Atlanta's Olympic Resurgence: How the 1996 Games Revived a Struggling City John Guthrie Filadelfia

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Atlanta's Olympic Resurgence: How the 1996 Games Revived a Struggling City John Guthrie FiladelfiaThe summer of 1996. In nineteen days, six million visitors jostled about in a southern city grappling with white flight, urban decay and the stifling legacy of Jim Crow. Six years earlier, a bold, audacious partnership of a strong mayor, enlightened business leaders and Atlanta's Black political leadership dared to bid on hosting the 1996 Olympic Games. Unexpectedly, the city won, an achievement that ignited a loose but robust coalition that worked