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PEYTON, HARLAN AND WILLIS
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The Department chain and variety store desegregation of lunch counters .
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In an effort to move toward equal and full City employment, I have eliminated
the Double Register system.
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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 .
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Constant public a cknowledge ment of the succ e ss of Atlanta's liberal attitude
in handling all racial matters.
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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 .
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Support of fair and natural neighborho od e x pansion i n 51 areas in 1962.
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THE LOOSE DIRECT AND INDIRECT STATEMENTS MADE BY YOU AND ALDERMAN
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NOT BEEN ERECTED IN THE PEYTON FOREST AREA• HAVE ~1ET IN OPEN
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White-Negro '·Buffer Zone' in Atlanta
Provolies Bitter Dispute, ·Deep Rifts
By Harold Gulliver
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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.
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.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.
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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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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
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&9P EST DEC 16 62 AB222
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MAYOR IV AN ALL EN JR
CITY HALL ATLA
THE ALL CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR BETTER CITY PLANNING STRONGLY
lRGES YOU TO VOTE AGAINST THE RECOMMENDATION CF THE PlJBLIC
WORKS COMMITTEE TO CLOS£ PEYTON AND HARLAND ROADS. 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
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THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR BETTER CITY PLANNING CO-CHAIRMEN
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A LLS 14 3 PD= ATLANTA GA 17

MAYOR JVAN ALLEN=

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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. - =
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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.
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~ 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
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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
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CO-CHAIRMEN
ATLANTA NEGRO VOTERS LEAGLE.
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444A EST JAN 18
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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.
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�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
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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. ($3. 0 in stamps). Landis
3
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92.5 S 'ly or Glendale Dr W of S
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$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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14th. To correct error.
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88, 17th. Subject to orig S24,300 debt.
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s 57, w 125, In LL 61, 17th.
$10, etc. (no stamps) . W S Merritt
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Williams l.o Vesta & Ju lia Mae
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$IO, etc. ($.5 5 In stamps). Pnramount Rlty Inv co, Inc t.o Linton
Can;well & Mrs Pearl Fleming Bell,
Ja.n 'I, No. 476 Park Valley Dr, N w,
745 _5 8 & s W'ly of Baker Rd, s
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$10, etc. {$12.65 tn stamps). Marvin F & Ruth v Hawley, of N. Y. to
Boulder Park Dr, N 100, E 300, In L & M;s G~ad Ciitton to \~m- Ever- est Tran, Sly l08.8, W'ly 143 , N ly
Love & aff. Francis T Howard to R Gray to Oscar N Plott, _Feb 5, on Clem R Lakin, Feb l, No. 1466
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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.
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E line or L L, W 200, N'ly 435.6, E 8 ·37 2 3
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$10, etc. ($18.70 In stamps). George
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$10, etc. ($2.75 In stamps). Mattie
220.3, S W1y 219, S1y 100, 1n L L Williams & Mollie Howell to Max L
229, 14th.
Kunia.nsky, Fe~ 7, In Atla, on Col1
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$10, etc. ($ 13.20 tn stamps)) Richard 14th.
d valuable consi co· to \Veyma.n 8 Tur~er Feb
$10, etc._ ($13.75 in stamps). Dlrtie Rosie' Middl~brooks to waiter (Jrl L Lacroy to s . 1. R. corp, Jan 30, Nos.
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$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.
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3% Sales Tax Included
Grantee assumes $9.405.48 debt.
· uel Joanos to Jos T Milam, Jan 18, to the Commtssfoner of Public Debt,
BubscrlpUons payable In advance.
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W'ly ot Counti Line Rd, S ~'ly Peachtree-Dunwoody Rd, S 290.5, E can do about this?
A. No. It isn't true. Here's the
296 .l, W lOO, N E'ly 293 _6 , E'ly ll5, 160, In L Ls 18 & 19, 17th.
Jn L L 63, 14th. Subject to debt.
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115, S'ly 76.1, S"Jy 369.8, S W'ly 198.5, should have received her H bonds
E ot New Marietta Hwy NE 185 N W'ly 548 W1y 125 W1y 587 W'Jy wlthJn two weeks after she turned
266, w 52, s w 110, s 'w 155, S E 27, In
243 & '244, 14Lh: '
her E bonds lo for exchanie.
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$10, etc. ($.55 In stamps). George
C & Lucille Dacus Page, ol Douglas County to Frankie James Lawson, Dec 14, 1962, No. 788 Ayrshire
Cir, 509.6 E, N W1y & Nor Com-
th.at sne wan\.f!d to
exchange the~ for II takes tnto consideration the Interest 120, in LL 35 l3Lh Grantee assumes E'ly 72 S Ely 175 35 S W'ly 72: N
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person who owns Serres E, U. S. Bavlngs Bonds, to exchange th em for
Serles H, U. S. Saving:,; Bonds, and
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& Jas N & CaLherlne Roseberry,
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W'ly 150, N E1y 99.1, E 80, S E'ly
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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
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$10, etc. (no stamps). James L & !air Dev Co, Inc to Eleazar & Mrs
E'ly 164.5. 80, S W'ly 152.5, N E1y Henry F Wilson to Edwin L Collins, Constance Bucklns, Feb 7, In Atla,
& N W'ly 3.4, in L L 102, 17th. all of DeKalb County, Feb 4, No. 649 No. 583 E Handy Dr, NW, 101.5 N of
Subject to e mcnts.
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c::·~t~r!!~ l~~:':;t~·e:143.215.248.55 ~t~' S 150, E 50, N 150, In LL 53, 13;i~' ~tc~ L (2~, ~~ps).
MC. ($ 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.
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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
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�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.
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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
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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

