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How Mexicans Carried Atlanta To The Finish Line

Published September 15, 2017 at 2:20 PM MDT
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The 1996 Olympics in Atlanta were a huge turning point for the city, not just because of the international attention, but because of who built the Olympic structures: Mexican immigrants.

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