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Attica Memorial Foundation/ACLU Prison Reform Conference

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@ Atlanta History Center

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View of Ethel Matthews, the founder of the Atlanta Welfare Rights Organization and the mother of an incarcerated son, speaking at a prison reform conference sponsored by the Attica Memorial Foundation and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), in Atlanta, Georgia.Ethel Mae Matthews was the founder and first president of the Atlanta Welfare Rights Organization and was a persistent advocate for the poor, the elderly, and children.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia