Leb’s Restaurant, located in Downtown Atlanta, was known for its controversial stance of segregation. The restaurant’s clientele consisted of the upper-class white community, whose beliefs were firmly ingrained in Jim Crow laws, and refused to to give their business to any establishment that believed in intersegregationalism.
The grand opening of Leb’s restaurant was highly publicized, the media portrayed it as a once in a lifetime experience, with even the mayor making an appearance to cut the ribbon. However, havoc began infiltrating the business, as racial disputes became a norm at the restaurant. Anti-segregationist would often do sit-ins and picketing to express their distaint for Leb’s willingness to accept segregation in his restaurant, …show more content…
He described Atlanta as the angel of the south, whereas most states and cities such as Mississippi, Chattanooga, Mobile, and Birmingham, were constantly correlated with being ignorant, unintelligent and uncultured. However, his observations during his visit were stained with mayhem, and violence brought on by picketings, and sit-ins to discourage segregation among blacks and whites; a surprising sight, as his impression of Atlanta was a bustling, diversified metropolis far too busy with advancements to entertain unjust traditional southern beliefs. Jones states, “one of the things that have made Atlanta stand proud among all the cities of the nation is its mature, realistic approach to racial problems. The majority of the citizens of Atlanta, along with its superb government, knows that unequal rights are wrongs and that this age will not long tolerate …show more content…
GSU Signal writer, Mike Jones, discusses his opinion about Atlanta’s deteriorating status. He strongly believed Atlanta is unable to identity with their motto, “Too busy to hate”, as their unwillingness to accept racial inequality significantly impacting their status. Jones takes the approach of comparing and contrasting the differences between Atlanta and other southern cities known for their ignorance, “I heard condemnations of Chattanooga, Birmingham, Mobile, the whole state of Mississippi and various other sections of the Confederacy, but never once was one word said to degrade Atlanta.” Jones perspective on Atlanta’s maturity implied that Atlanteans were immature, and ignorant based on their reaction protesters who were against segregation, and the city’s government officials weren’t fit for their position, due to their corruption, and racial tendencies, allowed considerable amounts of violence against anti-segregationist to take
The grand opening of Leb’s restaurant was highly publicized, the media portrayed it as a once in a lifetime experience, with even the mayor making an appearance to cut the ribbon. However, havoc began infiltrating the business, as racial disputes became a norm at the restaurant. Anti-segregationist would often do sit-ins and picketing to express their distaint for Leb’s willingness to accept segregation in his restaurant, …show more content…
He described Atlanta as the angel of the south, whereas most states and cities such as Mississippi, Chattanooga, Mobile, and Birmingham, were constantly correlated with being ignorant, unintelligent and uncultured. However, his observations during his visit were stained with mayhem, and violence brought on by picketings, and sit-ins to discourage segregation among blacks and whites; a surprising sight, as his impression of Atlanta was a bustling, diversified metropolis far too busy with advancements to entertain unjust traditional southern beliefs. Jones states, “one of the things that have made Atlanta stand proud among all the cities of the nation is its mature, realistic approach to racial problems. The majority of the citizens of Atlanta, along with its superb government, knows that unequal rights are wrongs and that this age will not long tolerate …show more content…
GSU Signal writer, Mike Jones, discusses his opinion about Atlanta’s deteriorating status. He strongly believed Atlanta is unable to identity with their motto, “Too busy to hate”, as their unwillingness to accept racial inequality significantly impacting their status. Jones takes the approach of comparing and contrasting the differences between Atlanta and other southern cities known for their ignorance, “I heard condemnations of Chattanooga, Birmingham, Mobile, the whole state of Mississippi and various other sections of the Confederacy, but never once was one word said to degrade Atlanta.” Jones perspective on Atlanta’s maturity implied that Atlanteans were immature, and ignorant based on their reaction protesters who were against segregation, and the city’s government officials weren’t fit for their position, due to their corruption, and racial tendencies, allowed considerable amounts of violence against anti-segregationist to take