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Martin Luther King Jr.'s Time at Moorehouse College
Benjamin Mays Video Martin Luther King Jr. atttended Moorehous College from 1944 to 1948 when he was at the age of 15, and while he was there, he was mentored by Benjamin Mays. Mays influenced him to become a civil rights activists and mentored MLK Jr. -
1946 Governor's Race
video about this After the death of Eugene Talmadge, the position of governor was heavily disputed. Since Eugene Talmadge was elected but was never sworn in, no one knew who deserved the position of governor. The lieutenant governor, Melvin Thompson, said he should take office according to the Georgia Consitution while Herman Talmadge said that there were uncounted votes that put him as governor. While this went on, the previous governor, Henry Ellis, refused to leave office until everything was sorted out. -
Herman Talmadge Elected as Governor
After being involved in the Three Governor's Controversy (1946 Georgia Governor's Race), Herman Talmadge, the son of Eugene Talmadge, who was a previous governor of Georgia, was also governor of Georgia from 1948 to 1955. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown Vs. Board of EducationBrown vs. Board of Education reversed the desicion of Plessy vs Ferguson. It made segregation in educational facilities illegal. This led to an eventual complete integration in the United States. -
Sibley Commission
Governor Ernest Vandiver made this commission after being conflicted whether to allow integration of schools or close oublic schools. He let this commission come up with what Georgians wanted. 60% of them would rather close schools than integrate. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter's Admission to UGA
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were both originally denied admission from the University of Georgia. This is unsuprising due to the amount of racism in Georgia (look at the image of the 1956 State Flag for evidence). They went to court saying that they were denied purely because of their race, and it was ruled in their favor. They became the first African Americans to ever attend UGA. -
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Albany Movement
The Albany Movement, which started in the fall of 1961 and ended in the summer of 1962, was when lots of civil rights activists from the Student Nonviolent Cooridinating Committee (SNCC) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) came together in the Albany area to protest segregation. -
March on Washington
I Have Dream Speech Given by MLK Jr. at the March on Washington This was the largest civil rights gathering as Martin Luther King Jr. led hundred of thousands of people in Washington. This eventually led to the passage of the Civil RIghts Act. -
Civil Rights Act
Signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 This act, signed by Lyndon B. Johnson, made unequal treatment because of race, gender, nationality, etc. illegal -
Lester Maddox's Time as Governor
Lester Maddox became governor of Georgia in 1967. He oipposed segregation and hired more blacks for government positions than all other governor's combined. -
Maynard Jackson- The First Black Mayor of Atlanta
Maynard Jackson was the first African American mayor of Atanta. This shows how much the city has progressed with racism. Due to his work in the airports of Atlanta, his name was added to the name (Hartsfield-Jackson). -
Andrew Young
Andrew Young was a very big civil rights supporter who worked with Martin Luther King Jr. a lot. He was elected as mayor of Atlanta in 1981.
