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	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Auburn Avenue (Sweet Auburn)
		Because Auburn Avenue's financial institutions amounted to a consolidation of African American wealth unique for its time, fl Atlantans referred to the street as "Sweet Auburn." Coined by John Wesley Dobbs, a civic leader and the neighborhood's unofficial "mayor," the name reflected the avenue's prominence as a national center of fl commerce.
		As the NAACP and local voting-rights organizations, from their Sweet Auburn offices, lobbied state and local governments for an end to segregation, and as native son Martin Luther King Jr., who was born at 501 Auburn Avenue, led the crusade for civil rights before a national audience, the street began its steep decline.
		Auburn's designation as a national historic landmark in 1976 and the construction of the Martin Luther King Jr.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2507 (992 words)

	Auburn-Opelika Convention & Visitors Bureau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		“Sweet Auburn, the loveliest village of the plain” is a line that has become so synonymous with the community that it is sometimes difficult to recall which inspired the other.
		Auburn University’s beautiful 1,900-acre campus of pristine lawns, historic buildings, and state of the art facilities is the core of this charming college town.
		Auburn is a unique and beautiful city with the charm and hospitality of a small southern town.
	www.auburn-opelika.com /history/frmHistory.aspx (2357 words)

	Rocky Mountain Auburn Club - Mascot Traditions
		According to the legend, an Auburn student, fighting at the Civil War’s Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia, was left for dead in no-man's land, that stretch of earth between the two armies that belonged to neither friend nor foe.
		The man later joined Auburn’s faculty and when the train departed for Atlanta that fateful day, the instructor and the eagle, known to all Auburn people as “War Eagle” because of the circumstances which brought the man and eagle together, were on the train.
		Since Auburn athletes were, in the early days, men from the Plains, it was only natural for newspaper headline writers to shorten that to "Plainsmen." However, today as in days of old, the term "Plainsman" or "Plainswoman" always refers to Auburn students, never to a sports team or mascot.
	www.coloradotigers.com /concourse/traditions_mascots.htm (919 words)

	Sweet Auburn, USA. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		In its 1920s heyday, "Sweet Auburn" was a prosperous, progressive area of fl-owned businesses and jazz clubs, but since the Depression it has declined, becoming yet another faceless strip of boarded-up barbers and beauty stores.
		Despite the lack of attention given to it by the city, this short stretch of road is the most visited attraction in the entire state of Georgia, and it's a moving experience to watch the crowds of schoolkids listening patiently to the guided tours and waiting in turn to take photographs.
		Auburn remained the base for King's breathtakingly courageous campaigning during the Sixties, and his Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) still has its headquarters in the old Masonic building on the corner of Auburn Avenue and Hilliard Street.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/usa/sweet_auburn (541 words)

	Sweet Auburn Fest
		The name "Sweet Auburn" was coined by J. Dobbs the grandfather of Maynard Jackson, because, as he stated "money ran like honey".
		Sweet Auburn was the center of business, education, politics, entertainment, social and religious life.
		Sweet Auburn is not just a street, it is a community, a spirit, a symbol of the ability of a people to achieve and overcome severe oppression, degradation and discrimination to build what Forbes magazine called the riches "Negro" street in America".
	www.sneadsferry.org /festival/gaf_sweet_auburn_spring_fest.htm (448 words)

	Sweet Auburn - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Sweet Auburn Historic District is a historic African-American neighborhood along Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia.
		It developed quickly being near the Georgia Railroad and in 1879 was at the endpoint of a newly graded road called simply Boulevard which led from the railroad to North Ave near Ponce de Leon and Angier springs.
		Like other fl communities throughout the country, Sweet Auburn's success was intricately tied to the residential patterns forced on African Americans during the early 20th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sweet_Auburn (486 words)

	History - City of Auburn, Washington
		The city of Auburn, located 20 miles south of Seattle, was home to some of the earliest settlers in King County.
		Auburn is located near the original confluence of the Green and White rivers, both of which contain runoff water from the Cascade Mountain range.
		Auburn had been a bustling center for hop farming until 1890 when the crops were destroyed by aphids.
	www.ci.auburn.wa.us /about/history.asp (650 words)

