Arthur E. Langford Jr. (October 3, 1949 - April 15, 1994) was an
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
, city councilman and Georgia state senator (1984–1994). When he was a student as
Morris Brown College
Morris Brown College (MBC) is a private Methodist historically black liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded January 5, 1881, Morris Brown is the first educational institution in Georgia to be owned and operated entirely by African Ame ...
, Langford worked against drugs and violence in poor neighborhoods, founding th
United Youth Adult Conference Langford was an ordained Baptist minister who served at West Hunter Street Baptist Church as associate minister and Rush Memorial Congregational Church as pastor.
Atlanta History Center (photo and bio of Langford)
Memorials
In 1995, the Lakewood Freeway was renamed the Arthur Langford Jr. Memorial Parkway in honor of Langford. There is a
Arthur Langford Park
and a street, Arthur Langford Jr. Place in his old neighborhood, Joyland, in southeastern Atlanta. The United Youth Adult Conference II maintains th
Arthur Langford Jr. Teen Leadership Institute
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1949 births
1994 deaths
Atlanta City Council members
Georgia (U.S. state) state senators
Morris Brown College alumni
20th-century American politicians
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