Chief Askew's Diary: Feb. 23, 1930
He works even on Sunday; Atlanta gets new city hall -- and a scandal
The years 1930 and 2025 have something in common: our days and dates match. Today being a Sunday now as well as then, Chief Askew began his diary by saying nothing much was going on. “Everybody seems to be riding and nowhere to go.” But things changed that night.
“A young Negro Boy tried to get in McCalla drug store about 8 PM from the back, but was frig…
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