board of Aldermen and my offic e w ould be ~ cons i derate of recommendations made by the citizens group, a s Sincerely, ma,-s- �DRAFT Dr . C . Miles Smith Dr . M . L . King Sr . Reverend J . A . Middleton ..a:11 Citizens Committee for Better City Planning Gentlemen: 1 appredate the information furnished me concerning the formation of the All Citizens Committee for Better City Planning . l am informing t h e ~ committee which l had already set up of your . desire to be represented in these discus ions . I certainly see no objectioni to such representation. Th closing of Peyton and Harlan Roads was done by an ordinance of th · Board of Aldermen of Atlanta. after consideration through norm l committee channels and upon recomm ndation of the Public Works Committee No. l. I urg the All Citizen Committee on Bett r City P lanning to coop rate with th citizens group tha·t h s thl et up to consider m tter. I b ready been am certain that th Bo rd of Aldi rm n and my offic ~ con iderat oi recomm ndations m d by the citi Sine r ly, ns group would wa �December 20 - - 12:25 p. m. Ivan: Virgil Copeland called me and said that he had baen talking to C. A. Scott (Mr. Scott h ad called me, too and I returned his call and he's out till 2: 30) Virgil said that Mr. Scott told him that he thought they had not been talking to the right Negroes. . Mr. Scott is doing a couple of articles showing the "other side" and suggested that Virgil get in touch with the Atlanta Negro Voters League. Virgil. said he told Scott that he thought that was an excellent suggestion, and he said to me that "even though the barrier is up we would like to reach a more favorable solution, and we don't ¥NK want you to have to take the brunt of all the bad publicity". He wants you advice as to how to go about re opening the I would call him this afternoon . 424=4230. This is good Ann �MR. WALDEN AND MR. TROUTMAN Recommend to call: President, Atlanta Real Estate Board President, Empire Real Estate Board President, Wes tend Businessmen Association President, Southwest Citizens Association Chairmen, Atlanta Negro Voters' League Chairmen, All Citizens Committee for Better City Planning Recommend they concur in this action. �CONFIDENTIAL 1. The abandonment of a portion of Peyton and Harlan Roads is the focal point of increasing city problems created by transitions in residential real estate. 2. This problem has occured under normal transitional conditions in many areas of Atlanta during the past years. 3. It is now completely apparent that voluntary action on the part of all citizens must be agreed upon in order to prevent unnecessary destruction of property values, inconvenience and general loss of morale. 4. Recognizing the many problems involved, the following suggestions are recommended in order to establish a reasonable working policy for the future: A. That the rights and privileges of every citizen to purchase or sell is legal ~:ixt~ru:a1mixix:::bra.:~\ld~w in Atlanta, and protected by the Georgia Real Estate Commission B. This is a voluntary gentlemen's agreement entered into to preserve the C. best interests of all parties. That the Atlanta Real Estate Board and the Empire Real Estate Board be asked to appoint a six-man committee to develop and carry out the following real estate program in this city; (1) To ask the Metropolitan Planning Commission and the Planning and Zoning Division of the City of Atlanta to make a complete study of the controversial areas of the southwest and west side of the city and to recommend steps to b e taken for replanning and rezoning so as to p r o v ide additional f I F land for home and apartment d we lling s . �Confidential - 2 (2) To study and recommend necessary street changes that will assist in opening up additional land. (3) That this plan be resubmitted to this real estate group