- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- John Wesley Dobbs
- Date of Original:
- 1940/1950
- Subject:
- Civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
African American civic leaders--Georgia--Atlanta
Atlanta Negro Voters League
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--Atlanta
African Americans--Suffrage--Georgia--Atlanta
African American men--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
Civil rights--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- Dobbs, John Wesley, 1882-1961
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- John Wesley Dobbs was one of the most influential African Americans in Atlanta during the first half of the twentieth century. The founder of the Atlanta Civic and Political League and cofounder of the Atlanta Negro Voters League, Dobbs worked throughout his life to further the causes of Black suffrage and equality.
Photograph of John Wesley Dobbs. He is shown wearing a suit and tie and sits before a marbled background.
Dobbs was one of the most influential African Americans in Atlanta, Georgia, during the first half of the twentieth century. The founder of the Atlanta Civic and Political League and cofounder of the Atlanta Negro Voters League, Dobbs worked throughout his life to further the causes of black suffrage and equality. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/john-wesley-dobbs-1882-1961/m-8724/
- Rights Holder:
- Reprinted with permission from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/john-wesley-dobbs-1882-1961
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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