Olympics Out of Cobb pamphlet

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Olympics Out of Cobb (OOOC) was a grassroots movement resisting the decision by the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games (ACOG) to hold the preliminary volleyball competition in Cobb County. The county came under scrutiny from local and national LGBTQ+ rights groups in 1993 when the Board of Commissioners passed a resolution condemning “gay lifestyles.” Cobb’s commissioners refused to rescind the resolution and the events were ultimately moved to Athens.

Courtesy of Atlanta History Center.

Pink pamphlet in support of the grassroots movement to move the 1996 Olympics Games out of Cobb County.

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