Civil Rights Movement

By cchan99

  • Benjamin Mays

    Benjamin Mays
    Benjamin Elijah Mays was an educator, scholar, social activist, and the president of Morehouse College.

  • Lester Maddox

    Lester Maddox
    Text/Video Lester Maddox was a racist and did not support integration.

  • Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Martin Luther King, Jr.
    Born Janurary 15, 1929
    Died April 4, 1968

  • Andrew Young

    Andrew Young
    Andrew Jackson Young is an American politician, activist, and pastor from Georgia.

  • Maynard Jackson

    Maynard Jackson
    Jackson was the first African American to be elected as mayor in 1973 in a major southern city.

  • Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to UGA

    Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to UGA
    Video Before they had been accepted to UGA, they tried numerous times until UGA had finally integrated.

  • Herman Talmadge

    Herman Talmadge
    Herman Talmadge, son of Eugene Talmadge, became Georgia's governor in 1947 (for 2 months) and in 1948 to 1954. Talmadge was a segregationist and would not integrate public schools.

  • 1946 Governor's Race/End of the White Primary

    1946 Governor's Race/End of the White Primary
    VideoBefore Eugene Talmadge was sworn in as governor, he passed away. The election led to the "Three Governor Controversy". The race was between three people: Melvin Thompson, Ellis Arnall, and Herman Talmadge.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    This court case overturned the decision "seprarate but equal" in the Plessy v. Fergusson. The Supreme Court said seperate but equal is no longer constitutional, and segregation is banned in public schools.

  • 1956 State Flag

    1956 State Flag
    State Flag The state changed the state flag to impose the decision of the Brown v. Board of Education.

  • SNCC -- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

    SNCC -- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
    Atlanta became SNCC's headquarters in 1960. The SNCC was one of the important organizations in civil rights movement during the 1960s.

  • Sibley Commission

    Sibley Commission
    A commission where they asked residents for their opinion about desegregation.

  • Albany Movement

    Albany Movement
    Video The Albany Movement aim was to end racism in the city. Many protestors were arrested during the movement, including Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • March on Washington

    March on Washington
    Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous speech, "I Have A Dream" in Washington D.C.

  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act
    VideoPresident Lyndon Johnson signed an act stating it is illegal to discriminate people in voting, schools, hiring, and public accomodation.