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September 5, 1956

Heart of Atlanta Motel

It was touted as one of the finest hotels between New York and Miami, but its owner refused to rent rooms to Black patrons. The Heart of Atlanta Motel, which opened on this day in 1956, would figure into the heart of a landmark civil rights case. Located at 255 Courtland Street, the motel was […]

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Moreton Rolleston, Jr., former owner of the Heart of Atlanta hotel, sued actor-director Tyler Perry over a property dispute in 2007.