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Martin Luther King Jr.
A nonviolent activist that inspired a lot of African Americans.
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Andrew Young
Andrew helped bring Olympics to Atlanta and was 1st african elected the US House of Represntative since Reconstruction. He was aide to Matin Luther King Jr. -
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Civil Rights Events
A time line about Civil Rights. -
1946 Governor's Race/End of the White Primary
Videos and Source of ImformationThere were three very experienced men running for govenor in Georgia and one of the those men died after he was elected govenor but died a month after, this man is called Eugene Talmadge. Later in March 1947 Georgia Supreme Court stated that M. E Thompson should be govenor, so they confirmed in September 1948 that they were going to have another election to solve this issue. So Thompson was govenor until September when then election was held.
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Herman Talmadge
Herman Eugene Talmadge, son of Eugene Talmadge, ran for governor in 1946.Herman Talmadge ran for Senate and was elected. He focused on helping the farmers and others in rural areas. As a result of this, the food-stamp act and the Rural Development Act of 1972 were created. -
Brown v. Board of Education
VideoWas a case to deal with whites and blacks in school. Supreme Court says "Seperate but equal is okay" On the other hand they say its not okay. -
1956 State Flag
Story of the FlagConfederate Flag was used as the State's Flag from 1956 until the creation of the new flag in 2001.They wanted to show them that they don't appreciate sharing with blacks. -
Albany Movement
A bus boycott, was supported by Martin Luther King Jr. and many others. This Boyccot was a fail but still helped the Civil Rights Movement. -
March on Washington
VideoOver 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.This march was created to show support for the civil rights movement. -
Civil Rights Act
VideoThe Civil Rights act of 1964 ended segregation and banned discrimination against race.A year later in 1956 they further brought equality to African Americans through the Voting Rights act of 1956 -
Lester Maddox
Video showing racismLester Maddox was a racist man that was very popular with Georgians who support segregation.
Lester gave africans higher jobs so that they would vote for him for govenor.
