Ivan Allen Jr.

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Ivan Allen Jr. was an American businessman and politician who served as mayor of Atlanta during the 1960s, playing a key role in the city’s peaceful desegregation and economic modernization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
politician
awardReceived Martin Luther King Jr. Nonviolent Peace Prize NERFINISHED
National Civil Rights Museum Freedom Award NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart failure
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1911-03-15
dateOfDeath 2003-07-02
educatedAt Boys High School (Atlanta) NERFINISHED
Georgia Institute of Technology NERFINISHED
employer Ivan Allen Company NERFINISHED
endTime 1970
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Allen NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork civil rights policy
municipal governance
urban development
genre urban political leadership
givenName Ivan NERFINISHED
hasPart Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard named in his honor
knownFor leadership during Atlanta desegregation
promoting Atlanta as a business and transportation hub
support for civil rights
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
namesake Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech NERFINISHED
notableEvent testimony in support of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 before the U.S. Senate
notableWork economic modernization of Atlanta in the 1960s
role in peaceful desegregation of Atlanta
occupation business executive
politician
participatedIn desegregation of public facilities in Atlanta
planning for Atlanta’s rapid economic growth in the 1960s
placeOfBirth Atlanta, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment pro–civil rights Southern Democrat
positionHeld Mayor of Atlanta
president of Ivan Allen Company
religion Methodism
residence Atlanta
surface form: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
spouse Louise Richardson Allen NERFINISHED
startTime 1962
workLocation Atlanta, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED

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Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia, United States notableBurial Ivan Allen Jr.
subject surface form: Oakland Cemetery