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the end of white primary in GA
Oliver brown and other parents tried to enroll their kids to an all white school -
early efforts
During and after WORLD WAR ||,there were more acts of defience against jim crow laws. in 1944. -
integragation of armed forces
president truman decided to end segragation -
brown vs board of education
Oliver brown and other parents tried to enroll their kids into an all white school. -
buses and non-violent resistance
in 1955,Rosa parks, an active member of montgomery's NACCP, refused to give up her seat on a full bus when a white passenger got on.city police arrested her for violating the jim crow's law. -
founding of student non-violent coordinating comitee (sncc)
it chose atlanta as it's headquarters. SNCC, as organization of white and black college students, was very important in the efforts to desegregate public space -
the admission of Hamilton holmes & Chalrayne hunter into UGA
Hamilton holmes was the valedictorian of the henry McNeal Turner high school, a top graduate. both were active in school activities. -
the Albany movement
in 1961, a movement began to desegragate Albany in Dougherty County, the first large-scale effort since montgomery -
March on washington
the blacks,minorities, and some whites were protesting about jobs and freedom -
Civil Rights Act
the Civil rights act of 1964 outlawed racial segregation and gave black's equal rights -
the 1967 governor's race
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the election of Maynard jackson
important African american politician was maynard jackson. like Martin luther king, jr.,jackson was a morehouse graduate.
