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Segregation Ordinance Draws Broad Interest in Atlanta

A large turnout from the Fourth Ward is expected at the final public hearing before the Police Commission on Councilman C. L. Aghley’s segregation ordinance. The measure, designed to curb encroachment of colored residents into white districts, would allow block residents by majority vote to designate their area as white or colored. Support from leading African Americans and city officials frames it as a peacekeeping approach, while opponents fear restrictions on social contact. The police commission hearing is public, with a Council vote planned at the next meeting.