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End of the white primary in Geirgia
The 1944 case of Smith vs. Allwright was the Supreme Court decision that ruled the Texas White Primary was unconstitutional. -
The 1946 governor's in Georgia
Georgia had just created a new constitution in 1945. In Article 5, the office of Lieutenant Governor was created. Issues of contested elections were covered as well as succession if the governor became disabled or died. What it did not elucidate was what happens if the “Governor-elect” dies before he takes the oath of office. -
Brown v. Board of Education,
Brown v. Board of Education,was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896 which allowed state-sponsored segregation. -
Founding of the sncc
He studied at Alabama State College , where he was a founding member of SNCC ; this association led to his being forced to leave the state. -
The Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia , on November 17, 1961 by local activists , the Student -
The admission of hamilton Homes & Charles into UGA
The University of Georgia (commonly referred to as UGA, U. Georgia or simply ... achieved in 1961 with the admission of Hamilton E. Holmes -
the march on Washinton
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (or "The Great March on Washington", as styled in a sound recording released after the event)[1][2] was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history [3] 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 advocating racial harmon -
the cilivl rights act 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States[1] 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 ("public accommodations"). -
The eletion of Maynad 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 Maynard Jackson in 1990, following the mayorship of Andrew Young.