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Benjamin Mays
Benjamin MaysHe was the longtime president of Morehouse College in Atlanta. Mays was an African American ministe, educator, scholar, and social activist. In addition to all of that, he was a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr. He helped with leadership in the NAACP and the YMCA. -
Herman Talmadge
Talmadge was a segregationist who pushed to stop the integrating of public schools. When he was elected as Senator he then favored desegregation and civil rights legislation. -
Three Governer's Controversy
The death of Governer Eugene Talmadge helped start this event. The General Assembly then elected his son, Herman Talmadge. Lieutenant Melvin Thompson then claimed the position of governer, and Ellis Arnall, outgoing governer, refused to leave the office of governer. -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown v. BoardFive seperate cases came before the Supreme Court in 52, they were all out into one category which was called Brown v. Board of Education. Most wanted to claim segregation in schools unconstitutional, but there were many reasons not to. On May 31, 1955 the Justices made a plan stating that desegregation was to remain with "all delibrate speed". -
Sibley Commission
This began after Brown v. Board movement. Governer Vandiver wanted Georgian's opinion on desegregation in public schools, so he had his Committee go ask around. They found that 60% of people in Georgia would rather just shut down public schools than have them integrated. -
1956 State Flag
Due to the massive resistance to integration and the belief in segregation in the governemnt, Congress decided to put the Confederate battle flag in the Georgia state flag as well. -
Lester Maddox
Maddox owned a restaurant which he refused to let become integrated. He ran for mayor many times, and lost each time to several other people who made an impact during this time. -
SNCC
SNCC PinI Have a Dream SpeechThis stands for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. This organization rose from student-led-sit-ins to protest segregated lunches. College and highschool students made of the majority of the group. This caused the Alobany Movemnt, which was not successful. -
Andrew Young
Young wrote an autobiography in 1966 about being a civil rights activisit early on in his life without choice. In 1961 Young went to work with the SCLC, Southern Christian Leadership Conference. This was a civil rights organization led by Martin Luther King Jr. Andrew became the first African American since Reconstruction to be elected into Congress in Georgia. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Holmes and Hunter were both students who worked and succeded in desegregating the University of Georgia. They were both the first two African Americans admitted to UGA. -
Albany Movement
This was th first mass movemnt in the civil rights time with a goal of desegregation. Over 1,000 African Americans were jailed due to this movement. Martin Luther King Jr. was involved in this, and was jailed as well as the many others. It ended around the summer of 1962. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Shortly after the Rosa Parks incident, Luther was asked to join the MIA which was mdae to run the bus boycott. On December 1, 1956 King was one of the first people to board an integrated bus. He continued to join various groups to stop segregation. Martin played a huge part in the Civil Rights Act. In 63, King gave his very famous "I Have a Dream" speech. He was soon awarded the Noble Peace Price. -
March on Washington
March on WashingtonMartin Luther King Jr, led this march for jobs and freedom for African Americans. This was the day of his "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Maynard Jackson
Jackson was the first African American to serve as a mayor of a large southern city. He worked with Andrew Young, and after Young's term was over Jackson returned in 1990.
