-
White Primary is abolished in Georgia
White Primary was a way of keeping blacks from voting in the primary elections after the Civil War. The constitution guaranteed the right to vote in general elections, but the primary elections were used as a loophole to limit the power of the blacks. In Georgia, we were considered a “one party state”. That means the only political party that had any power was the Democratic Party. 1946- King v. Chapman- US Supreme Court ruled that White Primary systems were unconstitutional. -
Integration of The Armed Forces
Picture and Information In January 1948 President Truman began his race to end segregation in our United States armed forces. He did this through an administrative act over legislation. Shortly after, on February 2, 1948 Truman announces a special message to congress regarding civil rights problems. This message basically says that he is addressing the issue of racism and segregation within our armed forces. -
Brown v. Board of Education
PictureInformationThis trial could possibly be considered the turning point of the Civil Rights Movement Era. This US Supreme Court case declared that state segregate schools were un-constitutional. This event jump started the Integration of schools nation wide. The full case name is Oliver Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Tokepa et al. -
Rosa Parks and The Montgomery Bus Boycott
PictureInformation The Bus Boycotts were political and social protests on state buses regarding the segregation of blacks and whites on all forms of public transportation.On the buses the blacks were forced to sit in the back of the bus.Parks was one of the first to begin these protests. When she was told by a white person to move to a seat in the back and she refused. -
Change to Georiga's State Flag
Picture and Information In 1955 citizens of Georgia were pushing to have the old confederate battle flag become part of Georgia’s state flag. The reason for this was said to honor the centennial of the Civil War. Others thought it was to show Georgia’s resistance to integration. In 1956 this change was made and many people were not happy with this change. In 1998 changing the flag became a problem during the Governors race. In 2001 the flag was finally changed in hope of a compromise between the citizens. -
Crisis at Central High School and the Little Rock Nine
Information and PictureThe Little Rock Nine was a group of African-American students who attend the once segregated Central High School in Little Rock Arkansas. On their first day at school the Little Rock Nine were not allowed in by the other white students. The mobs of students following them were making treats to lynch if they would not leave. This event has been considered one of the most important events in African-American history. -
Hebrew Benevolent Congregation in ATL bombed
pictureInformationIn 1958 a Jewish temple known on Peachtree in Atlanta Georgia was bombed early in the morning on October, 12th. This temple also known a “The Temple” was the target of a radical act of violence aimed towards the temple’s Rabbi Jacob Rothschild. The target, Rabbi Jacob Rothschild, was a Civil Rights activist and this attack was most likely aimed at harming the African-American male. Luckily their were no deaths or injuries. -
Sibley Commission
PictureInformationBy 1960 most of state school systems refused to integrate and they were trying to find new ways of keeping the African-Americans out of their school. In 1955 The Georgia General Assembly voted to stop giving money to schools that integrated. The Sibley commission was made to watch and study the issue of school integration. After many investigations the founder John Sibley fond that most people that he interviewed would rather shut down the school then integrate, and allow African-Americans to at -
Integration of UGA
PictureInformatonTwo African-American students arrive to the UGA campus by police escort. The two students were Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, were part of the first integration of The University of Georgia. UGA Alumni and some GA politicians begged the governor to close UGA instead of allowing the two African-Americans to attend the university. The governor refused to stop the students from attending even though during his election he promised his voters he would keep GA schools segregated. -
Freedom Rides
PictureInformation Freedom Riders were African-Americans who rode public buses into the extremely segregated southern states to test the US Supreme Court. They were trying to see if they would be arrested or if they would be ignored and treated like equal citizens. The first Freedom Ride departed from Washington, D.C., on May 4th, 1961 and was supposed to come into New Orleans on May 17th.These were nonviolent protests, but sometimes the riders would be attacked and sometimes killed during these peaceful protests. -
Albany Movement
PictureInformationAlmost six years ago in 1955 The Supreme Court’s decision announced that segregation at public bus and train stations is now illegal. November 1, 1961 a group of workers from the SNCC and NAACP decide to test the Supreme Court’s ruling, they do this by sitting in the whites’ only section in an Albany, GA bus station. The protesters were arrested and removed from the bus station. One month later a group of freedom riders do the same thing at the same bus station and they are arrested and jailed. -
Birmingham, AL protest
PictureInformationThe protests in Birmingham were headed solely by Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK).This time in Birmingham their goal is to focus on the segregation of the down town shops and stores. These protests started out peaceful but escalated into a terrifying tragedy. Once the police arrived they began to brutally beat the protesters. One way they did this was by spraying them with high powered hoses used by firefighters. Many were left dead or badly injured, and many were arrested. -
March on Washington DC
PictureInformationMartin Luther King Jr. and a very large group of civil rights activist marched to Washington DC on Wednesday, August 28, 1963. This political rally is known as one of if not the biggest political rallies for Civil Rights in US history. At this rally MLK gave his famous I Have A Dream Speech. -
16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham Bombed
Information and Picture September 15, 1963 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama was bombed during the morning service. Four your African-American girls were killed at the all black church. After investigation of the bombing it was found that a member of the KKK (Ku Klux Klan) planted the bomb under the front steps of the church. The church was targeted for the attack because it was an all African-American church. -
JFK Assassinated
Information and Picture Dallas, Texas November 22, 1963 12:30 the president of the United States of America was assassinated while traveling in a car with his wife, the governor of Texas and the latter’s wife. The president John F. Kennedy (JFK) was fatally shot by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Passed
PictureInformation This act removed segregation out of schools, public accommodations and all other places that African-Americans were being segregated. This act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965 Passed
PictureInformationThis act was one of the biggest pieces of legislation ever to have been signed in US history. This act gave African-Americans the right to vote, thus giving them the same amount of freedom as whites. This act was signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965. -
Summerhill Race Riot (Atlanta)
PictureInformationSummerhill GA 1966 a four day race riot took place in the small yet important area. The SNCC and its leader Stokely Carmichael were accused of violently attacking the police. The riot ended with one death and twenty injuries. This riot revealed the anger and frustration still in the lower-income black communities. -
MLK Assasssination
PictureInformationApril 4th, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was shot in the head and was found by his roommate unconscious on the floor. He was rushed to the hospital where he later was pronounced dead. The killer was James Earl Ray who was found in an airport in London. He was brought back to the states and sentenced to life in prison. He died in prison on April 23, 1998. -
MLK Assassination
PictureInformationApril 4th, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was shot in the head and was found by his roommate unconscious on the floor. He was rushed to the hospital where he later was pronounced dead. The killer was James Earl Ray who was found in an airport in London. He was brought back to the states and sentenced to life in prison. He died in prison on April 23, 1998. -
MLK Assasssination
PictureInformationApril 4th, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He was shot in the head and was found by his roommate unconscious on the floor. He was rushed to the hospital where he later was pronounced dead. The killer was James Earl Ray who was found in an airport in London. He was brought back to the states and sentenced to life in prison. He died in prison on April 23, 1998. -
All GA School Integrated
PictureInformationThe Brown v. Board of Education is what really began the integration of GA schools. Without this trial we could still have segregated schools. Most Georgians were unhappy with the switch but they had to learn to deal with it. At the beginning their was violence but the school boards tried to keep this as safe for the new students as possible.
