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By Mark Hilton, November 14, 2021
Alonzo Herndon 1858-1927 Marker at Centennial Hall.
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1 ► Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Hotel District — 60-24 — Alonzo Herndon 1858-1927 —  |
| Alonzo Herndon was born into slavery in Walton County, Georgia, in 1858. After moving to segregated Atlanta, Herndon opened several barbershops including the upscale Crystal Palace in 1902. In 1905, he purchased a small mutual aid association that . . . — — Map (db m185910) HM | |||
| 2 ► Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Hotel District — Sweet Auburn Walk Martin Luther King Jr., National Historic Site — |
| I call it my Auburn Avenue, the street which is known all over America as the center of activity among black people in the south. I.P. Reynolds, letter carrier and writer Here, in the days before desegregation, blacks . . . — — Map (db m185991) HM | |||