Wheat Street Baptist Church

Linked to Bus Desegregation in Atlanta

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The planning of the "Love, Law, and Liberation" movement, which integrated the Atlanta bus system, took place at Wheat Street Baptist Church, on Sweet Auburn Avenue. The movement, which began in January 1957, was led by the church's pastor, William Holmes Borders.

Photograph by Warren LeMay

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