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White Primary is abolished in GA
The White Primary was used to keep blacks from voting in the primary. Blacks were not allowed to vote in primary election, but they could vote in general elections. The White Primary was abolished because it violated the 24th Amendment and also because of the court decision in the Smith V. Allwright case. http://www.ask.com/wiki/History_of_Georgia_(U.S._state) -
Integration of the Armed Forces
On July 26 1948- President Harry S. Truman signs an order known as the executive order of 9981. The reason he did this was because, since the year of 1947 he saw segregation in the military. In 1948 it was made obvious by White House Memos that Truman wanted to end segregation of the armed forces. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/desegregation/large/index.php?action=chronology -
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Brown vs Board of Education was the court case that declared having seperate schools for blacks and whites was unconstitutional. The case also overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson case and this made it legal to seperate the races in "Seperate but equal facilities". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education
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Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for sitting in the white section on the bus, and she didn't give up her seat to a white person. Montgomery Bus Boycott was a protest that was against Montgomery’s segregated public transport system. The Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public transportation was unconstitutional.
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Change to Georgia's State Flag
In 1955, people began to add the Confederate flag to Georgias flag. The flag was changed to honor the 100th annivesary of the Civil War, but many people thought the flag was racist. They changed the state flag to a new flag that resembled the old confederate flag. http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flags/ga_flag.htm -
Crisis at Central High School and the "Little Rock Nine"
The "Little Rock Nine" was a group of black students that went to Little Rock Central High School. The Crisis at Central High School was about students who were prevented to go to this school. The NAACP permitted 9 black students into the school (Little Rock Nine). They were treated very uinfairly. Many were verbally and physically abused.
Link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Rock_Nine
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Hebrew Benevolent Congregation in ATL bombed
On October 12, 1958, people bombed the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation with dynamite. There were no casualties or injuries in this bombing. The bombers said "Negroes and Jews are hereby declared aliens." The people who bombed the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation did not like Jews and they were also trying to kill the temple's rabbi.
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Sibley Comission
In 1960, the Sibley Commision formed to study the problem of school integration. Most of Georgia's schools had refused to integrate. Georgia's General Assembly voted to stop funding integrated schools in 1955. The Sibley Commission interviewed schools to find that 2/3 of their survey would rather close schools down instead of integrate.
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Integration of The University of Georgia
January 6, 1961- Court ruling stated that the University of Georgia had to admit two black teenagers; Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes. In the following days after the two students were enrolled into the University of Georgia, students protested outside of the enrollment office. They graduated to be successful later on in life.
Links:http://photobucket.com/images/uga/
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Freedom Rides
Civil Rights Activists rode buses into the segregated parts of the US. These people were fighting for freedom, equal rights, and integration. It took a long time but blacks got what they wanted.
Links:http://www.core-online.org/History/freedom rides.htm
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Albany Movement
In 1955 the Supreme Court made segregation on the interstate bus and train stations illegal.In 1961,the workers in NAACP and SNCC try to test the law by sitting in the white only section of The bus station in Albany Georgia.They went to jail.
Links: http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/publication/2009/01/20090106123627jmnamdeirf0.1488153.html#axzz1oOjn3bFn
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Birmingham, Alabama Protests
These were protests that were organized by the SCLC and Martin Luther King to bring attention to the bad treatment of African-Americans in Birmingham Alabama. Some of the main goals were to desegragate downtown stores, making fair hiring in stores, and to desegragate schools. The Protesters were shot with water hoses and attacked by dogs.
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March on Washington DC
The March on Washington D.C was a march of over 250,000 people. Martin Luther King gave his speech "I Have a Dream". They were protesting Civil Rights. It was very sucessful and was one of the most successful protests in the Civil Rights Movement.
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16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham bombed
September 15, 1963- 16th street Baptist church in Birmingham was bombed, four girls were killed, 20 other people were injured. The church was bombed by a Ku Klux Klan group. The bombing happened when the group placed dynamite under the steps of the church. At 10:22 am the bomb blew up and blew off the rear wall of the church.
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John F. Kennedy Assassinated
John F. Kennedy was the 35th president of the USA. He was assassinated in Dealny Plaza, Dallas, Texas. A man named Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated John F. Kennedy. Governor Conally was shot too, but he survived.
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Civil Rights Act of 1964 Passed
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The new Civil Rights Act did many things. Making racial Discrimination in public illegal. Bosses of companies were to give equal chances for people to apply for jobs regardless of race. It also gave federal government power to take federal funds from schools that didn't want integration.
Links:http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAcivil64.htm
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Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, covered the rights for people of all races to vote. Now, the only thing needed to vote is your American Citizenship.
Link: http://todaysdrum.com/7248/on-this-day-aug-6th-voting-rights-act-of-1965-was-passed-into-law/
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Summerhill Race Riot in Atlanta
The Summeerhill race riot happened in Atlanta and continued for four days. The SNCC and Stokely Carmichael, their leader, were clamed to have started the riot after an incident with the police. There was one casualty and twenty-one injuries. Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. went to the riot and helped stop it.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated
A man named James Earl Ray assassinated Martain Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Hotel located in Memphis. Everybody who supported Martin Luther King and equal rights were grieving or were sad or felt like they had no more hope.
Link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Martin_Luther_King,_Jr.
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All Georgia Schools Integrated
Schools started integrating in 1961, but it took a while. By 1971 all schools in Georgia were integrated. A lot of people tried to stop this, but it didn't work. The schools used a system where there was an equal number of black teachers to white teachers. The Georgia school integration was a huge sucess in Civil Rights.
Picture link:http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/10/weekinreview/10liptak.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
http://mgagnon.myweb.uga.edu/students/3090/04SP3090-Jordan.htm
