Ivan Allen

My grandmother was a maid and baby sitter, ... From the time she was a teenager until she was 85 read more

My grandmother was a maid and baby sitter, ... From the time she was a teenager until she was 85 years old, she was working for somebody. Both she and my mother took on whatever jobs they could. Anything to have an extra dime or quarter. They made tremendous sacrifices.

A lot of things happened in a lot of places. And to see how well it was handled in Atlanta. read more

A lot of things happened in a lot of places. And to see how well it was handled in Atlanta. There are a lot of reasons for Atlanta being a special town in the Civil Rights era.

I can't tell you some of the things I did as a teenager, but some folks didn't give up on read more

I can't tell you some of the things I did as a teenager, but some folks didn't give up on me.

The city of Atlanta has always had a good spirit.

The city of Atlanta has always had a good spirit.

When I think about all the men and women all over the world who have signed up for much longer read more

When I think about all the men and women all over the world who have signed up for much longer than two years, this is the least I can do,