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====1980s====
====1980s====
Charismatic black leader Rev. [[Andrew Young]] (1932- ) was mayor of Atlanta from 1982 to 1990.<ref>See [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1395&sug=y ''New Georgia Encyclopedia'' (2007)]</ref> Young's pro-business posture, fiscal policies, and civil rights reputation attracted billions in new investments from top corporations, as well as the 1996 Olympics. However the city's escalating violent crime, police brutality, and drug problems led to criticism of the city administration by both the black and white communities. Young admitted the failure of his administration to address Atlanta's need for improved and expanded public housing and was frustrated by problems in improving the city's mass transit system. Nonetheless, Young was able to promote economic investment in the city and, despite the city's social problems, to enhance Atlanta's domestic and international image.<ref>Alton Hornsby, Jr. "Andrew Jackson Young: Mayor of Atlanta, 1982-1990." ''Journal of Negro History'' 1992 77(3): 159-182. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2717559 in JSTOR]</ref>
Charismatic black leader Rev. [[Andrew Young]] (1932- ) was mayor of Atlanta from 1982 to 1990.<ref>See [http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1395&sug=y ''New Georgia Encyclopedia'' (2007)]</ref> Young's pro-business posture, fiscal policies, and civil rights reputation attracted billions in new investments from top corporations, as well as the 1996 Olympics. However the city's escalating violent crime, police brutality, and drug problems led to criticism of the city administration by both the black and white communities. Young admitted the failure of his administration to address Atlanta's need for improved and expanded public housing and was frustrated by problems in improving the city's mass transit system. Nonetheless, Young was able to promote economic investment in the city and, despite the city's social problems, to enhance Atlanta's domestic and international image.<ref>Alton Hornsby, Jr. "Andrew Jackson Young: Mayor of Atlanta, 1982-1990." ''Journal of Negro History'' 1992 77(3): 159-182. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/2717559 in JSTOR]</ref>
====2020 Leftwing insurrection====
:{{See also|2020 Antifa riots}}
Fulton County prosecutor [[Paul Howard]], a 28 year [[incumbent]], was presently under investigation for taking bribes.<ref>https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/fulton-county-da-faces-election-runoff-battle-while-under-state-investigation/7ACT6BS25ZBCLHOOPT6C36I644/</ref> Nine days earlier Howard finished second in a [[primary election]] and forced into a runoff election. Howard then filed felony murder charges against the officer involved in the shooting. Atlanta police walked off the job leaving citizens undefended from criminals and furthering the objectives of the [[Democratic National Committee]].<ref>https://freebeacon.com/policy/what-does-defund-the-police-mean-depends-which-democrat-you-ask/</ref> The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was never consulted before the charging and had not completed its investigation.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2020/06/18/georgia-investigation-bureau-not-consulted-charges-da-brooks-rolfe/</ref>
==Sports in Atlanta==
==Sports in Atlanta==