Decatur residents questioning action to rename Oliver Street, 1984 June 21

Decatur residents questioning action to rename Oliver Street, 1984 June 21

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Newspaper article from The Atlanta Constitution about Decatur residents' reactions to the renaming of Oliver Street to Commerce Drive by the Decatur City Commission in 1984. Oliver St. was named after Henry Oliver, a former slave who lived from 1831 to 1905 and received land from his former master. The article notes that the granddaughter of Henry Oliver, Antioch A.M.E. member Lena Kemp, was not upset by the change.

The Atlanta Constitution

Barbara Lowe Collection

Stone Mountain, Ga. : Antioch A.M.E. Church

1984-06-21

Christopher Chuhna

Annie Shirley

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