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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Council Communications City Hall 55 Trinity Ave. SW Atlanta, GA 30303
Contact: Thermice J. Bevelle, City Council Communications Specialist: 404-330-6823 Bruce Morton, City Council Communications Specialist: 404-330-6357 Duke Rose, City Council Communications Specialist: 404-330-6775 Dexter Chambers, City Council Communications Director: 404-330-6309/392-0159 Date: October 27, 2010 The City of Atlanta to Honor the Men and Women of the Atlanta Student Movement Fifty years ago more than 4,000 Atlanta University Students began to Stand Up Against Racial and Human Rights Injustices WHO: Mayor Kasim Reed Atlanta City Councilmember Michael Julian Bond The Honorable Carolyn Long Banks The Honorable Julian Bond ASM Founding Chairman Lonnie King
On Monday, November 1, 2010 join Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, City Councilmember Michael Julian Bond and ceremonial co-hosts The Honorable Carolyn Long Banks, The Honorable Julian Bond and Atlanta Student Movement Founding Chairman Lonnie King for the dedication of Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard on the campus of Clark Atlanta University. A commemorative community and student march will begin at 8:30 a.m. from Cleopas R. Johnson Park at Northside Dr. and Fair Street, S.W. to Fair Street and James P. Brawley Drive The street dedication ceremony will take place at 9:00 a.m. in front of the Henderson Student Center at Fair St. and James P. Brawley Drive A portion of Fair Street from Northside Drive to Joseph Lowery Boulevard will be renamed Atlanta Student Movement Boulevard in honor of the more than 4,000 Atlanta University Center students participated in student-led protests of the 1960s. The Atlanta Student Movement was led by members of the Committee for the Appeal for Human Rights. The students played an integral role in the American Civil Rights Movement and served as a precursor other student-led protests against social injustice of the day. “We owe much of our opportunity and success today to the great men and women of the Atlanta Student Movement who had the vision and foresight to stand up for human and civil rights despite seemingly insurmountable odds,” said Mayor Kasim Reed. “Their courage and determination is the legacy upon which we stand today, and their work inspires all of us to do more and be more as we continue to push for freedom and justice for all.” Said Councilmember Michael Bond: “The men and women of the Atlanta Student Movement are an asset to society and their invaluable work in the community is far reaching and will impact future generations in the promotion of racial justice, economic justice, women’s rights, and religious freedom.” The students garnered national attention with the publication of “An Appeal for Human Rights,” an advertisement that appeared in several newspapers. The Appeal demanded that full civil and human rights be afforded to all citizens in Atlanta. Morehouse College students Lonnie King and Julian Bond spearheaded many of the sit-in demonstrations where student activists who were opposed to the philosophy of some the political leadership of the day. They also expressed their concerns over social inequality through demonstrations across Atlanta and the South in hopes of effecting fundamental change. The Atlanta Student Movement, motivated by the Civil Rights Movement, pushed for the desegregation of businesses, schools, housing, and health care facilities and more. ### Directory: media -> campaigns campaigns -> For immediate release campaigns -> A safe and Sober Coalition team georgia Board of Directors campaigns -> Contact: Art Rogers campaigns -> Contact: Steve Riley campaigns -> Atlanta’s cios Discuss Hot Topics at the 9th Annual atp-tag cio roundtable campaigns -> Thousands of Georgians still overpaying property taxes campaigns -> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Launches iPad™ Application campaigns -> Accessatlanta. Com is one-stop shop for local holiday fun campaigns -> Contact: Steve Riley campaigns -> Contact: Steve Riley, wsb-tv Download 10.7 Kb. Share with your friends:
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