United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981962Residents of the Mennonite House, a center of civil rights activity in Atlanta from 1961 to 1964, gather around the "black and white table." The table, built in 1962 by Mennonites Vincent Harding and Bill Cooper, was made of light maple and dark mahogany or cherry, symbolizing racial unity.Photograph of residents of the Mennonite House, a center of civil rights activity in Atlanta, Georgia from 1961 to 1964, gathered around the "black and white table." The table, built in 1962 by Mennonites Vincent Harding and Bill Cooper, was made of light maple and dark mahogany or cherry, symbolizing racial unity. Six diners, both white and African American, sit around the table, on which a meal is spread.The Mennonite House, which was located on Houston Street in Atlanta, Georgia, served as a residence and headquarters for Mennonites active in the civil rights movement. The house was established by Vincent Harding, a Mennonite minister, and his wife, Rosemarie. In 1962 Vincent Harding was arrested at a demonstration in Albany, Georgia during the Albany Movement, prompting internal debate over appropriate protest activities for Mennonites. The Hardings ultimately left Mennonite House in 1964.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/mennonitesForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/mennonitesForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaDwellings--Georgia--AtlantaMen--Georgia--AtlantaWomen--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican American men--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican American women--Georgia--AtlantaInfants--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican American infants--Georgia--AtlantaTableware--Georgia--AtlantaCivil rights--Georgia--AtlantaAfrican Americans--Civil rights--Georgia--AtlantaTables--Georgia--AtlantaDinners and dining--Georgia--AtlantaMennonites--Georgia--AtlantaCivil rights workers--Georgia--AtlantaCivil rights--Religious aspectsCivil rights--Religious aspects--MennonitesBlack and White TableStillImage