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View of Atlanta City Councilman Henry Dodson greeting demonstrators advocating revenue sharing with low income people, at Atlanta City Hall in Atlanta, Georgia.Henry Dodson was the first African American to serve on the Fulton County Board of Commissioners. He served on the Commission from 1975 to 1979. Dodson had previously run an unsuccessful campaign against Andrew Young for Georgia's Fifth District seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1972.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia

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  1. African Americans
  2. Atlanta
  3. Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.)
  4. City And Town Halls
  5. Demonstrations
  6. Dodson, Henry
  7. Georgia
  8. Government
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  12. Politicians
  13. Politics And Government

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