Schools
50th Anniversary of Desegregation of Atlanta Public Schools
"The Atlanta Nine" integrated four public high schools on Aug. 30, 1961.
On Aug. 30, 1961, nine African-Americans began the first day of school in the previously all-white Atlanta Public Schools system.
District 2 Candidate Dwanda Farmer hosted an event at Morris Brown College Tuesday evening to celebrate the occasion and reunite members of "The Atlanta Nine."
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