- Herbert Jenkins
Herbert Turner Jenkins (
June 7 ,1907 –July 20 ,1990 ) was the longest servingpolice chief ofAtlanta .Early life
He was an automotive pioneer in Atlanta, working at its earliest car dealership.That experience led to his last book.
Policing
He joined the force in 1932 and was made chief in 1947.He served as chief for 25 years until retiring in 1972 shepherding the city through racial strife during the desegregation of public transportation,
public schools and parks.Fully backed by MayorWilliam Hartsfield , he was able to bring all parties to the table helping Atlanta progress mostly peacefully through straits that crippled other Southern cities.Retirement
After retiring he became a researcher at
Emory University which he was able to parlay into books about Atlanta history.He took his life three years after the death of wife of nearly 60 years.See also
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List of police chiefs of Atlanta Bibliography
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Keeping the Peace
*Forty Years on the Force (1932-1972)
*Atlanta and the Automobile (1977)References
*"Atlanta in the Age of Pericles" by James Sage Jenkins (1996)
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