Allen vs Hartsfield

Served as mayor for six terms

Ordered all "white" and "colored" signs removed from city hall

Worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr.

Served as Governor Ellis Arnall's executive secretary

Mayor of Atlanta from 1962-1970

U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps during World War II

Responsible for creating professional NFL and NBA teams in Atlanta

Hired the city's first black firefighters

Launched the "Forward Atlanta" campaign to attract new business.

Atlanta grew from 100,000 inhabitants to one million during his time as mayor.

Helped build Atlanta's image as "the City Too Busy to Hate."

Authorized the city's black policemen to arrest white criminals

Oversaw building expressway system

Helped establish Atlanta's first airport

Responsible for bringing Braves baseball to Atlanta

Desegregated City Hall's cafeteria.

Credited with developing Atlanta into aviation powerhouse

William B. Hartsfield resisted the end of the white primary

Helped Atlanta recover from the Depression

Oversaw construction of I 285 & proposals for MARTA