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End of White Primary
The End of White Primary is when laws started comming up that said that black & white people both have the same value. -
The 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
The Brown v. Board of Education stated that the separate but equal laws weren't true and the only way to be equal is put them together. -
SNCC founded
The SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) was a group of black and white people which protested against racism. -
The Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a large protest against discrimination. -
Charlayne Hunter into UGA
Holmes and Hunter became the first two African American students admitted to the University, one of many segregated southern institutions. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was another large protest, (exept in Washington) a quarter million Americans marched on Washington
three thousand arrested including MLK jr. -
Civil Rights Act
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. -
Maynard Jackson Elected Atlanta Mayor
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 in 1990.