	Sweet Auburn Fest
		The name "Sweet Auburn" was coined by J. Dobbs the grandfather of Maynard Jackson, because, as he stated "money ran like honey".
		Sweet Auburn was the center of business, education, politics, entertainment, social and religious life.
		Sweet Auburn is not just a street, it is a community, a spirit, a symbol of the ability of a people to achieve and overcome severe oppression, degradation and discrimination to build what Forbes magazine called the riches "Negro" street in America".
	www.ovayonda.org /festival/gaf_sweet_auburn_spring_fest.htm (471 words)

	Sweet Auburn Avenue Yesterday and Today
		Auburn Avenue has also been known as "The Avenue" and "Black Peachtree," because of the prosperous African-American businesses that were created there.
		Now today, the memories of the vitality exist in the buildings and the streets, and when the Sweet Auburn Avenue Festival is around, the energy, and excitement of The Avenue returns.
		The Sweet Auburn Literary Festival will be held the first time this year during the Sweet Auburn Avenue Festival.
	www.nghosibooks.com /pages/sweetauburnavenue.htm (683 words)

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		FOSA is providing dynamic, committed leadership to the task of preserving, rejuvenating and telling the story of the Heritage, History and Spirit of the Sweet Auburn Historical District.
		SWEET AUBURN BREAD COMPANY Located at 234 Auburn Avenue in the Odd Fellows retail and office complex.
		The Sweet Auburn Theatre Company's mission is to educate, entertain, and enlighten its audience.
	www.sweetauburn.com /content (1595 words)

	Hill Street Press \| New Books
		Both an historical account and a contemporary portrait, Sweet Auburn is the opportunity to see clearly why the Main Street of the fl south has endured for generations.
		By 1920, Auburn Avenue, with over one hundred fl-owned businesses ranging from the mom-and-pop restaurants of Soul Food Row such as Ma Sutton's and Hawk's Dinette to the giant Atlanta Life Insurance corporation, was the center of fl affluence.
		Written in association with the National Park Service, Ash’s Sweet Auburn is an inspirational march down a culturally important street that was described in the Atlanta Independent of 1926 as “an institution with influence and power not only among Georgians but American Negroes everywhere”—and one which continues to shape and inspire today’s fl achievers.
	www.hillstreetpress.com /SweetAuburn.html (519 words)

	Atlanta : Walking Tours \| Frommers.com
		Sweet Auburn, the focus of the following walking tour, includes the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site, which comprises about 2 blocks along Auburn Avenue, plus the surrounding preservation district, about 10 more blocks.
		Standing at 472-488 Auburn Ave., these two-family dwellings with separate hip roofs were built in 1905 to house workers for the Empire Textile Company.
		Auburn Avenue was originally called Wheat Street in honor of Augustus W. Wheat, one of Atlanta's early merchants.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/atlanta/0002010008.html (1532 words)

	Feathers of Hope: Sweet Auburn
		My own passion for cemeteries originated in a passion for birds, which are often found in profusion in cemeteries, where there are often trees and water, just the thing for a 2-ounce warbler exhausted by the northward migration.
		Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge is full to bursting with birders in May, but since they mostly arrive at 6:00 am and leave to go to work by 8:00, they don't get in the way too much of mourners.
		Mount Auburn is one of my favorite cemeteries (yes, I have several!) I have many fond memories of riding my bike from Central Square to go on Brookline Bird Club walks, then stopping at the Greenhouse Cafe in Harvard Square for breakfast on the way home.
	www.magpienest.org /feathersofhope/archives/2004/01/01/sweet_auburn.html (464 words)

	CNN - Atlanta's King's 'Sweet Auburn' recovering after years of decline - January 17, 1998
		ATLANTA (AP) -- Huddled close on a cold, gray day along Auburn Avenue are layers of a family who have seen the rise and fall and rise of the fabled street where Martin Luther King Jr.
		Auburn Avenue was dubbed "Sweet Auburn" by early civil rights leader John Wesley Dobbs because of the opportunities it afforded fls even under strict segregation laws.
		But for a time, Auburn Avenue was seen as too far gone to be worth the risk.
	www.cnn.com /US/9801/17/kings.sweet.auburn/index.html (894 words)

