Willis Mill Road
From a pioneer grist mill path to the epicenter of a 1960s segregationist zoning battle, Willis Mill Road is a historic artery of Southwest Atlanta.
Battle Hill Masonic Lodge / McGhee King Building
Constructed in 1962, the building at 2391 Benjamin E. Mays Drive evolved from a white Masonic lodge into the headquarters for the Sickle Cell Foundation.
Memorial to the Six Million
Dedicated in 1965, the Memorial to the Six Million stands as the first three-dimensional Holocaust monument in the United States, built by survivors.
West Side Mutual Development Committee
Formed in 1952 by Mayor William B. Hartsfield, this biracial committee utilized “gentlemen’s agreements” to manage Atlanta’s housing crisis.
Empire Real Estate Board
Founded in 1939, the Empire Real Estate Board was a powerhouse of Black economic strategy, fighting Jim Crow zoning and the Peyton Road Wall for fair housing.
Campbellton Plaza
From its 1956 grand opening to its role in civil rights battles and modern food-desert revitalization, Campbellton Plaza has anchored SW Atlanta for decades.
Peyton Road Wall
In 1962, Atlanta built physical walls across Peyton and Tee Roads to stop Black families from moving into SW Atlanta. Discover the history of the barricades.
Holy Family and Southwest Community Hospital
From a 1941 Catholic clinic to the first hospital in the Southeast to integrate its medical staff, Holy Family/Southwest was a cornerstone of Black healthcare.
Dr. Benjamin E. Mays
As president of Morehouse College, mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and head of the Atlanta School Board, Dr. Benjamin E. Mays shaped modern civil rights.
Adams Park
Sculpted from local granite by WPA laborers in the 1930s, Adams Park survived political controversy to become the battleground that desegregated municipal golf courses.
Mangum Manor and Lynhurst Acres
First carved from the woods in the 1950s, Mangum Manor and Lynhurst Acres became a premier destination for Atlanta’s Black elite, including Mayor Maynard Jackson.
Harlan Terrace and Chalet-Peyton Woods
Following the fall of the 1962 Peyton Road barricades, incoming homeowners transformed these subdivisions into a highly organized, affluent community.
Lynn Valley and Lynn Acres
Hidden beneath a dense canopy, Lynn Valley evolved from a postwar enclave into a sanctuary for civil rights leaders, educators, and literary voices.
Peyton Forest
Developed in the 1950s with literary street names, Peyton Forest became the focus of the 1962 Peyton Road Wall, a physical barricade erected to halt integration.