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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Atlanta's Crime Prevention Committee holds its first quarterly Sunday event at Ebenezer Baptist Church to address high homicide rates (102 in 1950, mostly by Negroes) and outline plans to reduce crime in 1951, featuring Councilman Wood and community leaders.
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Atlantans interested in the reduction of homicides and crime will have an opportunity to hear Councilman Douglas Wood representing Mayor Wm. B. Hartsfield today at 4 P. M. in Ebenezer Baptist Church, Rev. M. L. King, pastor.
With a 102 homicide rate, of which 85 were committed by Negroes in 1950, the Atlanta Committee on Crime Prevention, which is sponsoring its First Quarterly Crime Prevention Sunday hopes to keep the record down in 1951. So far two such crimes have been committed by Negroes this year, but the group will outline a plan of action this afternoon through which it hopes to arouse public sentiment to the extent that homicides and crime will be kept to a minimum.
In addition to Councilman Wood, representatives of churches, educational, businesses and other organizations will be on program. Music will be furnished by the Ebenezer Baptist Church choir under direction of Mrs. Alberta King and the Atlanta Life Ensemble directed by Mrs. Leslye Nolan. Devotions will be led by Rev. R. B. Shorts; Atty. A. T. Walden will be Master of Ceremonies, and C. A. Scott will make an appeal for funds. A delegation representing the Crime Prevention Committee incorporated, of Fulton County, is expected to be present.
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Ebenezer Baptist Church, Atlanta
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1951 01 (First Quarterly Crime Prevention Sunday)
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The Atlanta Committee on Crime Prevention sponsors its First Quarterly Crime Prevention Sunday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, featuring Councilman Douglas Wood speaking on reducing homicides and crime, with 102 homicides in 1950 (85 by Negroes) and 2 so far in 1951. The event includes representatives from various organizations, music, devotions, and an appeal for funds to arouse public sentiment against crime.