-
Period: to
Benjamin Mays
Leader in the American Civil Rights Movement
Worked to improve politics, education, and business for minority groups
Mentor to MLK
President of Morehouse College (1940-1967) -
Period: to
Herman Talmadge
70th Governor of GA (1984-1955)
Son of Eugene Talmadge -
Period: to
Lester Maddox
GA Governor from 1967 to 1971
Refused to serve black customers in his restaurant -
Period: to
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Used nonviolent civil disobedience
Led 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott
Helped found SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086 -
Period: to
Andrew Young
Congressman
the US Ambassador to the UN
Mayor of Atlanta
Member of SCLC
Friend of MLK
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement/videos/andrew-young-speaks-during-confirmation -
Period: to
Maynard Jackson
First African American mayor of Atlanta (1974-82, 1990-94)
Served 3 terms -
Three Governor's Controversy
After Eugene Talmadge's Death
General Assembly elected as Governor
Melvin Thompson claimed office (newly lieutenant governor)
Ellis Arnall (former Governor) refused to leave office
http://www.todayingeorgiahistory.org/content/three-governors-controversy -
Brown v. Board of Education
Segregated schools were ruled unconstitutional
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topeka/videos -
1956 State Flag
Featured a confederate flag
Designed by John Sammons Bell -
Sibley Comission
Governor Ernest Vandiver Jr. Gave Georgia schools a choice they could either desegregate or shut down. 60% said they would rather shut down the public schools. -
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commitee)
One of the most important organizations of the Civil Rights movement
Played a major role in sit ins and freedom rides
Played a leading role in the 1963 March on Washington
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/sncc/videos -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to UGA
The first 2 African Americans students admitted to UGA
Faced a lot of discrimination while attending the school -
Albany Movement
A desegregation coalition
Formed by local activists (SNCC and NAACP)
Led by William G. Anderson
Martin Luther King, Jr. And the SCLC became involved in 1961
A successful failure
Many protestors arrested -
March on Washington
Martin Luther King, Jr gave his "I have a dream..." speech
Over 250,000 people
Led to passage of Civil Rights Act -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Discrimination on the basis of race in hiring, promoting, and hiring is illegal.
