A new black power structure consolidated in Atlanta during the 1930s

Evidence

By the 1930s, then, a new generation of black leaders had emerged in Atlanta. From the businesses of Sweet Auburn and the campuses of Atlanta University, they found financial and intellectual independence, as well as a great deal of pride. In the pulpits of Wheat Street and Ebenezer, they heard ministers who encouraged them to stand up for their rights, and on the streets outside, they had political players like John Wesley Dobbs and Austin Walden who could show them how to do just that. Under the auspices of civil rights organizations, they could leave behind personal rivalries and work together for the betterment of the larger community. Together, they formed a formidable power structure of their own, one that would work closely with the more prominent white power structure toward their common goals. — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 79

Categorization

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Broader Connections

• Atlanta’s black business elite rivaled the white power structure in cohesion #corroborates (0.82) — Kevin M. Kruse, White Flight, 73