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Benjamin Mays
VideoPictureBenjamin Mays was an African American educator and social activist. He helped lead the NAACP and the YMCA. In 1940, he became the president of Morehouse College where he mentored Martin Luther King Jr. He wrote many books to support his beliefs on how African Americans should be treated. Mays had “unwavering emphasis on two ideas in particular—the dignity of all human beings and the incompatibility of American democratic ideals with American social practices" (New Georgia). -
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Herman Talmadge
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Herman Talmadge was the son of Eugene Talmadge and was governor in 1947 and 1948-54. He opposed the civil rights legislation. He was part of the 1947 three governors’ controversy. Talmadge created sales tax to get money to improve the education system. He opposed integration of public schools. While he was a senator, he helped improve agriculture through price control and food stamps. His career ended with alcoholism and a financial scandal. -
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Lester Maddox
Picture Lester Maddox was a segregationist who opened the Pickrick Cafeteria that only served white people. His restaurant war very racist. Maddox got elected as governor because of write-in votes for Democrats even though he lost the popular vote. While Maddox was governor, there was a growth in African American employment. Maddox appointed many African Americans to government positions. Maddox increased funding for UGA. -
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Malcom X
A civil rights activist who opposed integration. He believed in black supremacy and believed that African Americans should use Pan-Africanism and return to Africa. He also believed that blacks should use self-defense to protect themselves from white attacks. He was part of the Nations of Islam and was assassinated by three of its members. -
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Picture Video Martin Luther King Jr. was a major leader in the Civil Rights movement. He fought for equality through nonviolence and was influenced by Gandhi. He was the official leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. MJK Jr. gave nonviolent speeches for the SCLC. MLK Jr. helped organize the March on Washington where he gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. In 1964, he won the Nobel Peace Prize. He was assassinated by James Earl Ray. -
Andrew Young Jr. Born
Foundation Andrew Young was a politician and activist. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1972. In congress he opposed military spending and wanted to help the poor and working-class. He was the ambassador to the United Nations. Elected mayor in 1981 between Maynard Jackson's terms. He made the Andrew Young Center for International Studies in Morehouse College. He is currently a professor at Georgia State. He was cochairman at the Atlanta Olympics and helped issues like the state flag. -
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Maynard Jackson
Terminal Picture Maynard Jackson was the first African American to serve as mayor of a major southern city. He was the mayor for 2 terms form 1974-1982 and then from 1990 to 1994. He increased the number of minority businesses that received municipal contract from one to 35 percent. He built a new terminal at Hartsfield Airport, so in 2003 it was renamed to Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. He graduated from Morehouse College and helped bring the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta. -
1946 Governor’s Race/ End of the White Primary
Video In 1946, Eugene Talmadge was elected governor, but he died before taking office. Ellis Arnall, who was the current governor, wanted to stay in office. M.E. Thompson, lieutenant governor, thought he should become governor because he was constitutionally next in line if the governor died. Herman Talmadge thought he should be governor because of fake voted in the 1946 election. Georgia had three governors until the next election where Talmadge won. Ellis Arnall ended White Primaries. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Video Oliver Brown claimed that the segregation of schools violated the Equal Protection Clause because the schools were not equal. The outcome of the case was that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. The Plessy v. Ferguson decision was overruled. It, however, did not take affect at all schools in Topeka, Kansas. -
1956 State Flag
A new flag of Georgia that showed interest in the Confederate history of Georgia. 2/3 of the flag was a confederate flag. It showed that Georgia supported legal segregation. The flag changed to a different one in 2001. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/state-flags-georgia -
SNCC Formed
The SNCC was the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. It was made up of young African Americans who protested non-violently through sit-ins and marches. It led black voter registration drives in the South. Carmichael, a leader of the SNCC, used "black power" to set up goals and tactics. Brown, who succeeded Carmichael, got arrested for his urge to riot, so the SNCC disbanded in late 1967. -
Sibley Commission
A group thought of by Griffin Bell and led by John Sibley that helped governor Vandiver get the views of Georgian citizens on desegregating schools. This way he could directly communicate with and survey. -
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a movement in Albany in which black men and women demanded an end to the segregation of the whole community around Albany. Many African Americans were involved and got arrested including Martin Luther King Jr. The movement failed, but MLK learned from his mistakes and made his movement in Birmingham successful. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to UGA
Video Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were students of Turner High School, who were approached by Atlanta's civil leaders to apply to Georgia colleges to desegregate them. They continuously enrolled in UGA each quarter from their current colleges. After two years of legal issues, Holmes and Hunter were allowed admission and were the first black students in UGA. They were treated with violence so they were suspended briefly. Holmes got a degree in science. -
March on Washington
A gathering of 200,000 Americans to speak and talk about how African Americans were treated. It was organized by civil rights groups and helped African Americans speak out. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech was given during the March on Washington. -
Civil Rights Act
Video Ended the racial segregation of public places and banned discrimination in employment and education based on any factors. It was proposed by John Kennedy, but signed in by Lyndon B. Johnson. It was led up to by sit-ins, speeches, and Brown v. Board of Education. -
Voting Rights Act
A federal law that prohibited discrimination in voting. It drastically incresed the number of African American voters to on million within 18 months of the act.
