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Exploring the history and future of Atlanta's civil rights legacy

Atlanta has been the cradle of civil rights leadership in the past. But what about its future? We explore Atlanta's legacy, and future leadership in the pursuit of civil rights.
In this 1960 file photo, Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in Atlanta. (AP Photo, File)

Atlanta—the center of civil rights activism.

From the 1950s and 60s, to the 90s.

Rose Scott: It had sort of become this Black mecca,” Rose

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