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Andrew Young
Young became the first African American since Reconstruction to be elected to Congress from Georgia. -
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1956 State Flag
In 1955 the Atlanta attorney and state Democratic Party leader John Sammons Bell began a campaign to substitute the square Confederate battle flag for the red and white bars on Georgia's state flag. The flag became offciial in 1956. -
Herman Talmadge was elected to the first of 4 terms in the U.S.
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SNCC
The SNCC was one of the key organizations in the civil rights movement of the 1960's. SNCC stood for student nonviolent coordinating committee. SNCC sought to coordinate youth-led nonviolent, direct-action campaigns against segregation and other forms of racism. -
Lester Maddox
He appointed more African Americans to government positions than all previous Georgia governors combined. Maddox greatly increased funding for the University System of Georgia. -
Sibley Commission
The Sibley Commission was a committee that was charged with gathering state residents' sentiments regarding desegregation and reporting back to the governor. The report issued by the Sibley Commission laid the foundation for the end of massive resistance to desegregation in the state and helped avoid a showdown between Vandiver and the federal government. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to UGA
Hunter and Holmes were denied admission to UGA at frist because of segregation but continued submitting their applications to UGA each quarter, and their attorneys challenged the admissions decision. After two years of legal battles Hunter and Holmes became the first African American students in UGA's history. -
Albany Movement
SummaryThis movement resulted in the jailing of more than 1,000 African Americans in Albany and surrounding rural counties. Albany was important because of MLK's involvement and because of the lessons he learned that he would soon apply in Birmingham, Alabama. Out of Albany's failure, then, came Birmingham's success. -
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March on Washington
On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally known as the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Organized by a number of civil rights and religious groups, the event was designed to shed light on the political and social challenges African Americans continued to face across the country. -
Civil Rights Act
This act banned segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination based on race, color, or gender. Congress expanded the act by bringing more equality to African Americans. -
Maynard Jackson as Mayor of Atlanta
Jackson's electionJackson was the first African American mayor of Atlanta. He served three terms as mayor and died in 2003. His main priority was to ensure that small businesses receieved more municipal contacts. -
Benjamin Mays died
