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georgia history
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8th Grade
03/27/2011

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reasons for interstate highways
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they are faster and easier transportation across the state
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the roadways facilities the movement of
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cargo and people
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the main 5 highways
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i-75, i-20, i-95, i-85, i-16
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additional by-pass highways further highways. 1-285 goes around and i-475 goes around
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atlanta and macon
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atlantas busiest airport and serves as southeastern hub for many airlines
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hartsfield-jckson international
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is atls busiest airport and serves as a se's hub for many airlines
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hartsfield- jackson international airport
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the international headquaters of is in hartsfeild jackson
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delta
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ga's princalble ports are
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savannah and brunswick
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william b hartsfield served as mayor for terms
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6
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hartsfeild is wildly avkknowledged for his leadership in making atlanta an
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aviation hub (also used his influnce to make atl the southeast's air travel hub)
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in 1948 hartsfeild hierd
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8 african americans police officers for restricted duties
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atlanta became known as the city for
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racial moderation
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in 18958 hartsfeild the state to allow atlantans to decide whether or not to keep
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integrated schools open
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in 1960's dr.king organized
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sit-ins at 8 atl cafeterias.
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on august 30th 1960 9 african americans
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students integrated 4 previous all white high schools
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ivan allen jr was a who served as mayor form
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businessman 1962- 1970
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allen continued
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hartsfelid approach to peaceful integration
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the day allen took office he orderd the
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removal of "colord" and "white" signs on all city hall doors
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allen removed
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the restrictions of african american police men and integrated firemen and city government
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marta was approved in
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1966
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marta was not started on in1966 because people in what counties voted it down
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fulton and dekalb
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marta was approved in and begun and
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1971 and 1979
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