Segregation records
88 records for the City of Atlanta and DeKalb County on the Segregation map (the color line over time), each with its own page and its sources.
Annexation & politics 4
- Maynard Jackson elected mayor (1973)elected Oct. 1973; took office Jan. 19743 sources
- South DeKalb becomes majority Blacklate 1960s–1980s2 sources
- The 'Original 33' expelled from the legislature (1868)1868 (memorial 1978)5 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- The 1952 Plan of Improvement annexationreferendum June 28, 1950; effective Jan. 1, 19524 sources
Barrier 2
Cemetery 3
Church & institution 6
- Big Bethel AME Churchcongregation from 18475 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Butler Street YMCA: 'Black City Hall' and the first Black police1894–19623 sources
- Ebenezer Baptist Churchfounded 1886; building 19222 sources
- Grady Hospital and 'the Gradys'1892 to the civil-rights era1 sourceSources partly disagree or are secondary
- The Carnegie Library: closed to Black patrons until 19591902–19595 sources
- Wheat Street Baptist Churchfounded 1869; building 19214 sources
Civil rights 1
Displacement today 4
- Mercedes-Benz Stadium and the Westside churches2013–20175 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- The BeltLine and rising prices on the south and west sides2005–present5 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- The Olympics and the end of Techwood Homes1990s–19963 sources
- Turner Field to Georgia State: Summerhill's latest remaking1996–present2 sources
Highway 3
- I-20 west as a 'racial wall'proposed 1952; built 1960s3 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- The Downtown Connector splits Sweet Auburnplanned 1946–48; downtown section opened 19643 sources
- The I-485 and Stone Mountain tollway fight1960s–19915 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
Law & zoning 3
Lost neighborhood 3
Neighborhood 11
- Collier Heights1948 onward3 sources
- Flat Rockafter 1865 onward2 sources
- Lynwood Park, Brookhavenmid-20th century; redeveloped from the 1990s3 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Mechanicsville1870 onward4 sources
- Pittsburgh1883 onward2 sources
- Reynoldstownafter 1865 onward3 sources
- Scottdale's Black community1900 onward3 sources
- Shermantown, Stone Mountainafter 1865 onward2 sources
- Summerhill1865 onward3 sources
- Sweet Auburn: Black Atlanta's business street1906 onward; National Historic Landmark 19765 sources
- Vine City and English Avenue1890s onward3 sources
Other 3
Park 4
- Mozley Park: the fight over a neighborhood and its park (1948–1954)1948–19543 sources
- Piedmont Park: whites-only parks and the 'Atlanta Compromise' (1895)1895–1960s4 sources
- The Holmes golf case (1955)1951–19555 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Washington Park (1919), the first park for Black Atlantans19194 sources
Public housing 6
- Beaver Slide to University Homes and John Hope Homes1935–1968 (Black only)4 sources
- Capitol Homes (1941), built for whites1941–20035 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Eagan Homes (1941), built for Black families1941–2000s4 sources
- Grady Homes (1942), built for Black families1942–2000s4 sources
- Herndon Homes (1941), built for Black families1941–20104 sources
- Techwood and Clark Howell Homes: public housing for whites1934–1968 (whites only)4 sources
Redlining 1
School 13
- Booker T. Washington High School (1924)opened September 19245 sources
- Brown High, desegregated Aug. 30, 1961August 30, 19615 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Bruce Street School, Lithonia1938–19682 sources
- DeKalb school desegregation and Freeman v. Pitts (1969–1992)1968–19922 sources
- Emory's desegregation case (1962)1962–19634 sources
- Georgia State and Hunt v. Arnold (1959)1956–19593 sources
- Georgia Tech admits Black students (Sept. 1961)September 27, 19612 sources
- Grady High, desegregated Aug. 30, 1961August 30, 19614 sources
- Hamilton High School, Scottdale1924–19693 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Murphy High, desegregated Aug. 30, 19611961 (full desegregation plan 1973)4 sources
- Northside High, desegregated Aug. 30, 1961August 30, 19614 sources
- Separate from the start: Summer Hill School and the 1872 public schools1866–18723 sources
- Trinity High and Beacon Elementary, Decatur1913–19673 sources
Sit-ins & commerce 4
- Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States (1964)suit July 1964; decided Dec. 14, 19643 sources
- Paschal's restaurant and motor hotel1947–19965 sources
- Rich's department store sit-in and King's arrest (Oct. 1960)October 19, 1960 to 19614 sources
- The Pickrick: Lester Maddox defies the Civil Rights Act (1964)July 3, 1964 to Feb. 7, 19652 sources
Transit 3
Urban renewal 7
- Beacon Hill, Decatur: renewal of a Black communityc. 1940–early 1970s5 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Butler Street urban redevelopment area (GA R-9)1959–19695 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Buttermilk Bottom cleared for the Civic Center1963–19675 sources
- Thomasville urban redevelopment project1957–late 1960s4 sources
- University Center urban redevelopment area (GA R-11)1959–19693 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- Washington-Rawson and the stadiumlate 1950s–19654 sources
- West End: renewal, the mall and white flight1960s–19765 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
Violence 7
- 1906 race massacre: Decatur Street and downtownSeptember 22–24, 19063 sources
- 1906 race massacre: the police raid on BrownsvilleSeptember 24, 19061 sourceSources partly disagree or are secondary
- The Dixie Hills disturbance (1967)June 17–20, 19673 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- The English Avenue School bombing (1960)19605 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- The Klan reborn on Stone Mountain (1915)Nov. 25, 1915 to 19603 sources
- The Summerhill uprising (1966)September 6, 19665 sourcesSources partly disagree or are secondary
- The Temple bombing (1958)October 12, 19582 sources