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Rebecca Keane
Summary Sentence: The original documentary Ivan Allen, Jr. - A Different Road presents a multifaceted portrait of GT alum (Commerce 1933) Ivan Allen, Jr. focuses on his eight year of service as mayor of Atlanta during the critical transitional years between 1962 and 1970.
Full Summary: The original documentary Ivan Allen, Jr. - A Different Road presents a multifaceted portrait of GT alum (Commerce 1933) Ivan Allen, Jr. focuses on his eight year of service as mayor of Atlanta during the critical transitional years between 1962 and 1970.
The original documentary Ivan Allen, Jr.- A Different Road premieres throughout the month of June on Georgia Public Broadcasting. Produced by Living Stories, the film creates a multifaceted portrait of Allen (Comm 1933) during his eight year service as mayor of Atlanta during the critical transitional years between 1962 and 1970. As the only elected leader from the South to testify in Congress in favor of civil rights legislation in 1963, Allen differentiated Atlanta from the rest of the segregated South.
Viewing Time:
Tuesday, June 30, 8:00 p.m.