within a six-month period. (4) That these two real estate groups will immediately begin to develop a general, voluntary policy to be adopted by their members and carried out to the best of their ability in transitional areas; that such proposals will be completed and adopted by these groups within a six month period. D. That, from the present and until such programs can be carefully worked out and agreed upon, that every effort will be made to avoid controversial transitions, and that these two bodies will urge their members not to participate in sales or listings for transitional purposes except where it would be within the normal expansion limits of areas established adjacent to and contiguous to/transitions now going on. E. That in the Peyton Harlan Road area that the following steps will be taken to improve the artificial situation created: (1) That Dr . Clinton Warner who holds a sales contract on the BEnnett property relinquish his contract and permit the purchase of the property by the citizens who now reside in the area, and who are ready to purchase the same property . That Dr. Warner take this action in the light of recognizing �Confidential - 3 that this is a voluntary sacrifice on his part to improve this difficult situation. (2) That the two real estate bodies will make every effort to prevent any transition in the Peyton Forest area south of the junction of Peyton and Harlan Roads for a period of eighteen months and until the above plans can be worked out with the two real estate boards and put into effect. (3) That the residents in the Peyton Forrest area agree to cooperate by not listing or selling their homes durin g this period except in the case of transfer or other normal moving requirements. (4) That if these conditions can be satisfactorily agreed upon, - it is the reoomme ndation of this group that the Board of Aldermen, having taken reasonable action to stalilize this difficult and unwarrented condition, would now recind their action and reopen P eyton and Harlan Roads. �CooperatiVG Cotri!.li~ cc 0~ 143.215.248.55 tors n.d ~~nltist PURPO~E : • 'I'o define and promote the higl1es t ethics of t he Estate pxofGs si.on , among its members . · 2. eal 'l'o advance at the level of t:itatesmansl ip t h e a ·(:quate housing needs of t he Atlanta Co7munity . 'I'o cncourabe the peaceful transitio:i of hou sin , · b"'twe:en ·en c --cm dcw:nant races wit· the l c ,_st ar:1oun:i: of friction - d ·w it~ mutual respect for the rights and p.:ivileges of all , 30 both legal and moral . 4 . To cooperc2te and ad\rise wi ~h public officials in the zoning of land , for the best use, based upon need, rather t han polit ical expediency or preference . 5$ To diocoura~a the inc1i €cz-ini."l=.tc cli.sru?tio. of· existing hcmogcn ious ce:::iuuni tics by " h locl· iJ stin~;"' ond other unethical. procedure s and t~chniqucs , o t direct . and in irect . 6 .. To oppose m1y artir-ici.:11/bcor ers ~) o f u &tcver nature, ccns·"-rued and designed as "rricinl :uf:fers," which restricts the normal and 04°derly gro-;-;,tn of our C · ty . 7. To mate available t hrough our respective organizatinns , housing facts , effecting J\tlanta , oni its citi:;;~ns • . 8 . To consult with the responniblc leadership · in communities which azc in process of transition , to negote or verify ~crsistant rumo~s ~ -- 9. To take whatever steps consi stant with the ethics of the Real Estate professi on , and fair play to ~ee thgta..ll citizens regardless of rac~ are adequately provided witµ housing to _ meet their needs ~nd standards on an equitable · basis • .,. through the foregoing an atr.1osphere of faith, confidence end truGt b~tween the races and those in positions 10 ., To promote of xespcnsibility:11 offici5.lly and unofficiallyi :· end to keep open lines of communication between all involv -d.


