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End of White Primary in GA
Allowing African-Americans to vote in the Democratic primary. But, the (White) Democrats had other ideas…they wanted to make their primary’s a private club. They did not want Blacks to have any political power. But Governor Ellis Arnall prevented that from happening, and the white primary is ending. -
1946 Governor's Race
Eugene Talmadge was elected governor in November, 1946, but died the next month. The race to be governor was between Ellis Arnall, Herman Talmadge and M. E. Thompson. Georgians had to vote for one of the three men because all three men said they were governor. -
Brown v. Board of Education
In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the "separate but equal" principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case. -
Founding of SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Commitee)
SNCC grew into a large organization with many supporters in the North who helped raise funds to support SNCC's work in the South, allowing full-time SNCC workers to have a $10 per week salary. This organization is against violence. -
Admission of Hamilton Holmes & Charlayne Hunter into UGA
They arrived on campus to register for classes on January 9, 1961. Protests and riots by white students who were against 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
Formed by representatives from the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), They challenged all forms of segregation and discrimination.The Albany Movement's goal was to end all forms of racial segregation in the city, -
March on Washington
This march was to initiate a strong federal civil rights bill in Congress. Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of Lincoln Memorial and gave his famous "I have a dream" speech. It was organized by a group of civil rights under the theme jobs, and freedom. -
Election of Maynard Jackson
The election was the latest chapter of a history that Mr. Jackson began writing in 1974, when he became the city's first black Mayor. Through two terms, from 1974 to 1982, he reshaped political traditions in a city that had maintained racial peace and achieved a measured progress in civil rights. -
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Passage of the Act ended "Jim Crow" laws. The Civil Rights Act was eventually expanded by Congress to strengthen enforcement of these fundamental civil rights.
