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Wyche Fowler and Maynard Jackson

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View of Atlanta City Councilman Wyche Fowler (left) and Atlanta Vice Mayor Maynard Jackson (right) greeting demonstrators advocating revenue sharing with low income people, at Atlanta City Hall in Atlanta, Georgia.Wyche Fowler (1940- ) was elected to the Atlanta City Council in 1970 as a Democrat and became president of the city's governing body in 1974. He served in the United States House of Representative from 1977 to 1986, representing Atlanta's Fifth District, and served in the United States Senate from 1987 to 1992. He later became ambassador to Saudi Arabia under the Clinton Administration.

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Atlanta History Center

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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Atlanta
  3. Atlanta City Hall (Atlanta, Ga.)
  4. City And Town Halls
  5. Demonstrations
  6. Fowler, Wyche, 1940
  7. Georgia
  8. Government
  9. Interiors
  10. Light Fixtures
  11. Lighting
  12. Politicians
  13. Politics And Government
  14. Posters

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