Let’s take a look at this week in Georgia History. On Jan. 14, 1940, Julian Bond was born. Bond was a leader throughout the Civil Rights Movement and beyond. In 1960, he helped form the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and organized voter drives. He was elected to the Georgia House in 1965, but the body […]
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Civil Rights Tours and memories of iconic activists: Tom Houck’s love story with Atlanta
By Allison Joyner and Hannah E. Jones Tom Houck experienced key moments of the Civil Rights Movement firsthand, and since those fateful days he has been keeping the spirit of racial justice alive in Atlanta through his civil rights bus tour. Houck started the tour six years ago, spending his days driving around the city […]
