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Tom Houck
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009

Open quoteAtlanta is a symbol for black Americans, more than Los Angeles, more than Chicago, more than Baltimore.Close quote

  • TOM HOUCK,
  • a former newspaper columnist in Atlanta, on the city's mayoral election; a long line of black mayors may be broken if front-runner Mary Norwood, who is white, is elected
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