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Civil Rights Era
primary elections in the Southern States of the U.S in which any non-White voter was prohibited from voting. -
End of the white primary
primary elections in the Southern States of the U.S in which any non-White voter was prohibited from voting. White primaries were found in many Southern States after 1890 about until 1944. The United States Supreme Court initially held that the white primary was constitutional. -
1946 governor's race
1946 was a beginning for African-Americans, they could vote for Governor. 1946 was also the beginning of the Three Governor’s Crisis. -
Brown v. Board of Education court case
declared that segregated school were unconstitutional. The case also overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896. the ruling was a big victory of the Civil Rights Movement -
Founding of the SNCC
emerged from a series of student meetings led by Ella Baker held at Shaw University in April 1960. The SNCC played a major role in the sit-ins and freedom rides, a leading role in the 1963 March on 1963 March on Washington. -
Admission of Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne into UGA
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, the first African American students admitted to the University of Georgia, arrived on campus to register for classes on January 9, 1961. Protests and riots by white students who were opposed to the university's desegregation resulted in a temporary suspension for Hunter and Holmes, but the two soon returned to campus after a series of court orders and began their studies. Both graduated in 1963. -
The Albany movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, on November 17, 1961 by local activists, the SNCC, and the NAACP. The organization was led by William G. Anderson, a local black Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. -
THe March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history and called for civil and economic rights for African Americans. It took place in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities, and women. It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public -
Election of Maynard Jackson
Elected mayor of Atlanta in 1973, Maynard Jackson was the first African American to serve as mayor of a major southern city. Jackson served eight years and then returned for a third term. Brought the 1945 Olympic games to Atlanta