Pomerantz is an author and journalist and serves as a visiting lecturer in the department of communication at stanford university. Sweet auburn was designated a national historic landmark in 1976. Atlanta to auburn 3 ways to travel via bus, car, plane. At the 14th st entrance is a monument commemorating the mission of peace to the north in 1879 by the gate city guard of atl. Ne, atlanta, ga, atlanta, ga, united states show map. Located in the historically black sweet auburn district, rosa duffy.
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