In Atlanta, there were about 25,000 unfilled job positions because of a lack of education and skills to get potential applicants.
[1] On September 6, 1966, a black man who was arrested in connection to stealing a car was shot and wounded by a detective.
Martin Luther King collaborated with Atlanta mayors William Hartsfield and Ivan Allen Jr. to achieve this.
A black security guard at the grill denied him entrance for unclear reasons and a fight broke out between the two.
Local residents decided to get to work on organizing committees and hold a protest meeting the next night.
[1][5] During June 18, an African American man banged on an alarm with a broom leading to it short circuiting.
African-American leaders were urged to voice their grievances through legal channels but received a moderate response from the crowd.
Community workers tried to prevent any future violence by going to the area along with mayor Ivan Allen Jr. in an attempt to lower tensions.