from you.

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.
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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 .
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�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 •
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�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
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to pla1nt1f!s'
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9.
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10 .
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January 16,
19 3;
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r of d fend nt -..,octl Turner, f1led Ja.n usry 17, 1963;
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1963.
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Jan ary 14, 196
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n
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uary 22, 1'963 •
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January 16, 19 3 .
ph 12 (a) of )la:lntiff s t re r-1tt n
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14,192 alle
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ctiv ordinances are uncon t1tut1onal and
ro
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1
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of th
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dJ f ndants f1 1 d · · cember 21, l 62 as
a
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how
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,
ove the curt to
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its f o ·t .hat
ll
c · of the
fendants,
t out in pl 10.t iff ' p ti tion, were
1d rmen of th
rd or
ca
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C 1n th 1r official cap city
pro
of n
r
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co pl
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of
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the
O\.llld
c
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City or Atlsnt
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and th t pl 1ntt ffs'
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Answering par ~raph 5
ot
d it thtt the ordinances
r r rr d to th re1
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r o
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by the iayor,
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how that a 1d or41n nc
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s or1,~1nally f1l d
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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
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,,:et out
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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
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nt111g action was for t'ne purpose
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Ey t
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fl
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ot' th
d
th
ts
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to
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in
on th 1r t o
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11
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en ct
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into,
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of the rul t , t their ot1v
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or
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nt o th ordiaanc
1nvo-:
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th1
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d t e tootnot
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rd ot
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ur nc co·· any ( u 1tea s·t tes Court of
1 or. end oth
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or
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l . Fi th Circuit), cit d 1n th
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vs. Co. rc1 l
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de t o th t portion


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Vi
sections l3 • l, l:3 .10
hi 'ot1'lc1al c
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1~39, a
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Ro
ll .
er n Jud
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Atlant -, r
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tb1
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in
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1ty
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th
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vit of' D .. L . Holl w ll
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purport
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b 1ng certif1
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a
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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
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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 .

tou c

w n t
b
lt
t
ht 1s r fl cte
t •
t
I b 11 ve t.11osi3
at this t .1.m ..
ll
o t r of roof a
l
·
not con id r
t r to Off' r
"
th
• HOLLO

tld vit

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 .