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.! . \. �M essrs. A . T . Walden, Q . V. William son, Co - Chairmen; C . R . Yates , Treasurer, W. R . Cockrane and J . H . Calhoun, co .: Sec retarie s , A tlanta Negro Voters L ea§ue Atlanta, Georgia Gentlemen : T hank you for your teleg ram o f De c ember 16, in rega r ds to t he P eyton and Harlan R oad clo s i ngs. I suggest that you m ake a careful inves tigation o f all the unna tural circum s tances surro unding t his action._ I am convinced that a fter y ou do so, you will a gree w i th m e that this is a p r a cticable s olution. ~~ F An ar ti£ricial s i tuation i n the a r ea has been create d mainly b y unsc rupulous dea lings i n o rder to bi d u p the p ric e o f real estate hold~ng s. Nei ther of the r oads has served a s a thro ugh fare , nor i s either a majo r sourc e of ac c ess . Th ~ proposed action lle;l-1 relea s e hundreds of acres of land for residential and apartment dwelling - - which land ha previously been artifically zoned nd which has b en denied its normal use for a number of years. ~ The proposed action wtn stabliz the nth; area a.nd bring about a much b tt r attitude on the part of 11 citizens re iding there. The City has established and maintain d a prescedent of not interfedng with the normal laws of supply and demand, of sale and ~ ~ u r a l expansion. factors i evident. However~ in this in tance, no of th e �My own consideration of the misuse of zoning privileges was evidenced by my action in 1·egards to the cemetery property and in other instances . The openin g up of all this large tract of land on the south ide of Gordon Road would provide greatly needed living areas c/ for thousands of Negro citizens who now badly need such space . I sincerely hope you will reconsider what you aid in your telegram and take all factors into consideration in suppbrt of my firm stand. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr . �]im Bennett Realty Real Estate Sales & Loans 1804 STANTON ROAD, S. W, ATLANTA, GA. PHONE PLAZA 5-4531 • 2 • 3 Octob e r 9, 1961 TO ',/H OM IT MAY CONCERN: On the l ast days of September, about 3:00 in the .afternoon, a n egro r ea ltor n a me s Calloway with Callo way Realty Company, accompanied by a negro n amed Holmes~ visited my office. The purpose of his visit seemed to be that he woul d like to work with me o n s om e o f the areas wher e white a n d colored sections are dis- · p uted and strongly reminded me th a t h e would be g lad to be bf a ny assis ta nce to me and that if he could b e o f a ny assista nce to me tha t I needed only to call on himo He had, him se lf, tri ed t o g o ab out moving into white se ction s in a manne r th at the white people wo ul d n't be d~st urbed but that s ome o f the other - n egro real tor s did n't believe . in the same tactics so h e sat back a nd t ~ e y ·v~ nt around him a n d g ot the g ravy while he was sittin g b a ck get t i . .g h ~Jgry. So h e infor me d me th a t he c a n see nothin g e l se to d o but get in line wit h the ot h e r n egro r e alto rs in th e future. He l e ft my office stat ing th at his int e nti ons we r e to do that v ery thing . J I M BENETT REALTY ~ ;1/££ ' v/ld I ' · "5 �newspape r s , atlanta 10 , georgla AIR AI L DUPR EE J ORO AN , J R . P " ES I OENT AND CH AIR M AN SPECIAL DELIVERY BO A.A D O F DI RECTO RS January 16., 1963 T . C H A RLES ALL EN OU P IU[ I: J O RD A N, SR . M ARGAR £T M . J O RDAN ROSLY N M . JOR D AN NORTH D EKALB R ECO R D AA.AA P RESS, INC . 5396 PEAC HTREE R OA D C HAMDLEE, GEORG IA E itcr TI~ Hagazine Time arrl Life Building Rockefe D.er C nter - e ~ York 20 , New York P . 0 . Box 388. G L . 7 -63 9 1 D UPREE J ORDAN , P UOLISHER Gentlemen : MAR T H A F . BROW N , E D IT OR L . R . DALI!: , ADVERTISIN G P . K . JOHNSON , CIR C ULATIO N TH E W EE K L Y STAR W ll!:9T E NO PUDLISHING CO . • INC . 935 GO"O ON Snu!:l!: T , s . ATLA.N T A P. o. w. 10 . GEORGIA B ox 10888 • PL . 