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Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are a baseball team very professional in 2007 they had their own fan base becoming very popular for many years they have become one of the greatest team ever -
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Jimmy Carter in Georgia
he was the president in the united states and only serve one term but was not just a president he worked in the General Assembly 2 terms and 1 term as governor -
William B. Hartsfield
William was the 49th and 50th mayor in Atlanta he was one of the mayor who served for a long time many things that he did was to create the Atlanta airport and for ensuring good water supply he also had a degree in doctor of laws William died in February 22,1971 -
Benjamin Mays
Mays was the leader in the civil rights movement for the African-Americans he worked with John F.Kennedy and Martin Luther King to help the they work together to help in business,education,and politics he he pass away in March,28 1984 -
Atlanta hawks
the joined the NBA in 1949 they never winning an NBA championship from 57 seasons they were also between the NBA and the NBL and their coach was Red Auerbach -
1964 Governor's Race
The presidential election happened when the democratic president Lyndon B. Johnson won the election to Republican Barry Goldwater he took less than a year after John F. Kennedy was assassinated he took the role and sworn to take the duty -
Herman Talmadge
he was the son of the former governor Eugene Talmadge he was also elected to the U.S senate in 1956 he gradated from Georgia University getting a LL.B degree also getting a law degree and doing what his father in what he did also during world war 2 he was i n duty until 1946 when he was rank as lieutenant commander he passed away on March 21, 2002 -
Brown v. Board of Education
this was a case in the supreme court when the named it unconstitutional for separation for blacks and whites and a major victory from the civil acts movement -
1956 State Flag
The 1956 state flag was to symbolize confederate battle flag the state flag was created by John Sammons bell when john created this flag it was the time during the Georgia General Assembly -
Sibley Commission
this commission was to stop public schools or it was to desecrate of all colors this was to get all state residents on how they should face the problem on segregation together or apart -
The Albany Movement
The Albany movement was organization to stop all segregation martin Luther king help to stop it thousands of people came and to protest -
Ivan Allen Jr.
He was the Mayor in Atlanta and a business man. he was the mayor during the civil rights era in he business he made several millions dollars in his company he was mayor for 8 years. he was born in Atlanta in 1911 -
March on Washington
in march many black's were still discriminated by their color more than 250,00 people attend this group attendance and wanted them to have jobs and they also sang songs and did speeches in Washinghton and also wasted economic rights -
Civil Rights Act
it was to give rights and privileges to the African Americans and to the rights n U.S citizen and no more decriminalization and economic rights to all color people -
Atlanta Falcons
They were a professional team in Atlanta who played football they are a member in the NFL they joined the NFL in 1965. The falcon always played their home games at the Georgia Dome in downtown Atlanta -
Lester Maddox
he had his restaurant with his with and refuse to serve and Africans-Americans in his restaurant but lead to be Lieutenant governor later -
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1996 Olympic Games
it was in Atlanta Georgia it was many different sports they were more than 10,000 people that were competing -
Martin Luther king Jr.
Martin was born on January 15, 1929 he was one of the leaders in the civil acts movement he was a leader with a nonviolent protest he was based on Christian belief in 1963 where he gave his famous "I Have A Dream" in the March on Washington he help to organize a nonviolent protest in Albany, Georgia his death was on April 4 1968 -
Andrew Young
he was the leader on the civil rights act and was close to martin Luther king and was also a congressman and than later and the ambassador of the united nations -
Maynard Jackson Elected Mayor
at the age 35 he was elected mayor and was the first African man he was in the democratic party in Atlanta Georgia he serves three terms and open an airport in his name -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
the organization was to raise funds for all the workers that worked in the south and to help their salary more that 10 dollars a week -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
