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1946 White Primary abolished in GA
In 1946 the White Primary was abolished by Ellies Arnall. In 1942 Ellies Arnall defeated Eugene Talmadge for governor. Ellies Arnall lost his popularity after he supported ending the White Primary. The White Primary is GA’s rule that only whites could vote in primary elections.
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1948 Integration of the Armed Forces
In1948 President Truman issued an executive order that desegregated the Armed Forces.On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed this executive order establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services, committing the government to integrating the segregated military.https://www.google.com/search?q=1948+Integration+of+the+Armed+Forces&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwie49mlzqbZAhWE14MKHVXkBGQQ_AUICygC&biw=1920&bih=900#imgrc=zS6bs -
1954 Brown v. Board of Education
Us Supreme Court found that segregated public schools was unconstitutional. Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and " Separate but equal." US Supreme Court ordered all public schools to integrate. https://www.google.com/search?q=1954+Brown+v.+Board+of+Education&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-v57IzqbZAhUq7YMKHd59AhgQ_AUICigB&biw=1920&bih=900#imgrc=JUi_Crn0SitonM: -
1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott
TheMontgomeryBusBoycottwasacivil-rightsprotestduringwhich AfricanAmericansrefusedtoridecitybusesin Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. The boycott took place from December 5, 1955, to December 20, 1956, and is regarded as the first large-scale U.S. demonstration against segregation. Four days before the boycott began, Rosa Parks, an African-American woman, was arrested and fined for refusing to yield her bus seat to a white man. www.google.com/search?q=1955+Montgomery+Bus+Boycott -
1956 Change to Georgia's state flag
In 1956,Georgia General Assembly vote to change the flag flag. The GA state constitution allowed the legislature to change the flag without a state-wide vote. Debate continues today about reason flag was changed. Supporters claimed it was to mark the upcoming centennial of the Civil war. Many others felt it was to show opposition to Brown v. BOE and federal desegregation. https://www.google.com/search?q=1956+Change+to+Georgia -
1960 Sibley Commission
By 1960, Ga's school have not integrated. Ga governor, Ernest Vandiver formed resistance'' (white opposition to investigate public opinion on integration. would rather start following federal mandates and allow integration or follow Georgia laws and shot down public schools. The committee was led by Atlanta attorney, John Sibley. Held 10 hearings across GA to get voter input. 60% of Georgians claimed they would rather close the schools than integrate. Despite this, -
1961 Albany Movement
A movement to desegrate Albany GA. Freedom march organized by SNCC and the NAACP. Martin Luther King led hundreds of protesters in Albany, GA to resist segregation. Nearly 500 people arrested, including King. The Albany Movement did not result in immediate change. It was considered failure, but organizers learned lessons they applied in future protests. https://www.google.com/search?q=1961+Albany+Movement&source -
1963 March on Washington DC
March for jobs and freedom. The goals where pressure congress to pass the Civil Rights bill, Advocate for civil rights suck as fair employment, Education Housing. 250,000 people of all races marched from the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial. Martin Luther King gave his famous " I have a dream " speech. The march successfully encouraged the passage of Civil Rights Act. https://www.google.com/search?q=1963+March+on+Washington+DC&source -
1964 Civil Rights Act passed
Prohibited segregation in all public places. Prohibited discrimination
in hiring, firing, promotion. Gave the federal Gov't the right to withhold funds from states resisted the law.
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"Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama
After the CRA passes, the focus of the movement shifted to voting rights. The Selam to Montgomery marches were a series of 3 marches to demand voting rights in Alabama. Violence st the first 2 marches led to National Guard protection for marchers. Public outcry sped up passage of the voting rights act.
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