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How Mexicans Carried Atlanta to the Finish Line
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Today, Atlanta is a cultural hub—a center for music, movies and TV shows. But that wasn’t always the case. Almost three decades ago, the mayor of Atlanta, Andrew Young, wanted to give his city a rebranding. After coming into the national spotlight during the Civil Rights Movement, the image of tense race relations in Atlanta was hard to shake. But for Mayor Young, nothing represented racial equality and harmony like the Olympics.
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