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Atlanta dedicates historical marker for Judge Isabelle Gates Webster
Summary
At a City of Atlanta ceremony, speakers honored Judge Isabelle Gates Webster for her civil-rights litigation, community role and decades of service, noting her work during Jim Crow and a high-profile discrimination suit against Georgia Power.
The City of Atlanta dedicated a historical marker honoring Judge Isabelle Gates Webster at a ceremony, speakers said, praising her legal work, mentorship and role in the neighborhood.
"Today, we gather in the spirit of remembrance, gratitude, and honor. We celebrate the life and legacy of judge Isabelle Gates Webster," Commenter 1 said at the ceremony.
Speakers said Webster joined the State Bar of Georgia in the late 1950s during Jim Crow and handled discrimination litigation described in remarks as "title 7" cases. Commenters recalled a suit against Georgia Power that a speaker said "had received 1 of…
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