United States, New York, New York County, New York, 40.7142691, -74.00597291850/1980Portrait of Dr. John Walter Letson, the superintendent of the Atlanta City Schools from 1960 to 1973, in New York City, New York.John Walter Letson was a long-time educator and school administrator. He served as the superintendent of the public schools in Bessemer, Alabama from 1949 to 1957. He held the same position in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1957 to 1960. He subsequently served as the superintendent of the Atlanta Public Schools from 1960 to 1973. Letson retired early from his position in Atlanta as part of a compromise desegregation plan, which would include naming an African American to the position of superintendent. Letson subsequently served as the dean of Valdosta State College's School of Education.image/jpegVIS 170.1064.001ahc1701064001.jpgAtlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Centerhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Atlanta History Photograph CollectionSchool superintendents--Georgia--AtlantaPortraitsJohn Walter LetsonStillImage