Atlanta Metropolitan State College - Genesis Yearbook (Atlanta, GA)

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Dec. 31, 86 — SCLC to host 87 Summit on Kacial A deeper, pervasive racial problem in the United States, a situation exacerbated by what they called the Reagan Ad- , q ministration 3 Ronchalance on such issues as affirmative ” action. = Rev: Joseph Lowery, Earl Shinhoster (NAACP Regional Director), and other of fi- cials, an. 17, 87 — The First Brotherhood Anti-Intimidation DT eecll caeo eepeo ee elt Todd Walk.” —Hall County martial arts instructor Dean Carter sched- uled the march after the cancellation of the original Brotherhood Walk. —The estimated number of marchers were about 90 people. —Hosea Williams (Atlanta City Councilman and long- time civil activist) and Dean Carter joined together to lead the march.

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be f an “Think sent seer ati yt He “3 wt i Paget ie a std Hin Jan. 24, 87 — The largest Civil R —20,000 march into Forsyth —Mlore than % of the marchers were white. —There were 100 Marta buses, along with more than 70 other buses from church organizations and schools. —Over 1000 demonstrators, and a combination of guardsmen, police officers, GBI, and camouflaged National Guards reached the mark of nearly 3000. Mar v5.0 87 — 4 naw breed of Black Student Activists —Civil Rights is back, but with a twist. — Meetings” are preferred over Warches” —resumes have replaced arrest records —New Breed of Activists: prim, proper, well-prepared college students with one “Eye on the Prize” and the other on a high paying job. hts Demonstration in two Re t ed ‘

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