Atlanta’s Olympic Resurgence: How the 1996 Games Revived a Struggling City

Atlanta’s Olympic Resurgence: How the 1996 Games Revived a Struggling City
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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9781467147248
ISBN-13 : 1467147249
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Book Synopsis Atlanta’s Olympic Resurgence: How the 1996 Games Revived a Struggling City by : Michael Dobbins, Leon S. Eplan & Randal Roark

Download or read book Atlanta’s Olympic Resurgence: How the 1996 Games Revived a Struggling City written by Michael Dobbins, Leon S. Eplan & Randal Roark and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The summer of 1996. In nineteen days, six million visitors jostled about in a southern city grappling with white flight, urban decay and the stifling legacy of Jim Crow. Six years earlier, a bold, audacious partnership of a strong mayor, enlightened business leaders and Atlanta's Black political leadership dared to bid on hosting the 1996 Olympic Games. Unexpectedly, the city won, an achievement that ignited a loose but robust coalition that worked collectively, if sometimes contentiously, to prepare the city and push it forward. This is a story of how once-struggling Atlanta leveraged the benefits of the Centennial Games to become a city of international prominence. This improbable rise from the ashes is told by three urban planning professionals who were at the center of the story."--Back cover.


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