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Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball franchise based in the Atlanta area. They competes in Major League Baseball. -
William B. hartsfield
William Berry Hartsfield, Sr., was an American politician who served as the 49th and 51st Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. -
Benjamin mays
Benjamin Elijah Mays was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
Charlayne Hunter-Gault holds a place in Georgia civil rights history as one of the first two African American students admitted to the University of Georgia. Also known for her career as an award-winning journalist, Hunter-Gault is respected for her work on television and in print. -
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are a professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association. -
1946 Governor's Race
It was one of the most bizarre political episodes in American history. For a brief period of time Georgia had three governors. -
Herman Talmadge
Herman Eugene Talmadge, was an attorney and a Democratic American politician from the state of Georgia, the son of former governor Eugene Talmadge. -
Brown vs Board of education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Sibley Commission
governor Ernest Vandiver Jr., forced to decide between closing public schools or complying with a federal order to desegregate them, tapped state representative George Busbee to introduce legislation creating the General Assembly Committee on Schools. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was one of the most important organizations of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. It emerged from a student meeting organized by Ella Baker held at Shaw University in April 1960. -
The Albany movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany.by local activists, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Advancement of Colored People. -
van Allen Jr.
Ivan Earnest Allen Jr., was an American businessman who served two terms as the 52nd Mayor of Atlanta, during the turbulent civil rights era of the 1960s. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was for Jobs and Freedom. The purpose of the march was to stand up for civil and economic rights for African Americans during racism. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act is a landmark civil rights and US labor law. In the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Falcons compete in the National Football League as a member club of the league's National Football -
Lester Maddox
Lester Garfield Maddox, Sr. was an American politician who served as the 75th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs -
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1968 Olympic Games
these were the first Olympic Games to be staged in Latin America and the first to be staged in a Spanish-speaking country. They were also the first Games to use an all weather track for track and field events instead of the traditional cinder track. -
Andrew Young
Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor. -
Maynard Jackson Elected Mayor
Maynard Holbrook Jackson was elected as the first African American mayor of Atlanta. He served three terms. -
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Jimmy Carter in Georgia
James Earl Jimmy Carter Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United State she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the Carter Center. -
1956 state flag
The Georgia state flag that was used from 1956 to 2001 featured a prominent Confederate battle flag and was designed by Southern Democrat John Sammons Bell, a World War II veteran and an attorney who was an outspoken supporter of segregation.
