United States, Massachusetts, Suffolk County, Boston, 42.35843, -71.059771991Charles Weltner accepts the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 1991. An Atlanta native, Weltner served as both a U.S. congressman from Georgia and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. His career was marked by an ardent opposition to segregation during the 1950s.Photograph of Charles Weltner accepting the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 1991. He stands at a large wooden podium and speaks into a microphone. The award sits on the right.An Atlanta, Georgia native, Weltner served as both a U.S. congressman from Georgia and as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia. His career was marked by an ardent opposition to segregation during the 1950s.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/charles-weltner-1927-1992Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/charles-weltner-1927-1992Forms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaLegislators--United StatesJudges--GeorgiaMen--GeorgiaCivil rights workers--GeorgiaPoliticians--GeorgiaMicrophoneJohn F. Kennedy LibraryJohn F. Kennedy Library. Foundation--AwardsSpeeches, addresses, etc., American--Massachusetts--BostonCharles WeltnerStillImage