Education
Flashback Photos: Dr. Alonzo Crim, first black APS superintendent
Photos: Dr. Alonzo Crim, the first black superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools. A look at his life and career.
1 / 8
The weight of racial history was on Alonzo Crim's shoulders when he came from California in 1973 to run Atlanta's public schools. White flight had replaced a white majority with more than 80 percent black enrollment. As soon as Crim arrived, Congressman Andrew Young invited him to a three-day meeting with civil rights leaders, who made him feel as if he were on the witness stand, Crim later wrote. Atlanta was the desegregation case they were watching. Crim felt he disappointed the civil rights veterans when he told them he was merely going to build a system "where students would know that people cared about them and help them achieve." -- Doug Cumming, Pete Scott, AJC archives (original run date: May 4, 2000)
Today’s Gallery Headlines
Credit: Daniel Varnado/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Photos: Carrollton beats Grayson 34-14 in playoff quarterfinals
Carrollton defeated Grayson 34-14 in the 2025 GHSA playoff football quarterfinals.
Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC
PHOTOS: Georgia defeats Georgia Tech at Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Photos from Georgia's 16-9 win against Georgia Tech for Clean Old-Fashioned Hate at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Nov. 28, 2025.
Credit: Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com
PHOTOS: Pregame scene at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for Tech-Georgia
Photos from the scene at Mercedes-Benz Stadium for Clean Old-Fashioned Hate - Georgia vs. Georgia Tech - on Nov. 28, 2025.
Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC
PHOTOS: Georgia Tech defeated by Pittsburgh in Yellow Jackets' home finale
Needing a win to clinch a spot in the ACC Championship Game, Georgia Tech flopped in a big way Saturday, losing 44-28 to the Pittsburgh Panthers.