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Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays is best known for being the president of Morehouse collage in Atlanta. He was a mentor to MLK Jr. The two had developled a close relationship when MLK Jr. attended Morehouse collage. He enhanced Morehouse collages academic reputation and raised funds to support its educational goals. -
1946 Govener's Race/End of White Primary
Goveners RaceThe 1946 Govener's Race had three participents where Ellis Arnall, Herman Talmadge, and Melvin Thompson. When Eugene Talmadge died in office the Georgia General Assembly held an election for a new govener. Melvin Thompson was the lieutenant governor at the time claimed the office. Herman Talmadge, Eugene Talmadges son, claimed the office because he had actually won the election by write in votes. Ellis Arnall, the current govener, refused to leave the goveners office. -
Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge served as govener of Georgia in 1947. He served a second term from 1948-1954. He was elected into the U.S. Senate in 1980. He started out as a white-supremist in the beggining but by the 1970's he had begun to reach out to black voters. In 1979 the Senate denonced him for financial misconduct, this led him to his defeate by Mack Mattingly. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brain Pop on Brown v Board of edu.The Brown v Board of Education partially rid the segregation of schools. It put the constitution on the side of racial equality and put the civil rights movement on full throttle. The Brown v Board of Education case was filied in Topeka, Kanses by Oliver Brown. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the key figures in the Montgomery bus boycott. The bus boycott made Martin a national symbol of black protest. He led only peacful protests even though his home was attacked many times. He only gained more supportors with his famous march to Washington and his "I Have a Dream' speech. -
1956 State Flag
The 1956 state flag was in reaction to the outcome of the Brown v board of education. The Atlanta Atlanta attorney and state Democratic Party leader John Sammons Bell along with state senators Jefferson Lee Davis and Willis Harden campaigned to have the flag changed. -
Sibley Commission
Governor Ernest Vandiver Jr. was forced to decide between closing public schools or complying with a federal order to desegregate them, The govener chose John Sibley to head the commission. The govener chose Sibley begause he opposed integration and believed that massive resistance was futile. In January a federal judge ordered that two black students be submitted to UGA. The govener closed the school but the federals opened it right back up. -
SNCC
The SNCC was also known as the Student Nonviolent Coordinationg Comittee. The SNCC mainly concentrsted its efforts of Albany and Atlanta. Some examples of the things the SNCC did where student-led sit-ins to protest segregated luch counters. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to UGA
Charlayne Hunter was one of the first two African Americans to be admitted to UGA. She went on to become an award-winning journalist. Hamilton Holmes was the other African American to be admitted to UGA. He later became the first black student to gain admission to the Emory University of Medicine two years later. -
Andrew Young
Andrew Young worked with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Andrew Young worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. and was present when MLK Jr. was assasinated. While many others struggled, Andrew Young quickly found his voice. Asndrew Young won Georgia's 5th district seat in the House of Representatives in 1972 and became the first African american man since reconstrugion to serve in Georgia's Congress. -
Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox was an unlikely govener in the 1960's. Although the course of integration had already begun, Lester Maddox refused to desegregate his restaurant. Maddox gained support from many white georginians when he forcibly turned away three civil rights activists. When Lester Maddox entered the 1996 govener election he defeated former govener Ellis Arnall. -
Albany movement
The Albany movement was the first massive civil rights movement. It resulted in more than 1,000 African Americans being jailed.The Albany movement was important because of the lessons MLK Jr. learned from the faliure of Albany that made Birmingham a success. The SNCC was involved in the Albany movement. -
March on Washington
March on Washington video
The March on Washington was led by MLK Jr. He gave his famous "I have a dream speech". This was one of the key events that led to the desegregation act. -
Civil Rights Act
VideoThe Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. It outlawed segregation in buisnesses. It banned discriminatory practices in employment. It also banned segregation in public places. -
Maynard Jackson as Mayor of Atlanta
Maynard Jackson was the first African American to hold the mayors office in Atlanta. He served 8 years and came back for a third term in 1990. He worked closely with Andrew Young. He worked with the Atlanta Olympic committee to bring the 1996 Olympic games to Atlanta. As a lawyer Jackson remained influential even after leaving office.
