Tom Hodges
June, 1971
popular populistIt appears that Atlanta mayor Sam Massell is reconfirming that city's 30-year history of maverick Southern progressivism--by moving beyond it. In January of last year, the young (43) and decisively liberal Massell succeeded the courtly Ivan Allen, Jr., whose administration typified the moderate, coalition-building spirit that set Atlanta in sunny relief to the hard times befalling other urban communities. After a stormy seven-way race, Massell, a former realtor, civic activist an...
