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Birth of Benjamin Mays
Best know as a teacher and mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., Mays was an important Civil Rights' activist. Eventually becoming president of Morehouse Collage and writing many books, such as The Negro's Church, Mays was a nationally-important figure. -
Birth of Herman Talmadge
Herman Eugene Talmadge, son of Eugene Talmadge, was an opposer of desegregation and was a white supremecist. He served as Govenor of Georgia and later a senator, and he was also part of the three govenors' controversy. Born on August ninth, 1913. -
Birth of Andrew Young
andrew youngAndrew Young was an extremely important politician from Georgia, and was appointed as the UN representative for the U.S. He later was elected as mayor of Atlanta. He was sucessful, and won a second election with 80% of the vote. -
End of White Primary
In King vs. Chapman, a ruling in King's favor began the end of the white primary. King had tried to vote at the Democratic Primary, and was kicked out. Ater this, More and more blacks began to cote in the Primaries. -
1946 Governor's race
This was a controversy where supporters of Eugene Talmadge tried to nominate Eugene's son, Herman Talmadge, as Governor of Georgia after Eugene's election and subsequent death before his inauguration. Lieutenant Governor Melvin Thompson claimed the position, and to further complicate matters the previous Governor (Ellis Arnall) refused to vacate office untill the situation had been figured out. Eventually, Melvin Thompson became governor. -
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Brown vs. BOE This was the supreme Court ruling that overturned the sperate but equal policy. -
1956 Flag
GA state flag 1965 Due to the 1954 ruling of Brown Vs. Board of Education, GA refused to desegregate, and decided to further the point by changing the flage to the Confederate Battle flag with the GA emblem on the left one-third. -
Sibley Commission
During his run as Governor, Ernest Vandiver Jr. had to decide either to desegregate schools or to essencially close them. To solve the problem, he created the Sibley Commission who's job was to decide what the general population thought. -
Albany Movement
Albany Movement A coalition was formed to protest segregation is Albany, and, while largely failing, provided valuable information for the Montgomery protests. -
March on Washington
I have a dreamThis march was planed to protest racial discrimination, and was an enormous sucess. Roughly 200,000 people showed up, both black and white, and Martin Luther King Jr. gave his 'I Have a Dream" speach. Another important player in the March was SNCC, or Student nonviolent coordinating committee, that also planed sit-ins and other student-based nonviolent protests. -
Civil Rights act
Civil rights In 1964, Lindon B. Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights act of 1964 that offically outlawed discrimination because of color, race, sex, nation of origin, or religion. While originally not enforced very well, Congress began to be more assertive with its powers later on in protecting citezens' rights. -
Election of Lester Maddox as mayor
Lester Maddox ran for Mayor of Atlanta and was an opposer of desegregation and a racist. As governor, however, he was more open to racial change and brought about prison reform and appointed many african americans to office. -
Maynard Jackson becomes Mayor of Atlanta
Maynard Jackson Maynard Jackson was the first black man to serve as mayor of an important city in the deep south, and was crucial in bringing the 1996 Olympic games to Atlanta.
