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Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays was an educator and priest. He was known for being the president of Morehouse College in Atlanta. He also mentored Martin Luther King Jr. He was against segregation and spoke out agains it before hte civil rights movement. -
Three Governors Controversy
After Eugene Talmadge's death before taking office for his 4th term as Governor, Melvin Thompson (lieutenant governor), Ellis Arnall (current governor), and Herman Talmadge all claimed that they were governors. Southern counties had "lost" written ballets that made it so Herman lamdge won the election and should be Governor. Ellis Arnall refused to leave his seat as Governor until there was an official election. According to the constitution, the lieutenant governor has the right of office. -
Herman Talmadge
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Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge was Georgia's governor from 1948-1954. He was part of hte three governors controversy. He was strongly against integration and held off integration in GA as long as possible. He was angered when the Supreme Court ended segregation and spoke out the most. -
State Flag
The General Assembly allowed the Confederate Flag to be added to the state flag as a backlash to Brown v. Board of Education. -
SNCC
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Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Sit-insSNCC GA EncyclopediaSNCC was a major civil rights group during the 1960's. It was made up of mostly highschool and college-aged studets who wanted to create a peaceful, nonviolent change by doing freedom rides and sitins. They began an unsuccessful Albany Movement and organized successful sit ins in Atlanta. -
Andrew Young
Andrew Young was an influencial speaker during the Civil Rights Movement. He was close to Martin Luther King Jr., and spoke with him. -
Hamilton Holmes
Hamilton Holmes was denied etrance to UGA because of his race. The NAACP took the case to court saying that he would be in if it would not have been for his race. After the judge ruled that he should be admitted, UGA immediatley admitted him. He faced much predjudice at the school. There were protest, riots, angry students, and bricks thrown at his house. In the end he graduated and became very successful. -
Charlayne Homes
UGA HistoryCharlayne was originally denied passage to UGA because of her race. The NAACP took the case to court saying that she would be in if it would not have been for her race. After the judge ruled that she should be admitted, UGA immediatley admitted her. She faced much predjudice at the school. There were protest, riots, angry students, and bricks thrown at her house. In the end she graduated and became very successful. -
Sibley Commision
After Brown vs. Board of Education, the General Assembly supported resistence to desegragation. Governor Vandiver created a group--led by Sibley-- to investigate Georgians. He wanted to see ther opinion of the situation. They found that 60% of Georgians would rather close the public schools than desegregate them. Disregarding the findings, on Jan 31, 1961, the law officially desegregating Georgia Public Schools was passed. -
Albany Movement
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Albany Movement
SNCC tried to do a peaceful protest to desegregate the city of Albany. Unfortunatley, the police put so many of them in jail that there was nobody left to protest in the end. The students learned from their mistakes making the Atlanta demonstrations more effective. Even though they failed o protest, the county commission removed all segregation laws after they left. In a way, Albany was a success not only a failure. -
March on Washington
I have a dream speechOn this day, over 250,000 civil rights activists gathered in Washington, DC to march. At the Lincoln Memorila, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous 'I Have a Dream" speech. This demostration led to the passage of the Civil Rights act ad Voting Rights Act. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
MArtin LIther King Jr. was a supporter of the Civil Rights movement. He gave many speeches including his famous I Have a Dream Speech and led many demonstrations such as the MArch on Washington. He was very influencial during this period of time. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Document of ActThis act forbade discrimination becuase of hiring, promoting, and firing because of gender or race. It also ended segregtion of public areas. -
Voting Rights Act
Document of aActThis act prohibited states from forcing voters to qualify to vote or to deny the right of any US citizen to vote on account of race or color. After this law was passed, the amount of different racial voters doubled. -
Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox was Georgia's governor in 1966. As a surprise to many, he took the state through many changes including racial desegregation. -
Maynard Jackson
Maynard Jackson was the first elected black mayor of Atlanta. He helped expand the airport in Atlanta, and he influenced the growth of Atlanta aswell.
