Arthur E. Langford Jr. (October 3, 1949 - April 15, 1994)[1] was an Atlanta, Georgia, city councilman and Georgia state senator (1984–1994). When he was a student as Morris Brown College, Langford worked against drugs and violence in poor neighborhoods, founding the 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.[2]

Memorials

In 1995, the Lakewood Freeway was renamed the Arthur Langford Jr. Memorial Parkway in honor of Langford. There is an 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 the Arthur Langford Jr. Teen Leadership Institute.

Family

Sarah-Elizabeth Langford is his daughter.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Arthur E Langford in Social Security Death Index". Fold3. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. ↑ Atlanta History Center (photo and bio of Langford) Archived March 15, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Deere, Stephen. "EXCLUSIVE: Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed's wife not cited in 2016 car crash". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved 2024-01-16.


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