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Lester Maddox
Lester MaddoxLester maddox was Atlanta's mayor and later governor during the 1960s. He was elected because of his strong belief in segragation. -
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Martin Luther King Jr.
I Have a Dream speechMartin Luther King Junior was one of the most significant leaders in the Civil RIghts Movement. He lead through peacful protest and participated in events like the March on Washington, Selma, and the "I Have a Dream" speech. King was awarded the Nobel Price Prize in 1964, and help push to make the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 possibel. -
Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays was the longtime president of Morehouse COllege in Atlanta, a pretigusent all black male school. He was a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr."Benjamin E. Mays" - YouTube
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Early Civil RIghts Movement
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End of White Primary
Before 1944, the voting poles where segregated. There was a whites primary and a black's primary. In 1944 in Columbus,GA, Primus E. King tried to vote in the white's primary because he was registered. He was kicked out of the courthouse. He went to court where the Court ruled in King vs Chapman et athat blacks had the right to vote in any election. -
1946 Governor’s Race
During 1945 georgia revised it's consition creating the Lieutenant Governor, but they never thought about what would happen if the "governor-elect" was to die before tkaing office. Ellis Arnall thought he was governor because there was no one to replace him. Herman Talmadge (Eugene's son) thought he should be governor because he had recieved write-in votes during the election. M.E, Thompson was the Lieutenant Governor. He felt that through the Constition he should be governor. -
Brown v. Board of Education
In 1954 large parts of the US had segregated schools. In 1954 black families in Kansas went to court seeking desegration in public schools. One of these casses was Brown v. Board of Education. This cas was filed againt Topeka, Kansas school board by Oliver Brown. He claimed that the schools were not equal and never could be. THe supreme court agreed and made plans to desegrate schools. THese plans were not completed for many years. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTGHLdr-iak -
1956 state flag
In 1954 when the United States made it illegal to segregate schools, the state of georgia fought back by changing the stae flag. Many people thought that the flag was extremley racisit while others thought it was a symbol of there heritage. -
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Sibley Commission
Governor Ernest Vandiver Jr. was vharged with the serious task of wiether to follow federal orders and desegragate public schools or close these schools. He created the SIbley Commission, also know as the General Assembly Committee on School, to go around the state of georgia asking civillans if they would rather close down public schools or desegergate. The governor choose John Sibley to head the commission. Suprisonly most said that they would rather close down public schools than desegregate. -
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Late Civil Rights Movement
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admission to UGA
The University of Georgia, the most pretigous school in the South East, was segragated until 1961 when Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes applied. Both had applied before being accepted but the school did not allow them. After two years oof leggal battles with Judge Willam Bootle, they won. Charlayne Hunter and Hamiltion Holmes were the first black people admitted to UGA. -
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was the first mass movement in the modern civil rights movement. The Albany Movement resulted int eh jailing of over 1,000 people. Albany was a succesful failure. Dr. King admitted that he had failed in his goals to desegragate Albany but he learned lessons that would soon help at Birmingham. -
March on Washington
One hundred years after blacks had been emancipated they were still not "free". More than 200,000 americans gathered in Washington D.C. to try to shed light on the political and social challenges African Americans continued to face across the country. This event was organized by civil rights groups including SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee) and Martin Luther King Jr. The march turned into Dr.Kings "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act
Singing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The civil rights act is one of the most far reaching acts in history. THe civil rights act gave all Americans the right to be served in facilities which are open to the public—hotels, restaurants, theaters, retail stores, and similar establishments. People in georgia did not folllow. Many blacks where still denied at "white" restaurants. -
Andrew Young
Andrew young was a political leader and a civil rights leader. Andrew Young entered the House of Representatives in 1972 and became the first African American since Reconstruction to be elected to Congress from Georgia. Young helped organize voting campains for blacks. Young championed the causes of poor and working-class Americans and opposed efforts to increase military budgets. As a civil rights leader he helped organize SCLC. -
Maynard Jackson
In 1973 Maynard Jackosn was elected mayor of Atlanta. He was the first African American to serve as mayor in a major city in the south.
