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From the Ashes of Reconstruction to the Heart of Atlanta: The Long Battle to Integrate Public Accommodations

Posted by: Barbara Bavis

In connection with The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom Exhibition, on October 22nd, Robert provided a gallery talk, titled “From the Ashes of Reconstruction to the Heart of Atlanta: The Long Battle to Integrate Public Accommodations,” regarding Title II of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (CRA). Robert traced the history …