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Atlanta braves
The Atlanta braves are an American professional baseball team based in Atlanta metropolitan area. -
John Lewis
In 1977 John was appointed by president jimmy carter to direct more than 250,000 volunteers of action the federal volunteer agency. In 1981 John was elected to the Atlanta city council. -
Benjamin mays
Benjamin mays was an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader. He was credited with laying the inter electric foundation of African Americans civil rights movement. -
1946 civil rights acts
The civil rights act in American south was one of the most significant and successful social movement. Georgia’s south cotton belt black activists protested white supremacy in myriad ways. -
Atlanta hawks
Atlanta hawks are a professional basketball team based out of Atlanta.They were in the NBA champions in 1958. -
Herman talmadge
Herman was an attorney and a democratic American politician. He served as governor of Georgia for a brief time in early 1947. -
1946 governors race
For a brief time in 1947 Georgia had three governors. 1946 was the beginning for African Americans they could vote for governors. -
Hamilton Holmes and charlaynes hunter
Holmes scholastic and his athletic accomplishment brought him to peoples attention. Holmes and hunter applied to UGA and got denied. -
Brown v. Broad of education
Brown v board of education of Topeka was a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case in which the justice ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional. Brown v board of education was one of the cornerstone of the civil rights movement. -
1956 state flag
Georgia’s flag has gone through many changes since it became a state in January 1788. According to the Georgia department of state the symbol on flag prior to 1879 are unknown. -
Sibley commission
The sibley commission go around to ask people about desegregating the schools. They have collected that most people would rather close the school than intergrate them. -
Students non violent coordinating committee
The sncc was a civil rights group formed to give younger blacks more voice in the civil right movement. The sncc soon became one of the movement more radical branches. -
The Albany movement
It was the first mass movement in the modern civil fights era. Martin Luther king jr was pulled into the movement after him and a bunch of African Americans were arrested. -
William B. Hartsfield
Hartsfield was mayor of Atlanta longer then any other person. He became mayor in 1936 and served a total of 23 years -
Ivan Allen jr.
Ivan was president of the city’s chamber of commerce in 1960. He was the man whose temper ate leadership helped make Atlanta the capital of the south. -
March on Washington
Civil rights movement staged its largest gathering ever. Martin Luther king jr led the march on Washington. -
Atlanta falcons
The Atlanta falcons are a professional football team based in Atlanta. The Atlanta falcons were born in 1965 as an nfl expansion team. -
Lester maddox
He was the 75th governor of Ga. He served from 1967 to 1971. -
Martin Luther king jr.
Martin was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement. King was awarded the noble peace prize in 1964 and is remembered each year on Martian Luther king day. -
Andrew Young
Andrew was a ambassador. Young was also a pastor. -
Maynard Jackson Elected mayor
He was the first African American mayor in Atlanta Ga. He was a politican attorany and a member of the democratic party.
