-
Period: to
Herman Talmadge
Photo of Herman Talmadge Herman Talmadge Comments on Three Governor Controversy Herman Talmadge was an American politicial and the other son of former Georgia governor Eugene Talmadge. He was involved in the Three Governors Controversy which occured 1947. He became governor of Georgia 1948 and in 1956, he began his first of four years in the U.S. Senate, representing Georgia. -
Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox was an American politician. He defied the Civil Rights Act and refused to serve blacks in his restaurant. In 1965, he chose to close his restaurant rather than serve blacks. He served as governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. -
Andrew Young
Andrew Young on born on March 12th, 1932. He was a civil rights activist and aide to Martin Luther King Jr. In 1982, he was elected governor of Georgia. He would serve eight years. -
Sibley Commission
(Picture: Ernest Vandiver)
The Sibley Commission was named after John Sibley. Following the Brown vs Board of Education case, the Supreme Court ordered the desegregation of schools. The Georgia governor, Ernest Vandiver, was forced to decide whether to close public schools or desegregate them. John Sibley led the commission and asked the public whether they would want to integrate school systems, or shut down schools. An astonishing 60% of people would rather shut down schools than to mix races. -
Period: to
SNCC
(Picture: SNCC members protesting) The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (pronounced snick) was an organization founded by black college students. As its name suggestions, it was primarily made up of students who fought for desegregation in the South. The Albany movement was among one of their most famous protests. -
Albany Movement
Albany Movement Video The Albany Movement took place in GA from November 17th 1961 to August 1962. The SNCC went down to Albany Georgia to challenge the Jim Crow laws protest non-violently. Martin Luther King Jr. participated in the event. Afterwards, he said that the protest was a failure as many SNCC members had been arrested. However, the SNCC disagreed as they managed to “move things on”. -
March on Washington
"I Have a Dream" On August 18th, 1963, over 200,000 Americans of all races came to Washington DC in a protest that would today be known as the March on Washington. Here, Martin Luther King gave his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The rally was a success and it pushed Congress into signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
(Picture: Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act) Official Transcript President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act on July 2nd 1964. This act banned segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination. This was a huge accomplishment for protestors. <a href='http://media.jrn.com/images/402686_6882675_ver1.0_640_480.jpg >Newspaper article about the actt</a> -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Primary Government Document Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 on August 6th, 1965. This act prohibited states from denying a vote to any U.S citizen because of race or color. It became the most successful Civil Rights bill. -
Election of Maynard Jackson
Maynard Jackson became the first black person to serve as mayor in any major southern city. He was elected mayor in 1974 and he served until 1982 (though he would serve another term in 1990). He was instrumental in bringing the Olympic Games to Atlanta. He also helped plan out and rebuild a large terminal at the William B. Hartsfield Airport, which was renamed Hartfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, just after he died in 2003.
