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  • Ending of White Primary

    Ending of White Primary
    Primary election in the Southern states of the United States of America in which only white voters were able to participate. This relates to Ga since the state participated in this action.

  • Herman.T

    Herman.T
    Herman Talmadge farther of Eugene Talmadge was apart of the 3 goveners controversy. What the 3 govenors controversy is when 3 govenors, Ellis Arnell, Melvin Thompson, and Eugene Talmadge claimed to be the govners of Ga all at once. This made Ga. look terrible and unorginzied. Herman Talmadge died before going into office although. So his son Eugene attempted follow the footsteps of his farther.

  • Brown.vs.Board

    Brown.vs.Board
    This changed schools forever. This was a Supreme Court case and stated theres no such thing as "Seperate but Equal". This overtuned the Plessy.vs.Ferguson case that said that segregation was legal... as long as it was equal. This relates to Ga. since it was in southern states.

  • Sibley Commision

    Sibley Commision
    In 1960 Ga. Govener had a descion to make, either intergrate/desergate schools or to keep them how they are. To avoid any conflict with Ga's federal government he allowed the Ga. General Assembly to decied.

  • SNCC

    SNCC
    Group of students who started a NON-VIOLENT protest. The was like a march or a sit-in. This took place in the south to show inequality. This happened in the state of Ga. also.

  • Albany Movement

    Albany Movement
    Held by multiple civil rights leaders and orginzations to place attention on the city in Ga. Albany. It was a NON-VIOLENT protest just how the SNCC did theirs. Eventually, Albany intrgrate their facillties.

  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act
    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national orgin in southern states.

  • Lester Maddox

    Lester Maddox
    Lester Garfield Maddox, Sr., was an American politician who was the 75th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1967 to 1971.

  • Maynard Jackson

    Maynard Jackson
    African-American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, serving three terms

  • Andrew Young

    Andrew Young
    First African-American represenative of Congress. He was also a civil rights activist and heled Martian Luther King Jr. Elected as the second African-American mayor of Atlanta. He worked to bring the Olympic games to Atlanta.
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