so much for all that Killa Mike and T.I empowerment rhetoricAfter 44 years, Atlanta may elect a white mayor in 2017
- Ernie Suggs
- Leon Stafford
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Pete Corson/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Nine candidates for mayor of Atlanta (top, from left): Peter Aman, Keisha Lance Bottoms, John Eaves; (middle, from left): Vincent Fort, Kwanza Hall, Ceasar Mitchell; (bottom, from left): Mary Norwood; Michael Sterling; Cathy Woolard.
When Maynard Jackson was elected Atlanta’s first black mayor in 1973, he was part of a national revolution that saw several big cities like Detroit and New Orleans follow suit with black leaders.
Now, 44 years later, as Atlanta’s
later, as Atlanta’s demographics continue to shift, Atlanta might be on the verge of following those big citiesthat recently elected white mayors after decades of black leadership.
As Mayor Kasim Reed enters his final months in office, a wide open field of candidates is vying to replace him in a city that is vastly different from the one Jackson inherited. Three of the candidates — Peter Aman, Mary Norwood and Cathy Woolard — have polled well or raised substantial sums of money. They are also white.
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