All of Georgia's community improvement districts are located in metro Atlanta, Roswell Road (U.S 19/Georgia 9), N Atlanta has played a major or contributing role in the development of various genres of American music at different points in the city's history Beginning as early as the 1920s Atlanta emerged as a center for country music which was brought to the city by migrants from Appalachia During the countercultural 1960s Atlanta hosted the Atlanta International Pop Festival with the 1969 festival taking place more than a month before Woodstock and featuring many of the same bands the city was also a center for Southern rock during its 1970s heyday: the Allman Brothers Band's hit instrumental "Hot 'Lanta" is an ode to the city while Lynyrd Skynyrd's famous live rendition of "Free Bird" was recorded at the Fox Theatre in 1976 with lead singer Ronnie Van Zant directing the band to "play it pretty for Atlanta" During the 1980s Atlanta had an active punk rock scene centered on two of the city's music venues 688 Club and the Metroplex and Atlanta famously played host to the Sex Pistols' first U.S show which was performed at the Great Southeastern Music Hall the 1990s saw the city produce major mainstream acts across many different musical genres Country music artist Travis Tritt and R&B sensations TLC Usher and Toni Braxton were just some of the musicians proud to call Atlanta home the city also gave birth to Atlanta hip hop a subgenre that gained relevance and success with the introduction of the home-grown ATLiens known as Outkast along with other Dungeon Family artists such as Organized Noize and Goodie Mob; however it was not until the 2000s that Atlanta moved "from the margins to becoming hip-hop's center of gravity with another sub-genre called Crunk part of a larger shift in hip-hop innovation to the South and East" Also in the 2000s Atlanta was recognized by the Brooklyn-based Vice magazine for its indie rock scene which revolves around the various live music venues found on the city's alternative eastside to facilitate further local development the state government provides qualified businesses and productions a 15% transferable income tax credit for in-state costs of music investments. Main article: Train, ? During the 1960s Atlanta was a major organizing center of the civil rights movement with Dr Martin Luther King Jr Ralph David Abernathy and students from Atlanta's historically black colleges and universities playing major roles in the movement's leadership While minimal compared to other cities Atlanta was not free of racial strife in 1961 the city attempted to thwart blockbusting by erecting road barriers in Cascade Heights countering the efforts of civic and business leaders to foster Atlanta as the "city too busy to hate" Desegregation of the public sphere came in stages with public transportation desegregated by 1959 the restaurant at Rich's department store by 1961 movie theaters by 1963 and public schools by 1973 in the private sphere the Westminster Schools desegregated in 1967, The 1606 grants by James I to the London and Plymouth companies the overlapping area (yellow) was granted to both companies on the stipulation that neither found a settlement within 100 miles (160 km) of each other the location of the Jamestown Settlement is shown by "J". . . Marietta Daily Journal The city of Atlanta Georgia has a reputation as the "city in a forest" due to its abundance of trees uncommon among major cities Tree coverage was estimated at 47.9% for 2008 in a 2014 study. ! . 7.2 Housing Gwinnett Morgan Sat 28th 13 See also 85 2820, George N Barnard photograph of Slave trader's business on Whitehall Street Atlanta Georgia 1864 ironically shows a United States Colored Troop Infantryman [Corporal] just by the door.
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