ti ant

of
had l ·at1on
l
or
wh1ch
�1·1
u
Jl
·n
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l
d , :r
0
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t
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t
point;
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b
f
0 S
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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


ands concl , on th


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

rea ot

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
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by t
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urpo
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bov - ntio d tr t .. ..
th
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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
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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

r ·1ntr due d t

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

f'f1d·v1t 1

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

1 y

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

t

(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

,

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

., t1t1on

' ·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

fto1·1t to ei t

"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

., tl1 l rlan•Peyton tt

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
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rl
, 140 Harlan .Road .
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r
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s at 2 l Harlan Ro d ,
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th
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own r _ 1p or u
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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
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• It
id north of th · barrier
· o.
Harl
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•
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desi' nat d a
r
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H rol<l John
y tt,
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ot
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1
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n
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b
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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

,

oo pl 1n
ana th 1r 1 ple nt t1Qn
of ,t
nd by th
court e pport d
videnc
1n th
•
ar l
rorty- 1 t . y
y v . City ot tl
10
r
1d n
iv .
o.
·t
~
d color d
(if pr operty,
e , end rooting tb
w
nd tor th t re
on w re
.roee s els.us of th. ed ral and &t
1 orct1nanc . xpre ~ly r•c1ted t ,t it as nacted
p a1,; , c onf'lict and 111
rv1n
r ons
block d n1 ct th · inherent right of a person
d cl1spo
c n t1tut1 n.
tor pr
ta , 14 O • 192 , h ld th t an o:n'.i1n c of
1:r:1 th
to oquir , enjoy
v101
Court ot o org1a,
upre
prohibiting w 1t pr on and colored
th C1ty of Atl nt
fro
... a o th
d c1 e
re
ling b t een th
neral
of
1£ar
i·
hit
e City . "
F bru ry 12, 1915 .
