Freaknik

Freaknik was an annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, primarily of students from historically black colleges and universities. cite news
url= http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/04/13/whatever_0414.html
title= Street party became its own undoing
last= Suggs
first= Ernie
date= 2008-04-14
publisher= The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
quote= It was a heck of a run. From 1983 until 1999, Freaknik — the college picnic that morphed into a sprawling street party — tormented, titillated and drove Atlanta to the brink.
accessdate= 2008-04-14 ] Begun in 1982 as a small picnic near the AUC, it was initially sponsored by The DC Metro Club and was typically held during the third weekend in April to coincide with the schools of the Atlanta University Center's Reading Day. The event increased in size and popularity in the 1990s with dancing, drinking, parties, a basketball tournament, rap sessions, a film festival and a job fair. [ cite news
url= http://www.cnn.com/US/9704/18/briefs.pm/freaknik.index.html
title= Black students converge on Atlanta for Freaknik
last=
first=
date= 1997-04-18
publisher= CNN
quote= Among the other activities planned are a party at a downtown club hosted by Michael Bivins of the hip-hop group "New Edition," a basketball tournament, rap sessions, a film festival and a daylong job fair.
accessdate= 1997-04-18 ]

Atlantans' reception of the festival was mixed. In its heyday, the fest attracted upwards of 250,000 revelers to the city. Many residents attended and enjoyed Freaknik, and others complained about traffic congestion due to street parties. [ cite news
url= http://www.ajc.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/ajc/town-talk/entries/2008/04/14/as_the_best_par.html
title= Remember Freaknik: Fun or flash point?
last=
first=
date= 2008-04-14
publisher= The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
quote= "The best moments in my life happened at freaknik."
accessdate= 2008-04-14 ] City leaders eventually took measures to curtail Freaknik's accessibility, and hence its popularity. As a result, Freaknik moved to Memorial Drive in Dekalb County then Daytona Beach, Florida.

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