	Sweet Auburn Avenue: The Buildings Tell Their Story
		Today the buildings on Auburn Avenue honor the determination and tenacity of Black Americans operating within the confines of extreme social and economic segregation between 1880 and 1965 to create a thriving community and six centers of higher education adjacent to this street.
		By the 1930s some called Auburn the "Black Peachtree," though, physically, that was a bit of a stretch since Peachtree wound north of the city and continued for many miles.
		And that's why John Wesley Dobbs, coined the phrase "Sweet Auburn" Avenue because it said it was more sugar in that one block than in anywhere else in America.
	www.sweetauburn.us /intro.htm (795 words)

	Sweet Auburn Springfest 2007 - Sonicbids
		The Sweet Auburn Springfest 2007 is a family event with an expected attendance of between 350,000 to 500,000 people.
		It will be held May 12-14, 2007 in the Historic Sweet Auburn District of Downtown Atlanta, Georgia (festival area is 8 city blocks).
		The festival attendees cover a wide cross-section of residents and visitors, however the festival is viewed mainly as a family event.
	www.sonicbids.com /Opportunity/OpportunityView.aspx?opportunity_id=10311 (239 words)

	May Festivals Events Georgia Spring Atlanta Jazz Festival, Cinco de Mayo, Sweet Auburn Spring Fest, Caribbean Carnival, ...
		Sweet Auburn Springfest is the largest Multicultural Street festival in the South.
		Held In the historic Sweet Auburn District Of Atlanta, the Festival, a family event attracts from 350,000 to 500,000 attendees, Performers: Artist covering all genres of music, from Jazz, to Blue Grass and International performers.
		It is also an occasion for the Spirit of Sweet Auburn to recognize the many dedicated people who contribute of their time, effort and resources to make the Sweet Auburn Springfest the "Grandest Festival of the Year on the Greatest Street on the Planet." These include the Sponsors, Volunteers, Vendors and Staff.
	www.findandgo.com /nb024_events_festivals_may.htm (2461 words)

	Remodeling : Homes / Districts : Atlanta's Sweet Auburn : Home & Garden Television
		Sweet Auburn became the hub of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and '60s.
		Sweet Auburn is a one-mile corridor, two blocks wide, at the heart of the city.
		For decades, Sweet Auburn was Atlanta's Black downtown, a city within a city where African Americans created the institutions they were excluded from by white Atlanta.
	www.hgtv.com /hgtv/rm_restoration_homes_areas/article/0,1797,HGTV_3787_1379296,00.html (628 words)

	Sweet Auburn Historical District Georgia Fulton County
		Auburn Avenue was the center of almost everything that is important to the Negro in Atlanta.
		The great legends of the entertainment world honed their skills at the clubs and lounges on Sweet Auburn.
		It was in the '50s that Forbes Magazine called Sweet Auburn the riches Negro street in the world.
	valuecom.com /acclaim/Georgia/NonProfit_Organizations/Sweet_Auburn_Historical_District.html (291 words)

	Auburn Tigers Football Tickets, Auburn Football Tickets - Sweet Seats at Auburn Football Games
		There is no secret, Auburn football is king of the south and in recent years, Auburn has consistently raked among the elite teams in the country.
		For those die hard Auburn Tigers fans, there is no other place to be on a Saturday afternoon than at the game, and those who know will tell you TickCo is the place to go get your Auburn Tigers tickets.
		As College football ticket brokers, we specialize in premium Auburn Football tickets as well as tickets to some of the the biggest events in the world.
	www.tickco.com /sports/NCAA_Football/auburn_tigers_football_tickets.htm (411 words)

	Self-Guided Walking Tours in Atlanta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Auburn Avenue, long the pride and Main Street of Black Atlanta, was once the unparalleled center of Black opportunity, success, and social life in the Southeast.
		The development and success of the Prince Hall Masons in Georgia was due largely to the work of one man, John Wesley Dobbs, the man who named Auburn Avenue "Sweet Auburn." Dobbs's grandson, Maynard Jackson, served two terms as Atlanta mayor.
		He acknowledges that portions of this document were excerpted from the "Sweet Auburn Walking Tour" which he, along with Jeff Bridges and Joseph Y. Garrison, published in 1978.
	userwww.service.emory.edu /~adunger/auburnwalking.html (1322 words)

