Ivan Earnest Allen Jr. (March 15, 1911 – July 2, 2003) was an American businessman who served two terms as the 51st mayor of Atlanta, during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

Aug 23, 2004 · Ivan Allen Jr. served as mayor of Atlanta from 1962 to 1970. He is credited with leading the city through an era of significant physical and economic growth and with maintaining calm during …

The following biography of Ivan Allen Jr. was written by Ronald Bayor, Professor Emeritus of History at Georgia Tech. The biography features materials from the Ivan Allen Jr. Digital Collection and each …

Ivan Allen, Jr., grew up as the only son of businessman Ivan Allen, Sr. and Irene Beaumont Allen. He graduated from all-white Boys High School in Atlanta, majored in business administration at the …

He was Atlanta’s mayor for eight years in the 1960s, and he was the only Southern politician to testify in favor of the Civil Rights Act. Ivan Allen Jr. was born in Atlanta in 1911 and graduated from Georgia …

Jul 3, 2003 · As mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 1962 to 1970, Ivan Allen Jr. presided over that city's peaceful desegregation. He ended segregation at City Hall, testified before Congress in favor of civil …

"Ivan Allen Jr. served as mayor of Atlanta from 1962 to 1970. He is credited with leading the city through an era of significant physical and economic growth and with maintaining calm during the civil rights …

In his two terms as the fifty-second mayor of Atlanta from 1962 to 1970, Ivan Allen Jr. transformed the city from an economically stagnant and segregated town of the old South into a burgeoning …

As mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 1962 to 1970, Ivan Allen Jr. presided over that city's peaceful desegregation. He ended segregation at City Hall, testified before Congress in favor of civil rights …

Dec 7, 2023 · Ivan Allen Jr., the 52nd mayor of Atlanta who guided city growth while promoting peace during the Civil Rights Movement, walked the halls of what is now Midtown a century ago.