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William B. Hartsfield
William B. Hartsfield was an American politician who served as the 49th and 51st Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. -
Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
Hamilton Holmes is best known for desegregating the University of Georgia in Athens. Holmes was also the first black student admitted to the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta two years later. -
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are a professional basketball team based in Atlanta. -
Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge was an attorney and a Democratic American politician from the state of Georgia, the son of former governor Eugene Talmadge. -
1946 Governor's Race
For a brief period of time in 1947, Georgia had three governors. Eugene Talmadge won election to a fourth term as Georgia's governor in 1946, but died before his inauguration. To fill the vacancy, Eugene's son, Herman, was appointed by the state Legislature. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 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. -
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. -
Sibley Commission
In 1960, Georgia 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 Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
The SNCC was founded by young people who had emerged as leaders of the sit-in protest movement initiated on February 1st of that year by four black college students in Greensboro, North Carolina. -
The Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, by local activists, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). -
Ivan Allen Jr.
Ivan 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 -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Right Act, which ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, is considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the civil rights movement. -
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. -
Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball franchise based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. They were apart of the World Series Championships in 1995, 1957, and 1914. -
Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox was an American politician who served as the 75th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. -
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. -
Andrew Young
Andrew Young is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning his career as a pastor, Andrew Young was an early leader in the Civil Rights Movement, serving as executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and a close confidant to U.S. Congressman from Georgia, then United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and finally Mayor of Atlanta. -
Maynard Jackson Elected Mayor
Maynard Jackson was an American politician and attorney from Georgia, a member of the Democratic Party, and elected in 1973 at the age of 35 as the first African-American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia and of any major city in the South. -
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Jimmy Carter in Georgia
Jimmy Carter, the only Georgian elected president of the United States, held the office for one term, 1977-81. His previous public service included a stint in the U.S. Navy, two senate terms in the Georgia General Assembly, and one term as governor of Georgia (1971-75). -
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1996 Olympic Games
The 1996 Summer Olympics was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, from July 19 to August 4, 1996. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the March on Washington, or The Great March on Washington, was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history and demanded civil and economic rights for African Americans.
