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Benjamin Mays
Was a dean of Howard University for six years, after which he was presendent of morehouse college, in which he had Martin Luther King as a student. Later in 1963 he gave the benidiction for the March on Washington. For more info visit:
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End of the White Primary
After the 1944 decision that urled the Texas white primary unconstitutional, Georgia Govenor Ellis Arnal tried with all his power to make sure that it continuted in Georgia turning it into a power struggle between the federal and state governments. For more information please visit: http://ss8h11.wordpress.com/ss8h11-section-a/the-end-of-the-white-primary/ -
Three Govenors Controversy/ govenors race of 1946
After the death of govenor Eugene Talmage, there was a struggle over who was to be the next govenor. For more information visit:
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Herman Talmage elected
For more information please visit:
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/herman-talmadge-1913-2002 -
Brown vs. Board of Education decided
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Georgia Flag
After being implimented in 1956 it was repealed as the state flag in 2001 due to it containing the confederate flag which is considered a symbol of racism because of its use by racist supremacy groups. -
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Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter go to UGA
For more information visit: http://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED365752 Please. -
Albany Movement:
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Andrew Young joins the SCLC
Andrew Young leaves his job as a paster to join the SCLC, lead by Martin Luther King. For more information please visit: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/andrew-young-b-1932 -
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Lester Maddox closes resturaunt
After losing the court case in which he challanged the constitutionality of the accomidations required by the civil rights act, he closes his resturant instead of segragating. For more information visit: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/lester-maddox-1915-2003 -
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Maynord Jackson elected as Mayor of Atlanta
For more information please visit:
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/maynard-jackson-1938-2003