In l 18 1n tb case of' J.lov r vs .. City of Atlanta, l ·· oa. 285,
or n e
City ot
f
tro oecu y1n a
re 1
tl , ta h1ch pronib ted colored persona
nc
s wr
d
vie
foll.
d th
V
lid1ty of
an
xpr
. 2
·ar1 y • 245 u.s . 60 ; lnvolv1n ~ tha
1lar ord1nanc ;f tn C1t y of 1vu1sv111 , K ntuaky,
v rr l d th c
f Hard. n v . City
n v • Ci y of Atlanta, 150 Oa..
1924, 1n whlch a zonlng or in ne oft
to zon c rt in r
th
f A lant& , 147
•
o B,o
r
h Gl over case
o.f Buehanan v •
ca
ly
tiich a
occup1 d a res1d nees by h1te people ,
n ld to b uncon titut ional .
, w
ver
any hou e u_
pon any block upon
id n 1 1 di trict
1d ntl 1 d1 trict
co t h JJS
5, dec1<1 a ln
City r Atlanta undertaking
a~ hit
o o ed d1 tr1ot
di tr1ot
and c rta1~
a ... 1n\O lv d, ana in
h1ch
t th d e1 10n 1n Glover v . C 1ty or Atlant ,
cont:roll1n •
It b 1n
l
.tul no uncon titutlon l to l
- 7.,,
1 lat
1n r
pect
�or occ p . cy o r
1
or
,
h
ro
nolu in 1
l
Court
1
ti t 1t 1
~
r
111
in t
t
con t1 t tion
l
o . th1
ball n v r
In th
of c
o
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tb
by Jo eph.
tb
• Bro n ,
r
ot.
In olf
4
te ,
r
longm to
1(1:
TO
t1.x th
d
!orwaro
n the
t t
c. •
o th c1t1zen
t
321, d e1d
Court o · u orgl • 1n' vp1n1on
ai t
le 1
...,ect1oo ot
11 '.lbat
t1on of
oc1 l
ta u •
it
·1 · trio co pany, 2 G111,. .
l
n Court.
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1t h · · b
oci l
T.h
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n
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latio.n . *'
ta .s b r
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tic , 1t w
J
v~r
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c tre t
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or
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th
unconst1tut1on l to
or ort1 n th of
itutlon ot l
con
th . ·t t
lnc
of rac
1
d 1neon r· v rt ibl ,
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ot
ettn on h
cu ncy ctr al pro
or t
r t v lu th
di:
n
.P •
d hu · 11 . J
g '
o t ha e1v1l or ;political r1 ts
1Z
CO
r cl e o cltiz n , or to tte.pt to
·t tu
001
of
y eit1z n either by 1
'·
tion or
· S
by
l d o1 1on ls re.plJgJlant to very pr1ncip1 und rlylng our
r
ot ov rn nt."
til l r
h volunt ry pr1oe1p
p ct ot
"
1nt
ntorc
t
1th
t1 n
ch
11
ot
<1
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1.:
raoe
•
th t h
1nd1Vi ual in
tt r •
nor ourt) ntn
nm nt pos1t1v
. ly ooo.mands
but only n g t1vely .forb1<t
ov 1·n , nt
tion .
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lie ·ou 1n
7
Ad 1n1 tr t3i n ( u.~.
our
ot A ·, 1 ,
73 .
or con t1iut1on 1 rl ts c not b
J ti
'1 d
er·
or,
) , 20
• l 2, 201.
ly
1n
t
x rel
or
'
J?( lie
Iiower
or
"
v. cour on ( iJ . 3. L1 tr1 "t cour • 1 dl Di tr1ct of
d.
u pl . ·o , c1t1:n
.... ..,
c r y v. City ot Atl
, l
�D 1
b:L
1
onf'lic
, n
C, th1
ny
r1
Ort nt
h
11 C MO
er t
ht
'ih
h public p c by pr vent1n
1
CCO pl1 h
or rot ct
d
th
vi ie ti n ot
d by
r1
rv t1on oft h
public
or ora1n c
~h1ch
b1 l
h
a ral Con t1 ution.
a by th 1.;on t 1tut1on ean
u nth abs nc of ~ ct1c difficult! •ti
on v . Coop r (U • • ourt ut pp 1, '1gnth circw.tJ, 2o?
not ·
d. 2d •.
e e · cit
d
•
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ot
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r


