With the Wind was written by Margaret Mitchell. She sold more than 1 million copies by the end of the year and won a Pulitzer prize for the novel in 1937. 1948 WSB-TV becomes the first local T.V. station. WSB is an acronym for Welcome South Brother. Lenox Square Mall opens, becoming the city's first regional shopping center.
Students begin peaceful sit-ins to desegregate downtown business and restaurants.
1961 Atlanta Public schools begin desegregation. Ivan Allen, Jr. defeats segregationist Lester Maddox in the mayoral election. The modern terminal at Hartsfield Airport was completed. 1963 Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. becomes the only southern mayor to support a civil rights act in Congress. Public swimming pools, parks, and some restaurants are integrated.