Ivan Allen Quotes

United States, Politician
March 15, 1911 – July, 2, 2003.

Ivan Earnest Allen Jr., was an American businessman who served two terms as the 52nd Mayor of Atlanta, during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. Allen provided pivotal leadership for transforming the segregated and economically stagnant Old South into the progressive New South.

Also known as Businessman

A lot of things happened in a lot of places. And to see how well it was handled in Atlanta. There are a lot of reasons for Atlanta being a special town in the Civil Rights era.

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- Special
- ERA
- Atlanta
The only thing you think of is that you are in the middle and that you've got to find a way to stop it.

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- Stop
- Find
- Middle

The city of Atlanta has always had a good spirit.

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- Good
- Spirit
- Atlanta
I can't tell you some of the things I did as a teenager, but some folks didn't give up on me.

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- Teenager
- Tell
- Give Up
We didn't make the mistakes that many other cities did.

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- Mistakes
- Make
- Cities
When you look at a list of companies we serve . . . you start to get a feel for what we are able to do in customizing our training to meet your needs.

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- Training
- Needs
- Companies