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Atlanta Braves
Are an American professional baseball franchise based in the Atlanta. World Series championships: 1995, 1957, 1914. -
William B. Hartsfield
Was an American politician who served as the 49th and 51st Mayor. A former alderman and mayor of the city of Atlanta, founded the airport at the site of an abandoned racetrack in 1925. -
Benjamin Mays
Was an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader. Credited with laying the intellectual foundations of the African-American civil rights movement. -
John Lewis
Lewis is an American politician and is a prominent civil rights leader. One of the most courageous persons the Civil Rights Movement ever produced. -
Atlanta Hawks
Are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. NBA championships: 1958. -
1946 Governor's Race
Eugene Talmadge won election to a fourth term. Was appointed by the state Legislature. -
Herman Talmadge
Was an attorney and a Democratic American politician. Who served two terms as the 67th Governor of Georgia. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws. Separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Sibley Commission
Local school systems be allowed to decide if they would act by a probable court order to integrate public schools or if they would close them. Federal decision to desegregate the schools despite the commission's findings. -
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Was one of the major Civil Rights Movement organizations of the 1960s. Was a civil-rights group formed to give younger blacks more of a voice in the civil rights movement. -
Ivan Allen Jr.
Was an American businessman who served two terms as the 52nd Mayor of Atlanta, during the Civil Rights Movement. He served in World War II. Afterwards, he took over his father’s business, becoming active in Atlanta’s civic affairs. -
The Albany Movement
Was a desegregation and voter's rights. Desegregation of an entire community, from bus stations to lunch counters. -
March on Washington
Was for Jobs and Freedom. Was Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. -
1964 Civil Right Act
Which ended segregation in public places and banned employment.
The basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. -
Lester Maddox
Was an American politician who served as the 75th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. Became the focal point of his fierce opposition to integration and civil rights. -
Atlanta Falcons
Are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. Falcons played their first game against the Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Stadium, a two-point Falcons loss, 9–7. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement. Accept the leadership of the first great Negro nonviolent demonstration of contemporary. -
Andrew Young
Is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Young served in Congress, was the first African-American ambassador to the United Nations and became mayor of Atlanta. -
Maynard Jackson Elected Mayor
Was an American politician and attorney from Georgia.
The age of 35 as the first African-American mayor of Atlanta. -
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Jimmy Carter in Georgia
Is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States. Was a hardworking peanut farmer who owned his own small plot of land as well as a warehouse and store. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
Was an American orthopedic physician. He and Charlayne Hunter-Gault were the first two African-American students admitted to the University of Georgia. -
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1996 Olympic Games
Known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad. Was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated. -
1956 State Flag
It was not a flag that all Georgians could rally around. In Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, vehicle owners can request a state-issued license plate featuring the Sons of Confederate Veterans logo.
