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Atlanta Ga. what I could
see fit from the cars impressed
me favorably. The city is said to
have 100,000 inhabitants and is
situated upon hilly country. As usual
the negroes are driven into the
valleys and the whiter inhabit the
higher ground. The capitol is
a square rather simple building
with a tower much like that of
of the National capitol. The golden
on the top faces southward
showing the north her back.
Of Birmingham I saw nothing
in the darkness of the night except
numerous coke furnaces.
On arriving in the morning of
Thursday Nov 1st found myself over--