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Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK montage DR. KING Martin Luther King Jr. (Atlanta native) was, and still is, one of the most famous Civil Rights leaders in American History and probably all time. -
Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays In 1940, Benjamin Mays became President of Morehouse College. At this position, he gained national historical influence on civil rights -
End of the White Primary
White primary The Texas law regarding white primaries was declared unconstitutional by the. Other southern states followed suit. -
Three Governors' Controversy
Overview The confusion in Georgia about who was governor made the state the nation's laughing stock for some months. -
Election of Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge was legally elected as governor after winning a special election in 1948 -
Brown V. Board of Education
Brown V. Board The case in which the Supreme Court ruled that separate-but-equal schools were unconstitutional -
The 1956 State Flag
The state flag of Georgia from 1956-2001 used the Confederate symbol. The flag was changed in 2001 because it offended many people and affected the state's economy -
Sibley Commission
The GA General Assembly organized a fourteen-member commission, headed by John Sibley, to study integration. The commission recommended that local school systems should decideif they wanted integration or closing. In 1961, UGA's first two black students were escorted into school: Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes. They both acheived success in the school. -
Albany Movement
UGA civil rights digital library Sparked by the SNCC, some nonviolent Civil Rights Action was taken in Albany, Georgia -
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Optional-Remembering the March March on Washington Thousands gathered at The Washington Monument for one of the largest political rallies for Human Rights in US history -
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Lester Maddox election
Segregationist Lester Maddox surprising beat past Governor Ellis Arnall to become Georgia governor. He was formerly known to chase blacks out of his restaurant with a gun and ax handles, yet he appinted more African Americans to state boards than all prior governors combined. -
Atlanta: city too busy to hate
For the most part, Atlanta's participation in the civil rights movement was peaceful. This was due to the influence of the city's African American church leaders like MLK Sr., MLK Jr., Andrew Young, Walter White, and others. -
Election of Maynard Jackson
In 1974, at the Atlanta Civic Center, Maynard Jackson, a Morehouse graduate, was sworn in as Atlanta's youngest and first African American mayor.
