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Benjamin Mays
Benjamin MaysDuring this time, Benjamin Elijah Mays became Morehouse College's president, where served until his retirement. Morehouse is where he met and mentored MLK Jr, while he was a student. -
1946 Governor's Race
After Eugene Talmadge's death in 1946, Herman Talmadge and Melvin Thompson both fought for the governacy. -
Brown vs Board of Education
In this case, Oliver Brown argued that the school segregation (allowed by the Plessy v. Ferguson case) was separate, but not equal. The court agreed, which marked the beginning of integration in schools, and everywhere. -
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1956 State Flag
GA State Flag
John Bell, Jefferson Lee Davis, and Willis Harden began to introduce a GA state flag with the Confederate battle flag on it to Congress in 1956. It went through legislation without public hearings because in the Constitution it gives legislature the power. According to Denmark Groover "will show that we in Georgia intend to uphold what we stood for, will stand for and will fight for." -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
After they were denied acceptance into UGA because of their race and skin color, the NAACP got involved. With their actions, UGA eventually admitted them, and they became the first African American students there. -
Sibley Commission
Little Rock Nine
When Vandiver Jr. was given the option to either close schools or desegragate them, the Sibley Commitee was created. It was lead by John Sibley, and they were in charge of reporting to the governor about the segregation in schools. On this day, a bill was passed, desegregating Atlanta schools. -
The Albany Movement and SNCC
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commitee (SNCC) formed the Albany Movement, where many volunteers protested the arrests of African Americans trying to integreate the city bus and train terminals. The SNCC was created when North Carolina students met with Ella Baker to create a youth-led nonviolent campaign against segregation. -
March on Washington and MLK Jr.
King Leads the March on Washington
On this day, over 200,000 Americans participated in a political march from the National Mall to the Lincoln Memorial. It was officially called the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. This is where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have Dream Speech". -
Civil Rights Act
How it Changed History
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 integrated public facilities and gave all citizens (no matter what race) equal protection under the law. It was a major turning point in American history. -
Maynard Jackson
Jackson became the first African American mayor of a major southern city in 1973, receiving just under 60% of votes. He made a large impact on Atlanta and eventually had the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport named after him.
