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

by Leon Eplan, H. Randal Roark, Michael Dobbins, et al.

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467147249
• ISBN13: 9781467147248
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"