Harv y {U.S.
d.
t
etr1ct Court, · 1dd le Dist ri et
P1 • ?ll,; ·
d r on v. Couron,
th f ct
vi nc
l o by t
owl d
of
t v
ave
been
pl ·n 1tf
or t
t in.

tt r

o tbi
<11 clo
1n Ju<11c1al notice o na. t r
.t forth , lt 1s the vi
bov
d
th 1ndiv1d
yor
t nc
an int rlocutory 1njunc ion
cour't t
th
and c1rc
b r
<2
the
g
l d fendant
o! the Bo .r d
hould ti
d by
of common
and opinion
ant d 1n
t ndant c1 y of tlanta
1n their ff1c1 l cap city only
n r 1n ter s t
at Al derm n ,
Court r g rd the follo ing case a controll 1n 1n the
Of
r.
uch 1nJunct1v r 11
1 t,
Dunl p v .
co r v .
t
o · -. 201 . 20 , 209, a
nto., ·te. R 11
Co . , l
cases cited;
G. 48 ;
Rid r v. Port r, l 7 ' • 7 o (2);
Town ot
Hidg
C1ty of
Clty o:f
l
(l OX V •
l
h11
o ch, 1.54 ,a . 4 l t~);
ntz v.
1--
0
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r .,
89
• Kik
r,
l~O
1111 , 205
h
• 5 6,
v . Grant,
~
• 717;
• 2
••
7 (8) •
5 0 • 601, 60 .•
th
o 1th1:l th r 1tr1tt n p t1t ion 1n th ci
t b '
riv t
) to the clo ur of th
on oth r thin , r f rr din
d Hfor th 'b n fit of
r n
n
--
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r
iv
··o
th
t •.: o 1n1on no 1 tinot1 n
clo 11g
tr to portion fa tr et 111
1 n ton t ut1on l r1
, ! r
th t of JOh c l
t riv t in 1v1 l or 1nd1v1du l .
t
1n v10
0
I
tor h
or
p ct
In r
n
1
b r
t
th q
011
of 1nqu1r1
ov rn1n · b y,
f
1nn ot
eitdl. and p rt1oularly t
l ,
e z,
1.23 • • •
into the
c·
otiv
v . Barb r, 138
J
of'
ly or
ure
~
u. ·.
u ler v . Kan a ,
1.
ORE, CO SID ·D, OBDB ,- AN ADJUDQ D tbat ~
IT IS,
int rl cutory 1njunet1on b
d th s e 1s hr by gr nt d restraining
e.lld njo1n n th cl t n
t Ci y c,
tlant and th 1nd1vi ual
d t nd t , 1m th 1r off1c1 l capaci ty only as · !ayor and
mb rs of
ot ld r n o.f t . C11J' u f'. At
ctiv ly, rror
continu1n to int nth arricad s
'ell· nave been erC: ote<l 1n
a, s. .
oft
Cit
of
n
id · yton
id
tr . th
.- r1c <1
I
nd appr v d uec b r 17, 1962, and
by ai barr i cs. s or by other meara to 1 peel
1th the u u l flow of
r fi r
l 1nt1 t
s. {. ur~uant t o the or<lin nee
lanta ado t
a l o rro eont1m.u.n
on
d,
..ar n
nd Harl
Roads ,
e of
1d
o d
d ' t ria.11 and ,.: h1oular traf.r1c
c1
fro
cont inu 1n~ to prev nt
.:; public thoruughf res by
, or oth rw1s •
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u ND ADJ G D hat , id d.ef nd nt s r ooove
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WHITE MEN of the neighborhood came to the scene Saturday
afternoon and began to drag in
logs and bushes to fill in the
barricade, the resident said.
There were no Negroes at the
scene, the resident said, but police said reports had been received that Ku Klux Klansmery
were on their way shortly before midnight Saturday.
The barricades were erected
after white residents of the southwest Atlanta section complained
that they feared real estate agents
would attempt to sell white homes
· to Negroes.
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Negroes already live nearby.
The barricades were to separate
· the white from the Negro section.
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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.
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�: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.
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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)
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�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 .
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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.
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�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
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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,
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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
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LAW OFFICES
HAHSl:LL, POST, BRANDON & DO SEY
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ATLANTA
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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
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�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
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Robert A. Bright
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REGINA GABLER, M. D.
SUITE 105 MEDICAL.DENTAL Bun.DING
9~0 W. PEACHTREE ST., N. W.
ATLANTA 9, GEORGIA
February 6, 1963
Mayor Ivan Allen
City Hall
Atlant a, Georgia
Dear Mr. Mayor:
I appreciate d your answer to my lett er of January 3, 1963 re:
"The Atl anta Wall". 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,
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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
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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
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bond, th
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nic Boo.rd reeinds its action, by otJdering the barri rs
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Peyton
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�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 .
That is, just as Khrushchev f orwarded freedom by allying
the freedom-loving peoples against his wall , and just as Kennedy
forwarded peace by a l lying the p ea ce -lov i ng peopl e s against his
blockade, you, Mayor All e n, have f orwarde d integration by allying
the Negro and Whit e peopl e s of Atlanta against your wall.
Again, congratulations !
Wi th our admiration,
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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.
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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
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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.
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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 .
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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.
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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:
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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 ; ~
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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.
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�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.
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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
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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.
If you or a ny of your friends are th inking of disposing o f property
now, or in the future , we would appreci a te the op portunity to
discuss confidentially these mat ters without obligation to you.