5 - 66 7 6 DUPRE E JORDAN , PUDLISHER Atl., t . h been a used and misrepresented so badly in recent days that you are to bG co.!Jil'lended for y ur report; of January 18. Yom- s,munery was a out as accurate and we 1 blllanced as •ch short dispatch cruld be. The action of city in andoning a 93 ction of t e ao rt'-reet s (la ga.l ly., reot s were not closed, but irrevocably bandoned ) was f rtunnte, ut se ad to be n cessary mder the cir oumst no s. MARGRET B . R oss. EDI T OR s know, Atle.nta is not mly one of the wrld ' a most sive cities, but has an onlight n.ed and cournf;eous s.dm st r tion. Our mayor and o d of aldermen hav . not done the popul ar or polit ically expedient t hins in t his o:l.t uation ., but they h v acted uith c our g nccordin g to t he dictatec of their conscie ca. If everyone 1 olved can simply see thi s ., the pl" oblems ill soon b worked out . pro Th nk 7011 in for your und st ding. 143.215.248.55. Du.Pr DJ;mr cc: Mayor Ivan Allen , Jr. ord , Jr. �PROPOSED COMMUNITY STABILIZATION PL.AN PEYTON, HARLAN .AND WILLIS MILL ROAD .ARE.A Submitted to MAYO R IV.AN ALLEN, JR . By C ITIZENS O F P EYTO N- UTO Y F O RES T SEPT E MBER 11 , 1962 C O MMUN ITY �PROPOSED COMMUNITY STABILIZATION PLAN PEYTON, J?urpose: HARLAN AND WILLIS MILL ROAD AREA To effectively and permanently stabilize communities connected by Harlan, Peyton and /or Willis Mill Roads, S. W. Introduction : In the past several years, the subject communities have been plagued with racial tensions, losses in property values, and a general disruption of the peaceful and tranquil conditions normally characterizing these communities. Citizens have become increasingly distraught over the prospects of seeing their homes absorbed by the rapidly expanding Negro community lying to the north . These citizens have sought relief from city officials, their aldermen , civic groups concerned over the future of Cascade Heights, and their neighbors. Thus far, all efforts have been in vain. The lack of a definite plan , supported by both white and Negro citizens, has seriously handicapped all tho s e who ha ve at te mpte d to put an e nd to the tensions in the troubled commun i t ie s. Wi th th e r ece n t i n terest sho wn by city offici a l s, c iti z ens now belie ve that th e time is ri pe for pre s e nt in g a pl an tha t w ill permane ntly stab i liz e th e se Southwest Atlanta com m uni t ies a nd rid the m of their raci a l tensions . Such a plan is reflected in the following pages . Description of the Stabilization Plan No plan can effectively stabilize the aforementioned communities unless it �provides advantages to both white and Negro cit izens . With this fact in mind , the proposed stabilization plan contains benefits to both. Fir s t, it offers the white citizens permanent relief through the closure of Harlan and Peyton Roads at points north of the Peyton- Utoy Forest community. Secondly, it offers the Negro citizens a tremendous advantage by providing th~m with approximately 250 acres of land, heretofore not available, for residential development. The plan also includes the construction of additional roads for the Negro citizens to permit their access to the proposed residential development. Exhibit A shows the proposed residential ar ea s, the locations of proposed roads, and the proposed road closure points on Harlan and Peyton Roads . Advantages of the Plan Below are listed just a few of the major advantages that the proposed stabil ization plan will provide: I. Reduces racial tensions . 2. Insures maintenance of property values within the troubled community. 3. Provides choic e resi dential building lots for construction of approximately 400 Negro residences . 4. Minimizes city constr uct ion costs for new r oads by taking advantage of e x isting r o ads where possible . 5. Preserves established commun ities in this area. - 2- �6. Creates a fa vorable atmosphere for establishment of proposed school located north of Utoy Creek (See Exh ibit A) . 7. Provi des addi t iona l city reven ue from c itizens who will sett le i n proposed residential areas . 8. Restores confidence to cit i zens w ithin established com m u n i ties and to those citizens desiring to settle in these established · comrnunitie s. Cone l us ion: The success of this proposed stabilization pl an is dependent upon your enthusiastic support as Mayor. Without yo u r s u pport , all efforts will again be in vain. A ll cit i zens of the comm u ni t i es described here i n earnestl y so li cit your he l p a n d r equ est th a t y o u adopt th i s proposed pl an . F u rthermore , they pledg e the i r f ull support to yo u i n all of yo u r e fforts to effect the rea l i zation o f thi s pl an. - 3- �