On this date in 1992, former Georgia Congressman Charles Weltner passed away. He was an Atlanta lawyer and a vocal opponent of racial violence following the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling. He was eelcted to serve in Georgia’s 5th congressional district in 1962 and was the first white Southern politican to condemn the 1963 Birmingham church bombings. He also resigned from Congress and distanced himself from the Georgia Democratic Party when it was demanded he support Lester Maddox for Governor. He also spent time on the Georgia Supreme Court and earned a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award.
**Hurricane Harvey damage could top $90 billion**
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- Prepare for debate on Confederate monuments in Georgia
- Ga Supreme Court says you can’t expel for self-defense fights in school
- High school students in GA can soon apply to 3 schools with 1 application
- Why Georgia workforce tops the nation
- …but our state is in need of construction workers
- Cocaine deliveries lead to jail for 16 USPS workers
- Immigration program in Georgia could be expanded
- Georgia lawyers may be volunteering in Houston to help Hurricane victims
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- USDA & Texas Dept. of Ag waive “free lunch” application process to help hurricane victims
- We spend more on taxes than food & clothing combined
- Trump pressured to give special treatment to Central Americans in U.S.
- California looking to legalize psychadelic mushrooms?
- Why didn’t we shoot down North Korea’s missile?
- The Oscars and race
- Unsafe herpes vaccine testing?
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