Georgia consists of 159 counties second only to Texas with 254 Georgia had 161 counties until the end of 1931 when Milton and Campbell were merged into the existing Fulton Some counties have been named for prominent figures in both American and Georgian history and many bear names with Native American origin Counties in Georgia have their own elected legislative branch usually called the Board of Commissioners which usually also has executive authority in the county Several counties have a sole Commissioner form of government with legislative and executive authority vested in a single person Georgia is the only state with current Sole Commissioner counties Georgia's Constitution provides all counties and cities with "home rule" authority the county commissions have considerable power to pass legislation within their county as a municipality would. . . 2.5 Ridership Main festivals in Atlanta include Shaky Knees Music Festival Dragon Con the Peachtree Road Race Music Midtown the Atlanta Film Festival National Black Arts Festival Festival Peachtree Latino Atlanta Pride the neighborhood festivals in Inman Park and Virginia-Highland (Summerfest) and the Little Five Points Halloween festival. Georgia 401.svg State Route 401 (unsigned designation for I-75) Atlanta during the Civil War c.?1864 Adjacent counties. . 36/2 65/18 Atlanta Botanical Garden 105 2616, 56/13 70/21 The Midtown skyline 4.2 Privileges of members Climate chart (explanation).
. 92 1910, Team captains Marine mammal: right whale, 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. . . .
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