1950s-1960s: CIVIL RIGHTS ERA Asthe civil rights era of the 1950s and 1960s unfolded, the interests, aims, and ambitions of Atlanta's political and economic leaders diverged dramatically in many ways from those that prevailed in the state at large. As the city's population surged, Atlanta voters chafed under the state's county unit system. (jan 1, 1950 – jan 1, 1965)
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jan 1, 1950
jan 1, 1965
~ 15 years