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Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK was a Baptist preascher as well as one of the most famous leaders in the Civil Rights Movement. He was arrested in 1963 during a protest in Birminham. King was the gave the famous I Have A Dream speech during the March on Washington. He believed in nonviolent protests yet he was shot and killed in 1964. -
Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays became President of Morehouse in 1940. He improved college's financial state. He was a religous leader as well a civil rights activists. He impacted the lives of many African Americans and his most famous student is Martin Luther King Jr. -
End of White Primaries
The White Primaries were a form of disenfranchisment. ONly white people could vote in these primaries so no black candidates would ever be elected. On April 1, 1946, the White Primaries were ruled as unconstitutional. Now that black people could vote, there was a higher chance for black people to get elected. -
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Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge was the son Eugene Talmadge. He was governor for a little bit in 1947 and then agaiof ]\m 1948 to 1955. He tried to resist attepmts to integrate public schools in Georgia because he was a white supremascist http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/herman-talmadge-1913-2002 -
3 Governor's Controversey
Governor's Race.3 different men both clamied to be the governor of Georgia. One of the was Herman Talmadge. His father had been elected but died before his inaguration. He was appointed by legislature. Ellis Arnall was the governor before Eugene Talmadge. Melvin Thompson had been elected as Eugene Talmadge's liuetenant governor. All 3 men believed to be Georgia's rightful governor. Finally, it was decided that Talmadge was the governor. -
Brown vs Board of Education
This was a Superior Court case concerning segregation in schools. The case ended on May 17, 1954 with the decision that it would be illegal for black and white students to go to seperate public schools and made schools systems intergrate the schools. This is one of the most important cases in the Civil Rights Movement because it brought the most change and affected students across the whole country. http://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/supreme-court-landmarks/brown- -
1956 Georgia Flag Change
https://youtu.be/I3gsL4we2WA IN 1956 Georgia adopted a new state flag that sparked controversey because of its resemblence to the Confederate flag. It wasn;t until 2001 that a new flag was adopted. -
Formation of SNCC
The SNCC, which stands for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Comittee, organized youth-led nonviolwnt protests against segregation and racism. Some of the things they did was organize FreedomRides and particpate in marches. -
Sibely Commission
The SIbley Commision was put in place by Governor Ernest Vandiver Jr to collect people's opinions on integration in public schools to decided if they should do it or not. Vandiveer did not want to make a decison that was too unpopular. He put John Sibley in charge of this effort. The SIbley Commission recommended that schools should be desegregated. -
Holmes and Hunter Acceptence to UGA
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were accepted at the University of Georgia after applying several times. They had excellent grades and would have easily been admitted if they were white. They filed a lawsuit and that is what led to the intergration of the University of Georgia. Fellow students that were against integration protested and Holmes and Hunter were kicked out of the school but were readmitted a few days later. -
Albany Movement
SNCC tried to organze protests in ALbany to desegregate the whole city. Many people got arrested to it was a failure but in a way it was also a success because they took this as a learning experiance and had better protests in Atlanta. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/albany-movement -
March on Washington
Civil rights activists gathered in Washington DC and protested. This is where MlK gave his famous I Have A Dream Speech. During the march, a diverse group of people protested for the equal rights of African Americans. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/marchonwashington.html -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil RIghts Act was passed im 1964. The Civil Rights Act ended discrimnation in employment and ended segregation in public places. https://youtu.be/dUiqMk_Tvww -
Lester Maddox
In 1967, Lester Maddox was elected governor of Georgia. He was ery progressive on racial matters which is the opposite of what everyone expected from him. -
Andrew Young
SInce the Reconstuction period after the Civil War, there had not been an African American in Congress until Andrew Young came along. He was elected into the House of Representatives in 1972. After being in Congress, he became mayor of Atlanta. Andrew Young shows how African American's started gaing political power. -
Maynard Jackson
Maynard Jackson was the first black mator of Atlanta. He served three terms. AsAfrican American mayor of a major US city, this was a huge achievement in the Civil Rights Movement. He improveed race relations in Atlanta. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/maynard-jackson-1938-2003
