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Fear of Negro Invasion Stirs 4th Ward in Atlanta
A threatened incursion of Black residents into white districts sparks fear in Atlanta’s Fourth Ward. At a Police Committee hearing on Ashley’s segregation ordinance, locals discuss a recent Houston Street property sale to Black buyers. Councilman Ashley argues the measure is constitutional and can pass, citing examples from Virginia and Baltimore.
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Fourth Ward
Police Committee of Council
Atlanta
Houston Street
North Jackson
North Boulevard
Ashley
James L. Mayson
Oe Va
Baltimore