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Saturd ay, October 14, 1961
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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
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to secure listings in the Cascade ar e a, but we f ound .numbers of ,
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occasions where white property owne~s in the Gor don Road and ad~
jacent Adamsville s e ctions have soli c ited servi c e s o f our members .


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meet _s the r e quirement only wher ·e our clients can quali.t y Xvi th FH.l\
regu l ations . Ag e and income restrictions , therefore r equir e , con~
v entiona l f inan cing for new and us e d houses of th~ c las s mentioned
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.',, ;_ 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 .
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here in Atlanta.
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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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~- 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
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organization t hrough out Ameri ca , believe i n open occup~ncy .. Tha t
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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."


Th anks t o s uch i nstitution s as Ci ti zens Trus t Compa n y , Mutu al ::


· -Federal Savings & Loan, Atlanta Life Insura nce Company , Con s olida ted
Mortgage Inve stment Company and the n ew Atla nta Mortgage Company,
Inc ., new h ous i ng , as wel l as used h ous ing , ·· has been a primary in- ,
t erest of Negro buyer s and the r ealtist s wh o ser v e t hem.
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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
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· ffl~4;-n1-t~J J==::1¼";Gin6-=-coloriad" /
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are~ who r eceived c~lls t h~ aamc da.y from Mr. Gordon.
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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
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�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
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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.
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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
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blook•busting taotios far th~ past three years at a great
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weloo.ITla the calm cooperat ion of the responsible p~ties
es_peoiallY since cur agreements were nego t i ated :pre'tlious
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cl tizens of Cascade Heigi ts and southwest Atlanta can be put
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J'. Homer Clark,, President
WEST S ll;E DEVE WPME~ CO•
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Atla nta , .Georgi~
Dear Mr. Ra msey:
You t-m nt a fast sale., at top market price, -with no inconvenience
to you, dontt you? If so please list your property located on
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Many years of unfailing service to the Atlanta people expla ins
why property owners, and buyers too, have complete confidence in
AD.AM.S REAL ESTATE COMPANY. This experience, plus our ag-gressive
edvertising policies, legal; facilities and other services, are
at your disposal.
If you, or any of your friends, are thinking of disposing of
your pr operty now or in the future, we would appreciate t he
opportunity to discuss, confidentially, these matters -without
obl igation to you.
Sincerely yours,
ADA~ REAL ESTATE COMPANY
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LO.st Sunday evening my husband received a telephone oall from l'!r . F.
Bennett stating that (Mr~) Calloway of Calloway Real ty,,Co. had oontacted him and said he could show proof that he (Mr.) Calloway had the
listing on two houses for sale in our area. Mr. Bennett told ·my husband
that he had an appointment With Calloway Monday ev6ning nt 7:0 'olook at
his (Mr. Bennett's» home a.nd asked my husband to be there . Our house is
for sale and lJr. Bennett knew this information would be of inter est to us.

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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 .
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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 ·
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Cecil A . Al exand e r,
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M i ller D . B arn e s ,
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B ernard B . R o ths child, A.I.A.
C a raker D. P asch a l ,
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FINCH ALEXANDER BARNES ROTHSCHILD & PASCHAL
70 FAIRLIE
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R ob e rt D. Ahlstrand,
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H . King M c Cain ,
N.S.P.E .
W illiam L. Pulgram ,
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John Stei n ioh e n ,
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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.
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hear them let me know .
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�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,
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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 ,
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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 .
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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.
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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
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P UDLISHl!:R
BROWN , EDITOR
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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
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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
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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
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To
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.

r r.

Mayor of Atlanta
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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
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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 .
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(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
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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,
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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 ,
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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 ~
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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.
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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.
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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 .
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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.
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know, Atle.nta is not mly one of the wrld ' a most
sive cities, but has an onlight n.ed and cournf;eous
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�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.
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�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.
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