	A Look at Sweet Auburn
		With a nationwide lack of employment and educational opportunities for fls of that era, Sweet Auburn was a great place to call home.
		The current vision for Sweet Auburn is that growth will be stimulated with the completion of these new buildings.
		And although those remaining there accept that Sweet Auburn may never be exactly what it was, they do look forward to the future, and they now have a dream of what Sweet Auburn may very well become.
	www.newcolonist.com /auburn.html (487 words)

	Sweet Auburn Historic District--Atlanta: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		Concentrated along a short mile and a half of Auburn Avenue, the Sweet Auburn Historic District reflects the history, heritage and achievements of Atlanta's African Americans.
		Sweet Auburn was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
		Sweet Auburn Historic District is located along Auburn Avenue, generally between Courtland St. and I-75/85 in downtown Atlanta.
	www.nps.gov /history/nr/travel/atlanta/aub.htm (436 words)

	11 Most Endangered Places at National Trust for Historic Preservation - Sweet Auburn
		Once rich with the sounds of Cab Calloway, Diana Ross and James Brown, Sweet Auburn thrived in the mid-20th century as a bustling center of Atlanta's African-American life.
		But in the 1960s and 1970s, like so many other inner-city neighborhoods, Sweet Auburn fell victim to disinvestment, crime and abandonment, its problems compounded by highway construction that split it in two.
		Preservation partners recognize Sweet Auburn’s high vacancy rate and fear this infill project will spur the wholesale demolition of historic properties, providing the “wrong model” for reinvestment.
	www.nationaltrust.org /11Most/list.asp?i=88 (263 words)

	Inventory of the Sweet Auburn Neighborhood Project Oral History Interviews
		The interviewees discuss personal background, social and economic conditions among the African American residents of Sweet Auburn, recollections of the riot of 1906, the fire of 1917, the Depression, the Butler Street Urban Renewal Project (1950s), cross-town migration, and the civil rights movement.
		The Sweet Auburn Neighborhood Project is an oral history project that was funded by an NEH Youth Project grant.
		The Sweet Auburn Neighborhood Project was given to the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History in September, 1993 by Dr. Levefer.
	dlg.galileo.usg.edu /aafa/print/aafa_aarl93-002.html (801 words)

	Scout.com: Sweet Victory Earns Auburn Sweet 16 Berth
		The victory was a particularly sweet one for a trio of Auburn seniors who will make their first appearance in the NCAA Sweet 16.
		Auburn coach Eric Shore says, “I have seen Mark play a lot of great matches and it looked like he was on top of his game.
		In Nashville, Tenn., the Auburn women's fell 4-0 to sixth-ranked Vanderbilt in the finals of the NCAA Regional.
	auburn.scout.com /2/47581.html (960 words)

	Sweet Auburn, loveliest village on the plain...
		You know, the one that was on campus when your older brother was here, the one that can remember when so-and-so used to water-balloon the freshman dorms, the one that remembers when XYZ hall was built, the one that, although you never really express it, you think really ought to move on with his life?
		From the day that I first set foot on campus as a nervous, wide-eyed freshman to the day I walked across the stage to receive my (second) diploma, there wasn't a day that went by when I didn't think I was living in the greatest place on earth, attending the greatest university in history.
		Present tense, not past tense; once you are an Auburn man, you are an Auburn man for life.
	www.mindspring.com /~timperkins/auburn1.html (679 words)

	Disputes slow revival of old Sweet Auburn \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		ATLANTA – Rows of pictures and artifacts tell the story of Atlanta's Sweet Auburn neighborhood, the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr.
		The 58-year-old Howard said he welcomes development in Sweet Auburn – but not at the expense of its history or its fl-owned businesses.
		Many have latched onto the models of Bourbon Street in New Orleans and Beale Street in Memphis, Tenn., to transform Sweet Auburn into a leading tourist and entertainment destination while keeping its historic flavor.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20041003/news_1h3auburn.html (695 words)

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