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3 Governors Controversy
General Assembly elected Talmadge's son Herman Talmadge as governor, the newly elected lieutenant governor, Melvin Thompson, claimed the office of governor, and the outgoing governor, Ellis Arnall, refused to leave office. Eventually, the Georgia Supreme Court settled the controversy. -
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Civil Rights Timeline
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Brown Vs. Board of Education
Schools tahat are segragated are unconstitutional and schools will no longer be segregated. The commisioners instantly decided taht all schools will ave whites and blacks. -
State Flag
They made a new flag because they were mad at civil rights. They made the congfederate flag as a symbol of slavery. -
Fomation of SNCC and the integration of Woolworths lunch counter
In 1960 four freshmen from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College in Greensboro walked into the F. W. Woolworth store and quietly sat down at the lunch counter. They were refused service, but they stayed until closing time. The next morning they came with twenty-five more students. This went on for several days and soon people got arrested and then people boycotted. -
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, on November 17, 1961, by local activists, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). -
Admission of Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes to UGA
In January 1961, Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes became the first black students to enter the University of Georgia. Calvin Trillin covered the litigation that resulted in a federal court order that allowed these students to enroll, and then returned just before their graduation to interview the students, their families, friends and fellow students, professors, and university administrators to portray the hostility and occasional support they received. -
March on Washington
On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C. They marhed for freedom. MLK had his i have a drea,m speech there. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin was involved in many civil rights movements and is best known for his "I have a dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
An act that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. This was what they hoped to end segragation and racism. -
Voting rights act of 1965
An act that prohibits racial discrimination in voting. This came soon right after the Civi Rights act. -
Bnejamin Mays
He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights, and the progression of political rights of African Americans in America. -
Lester Maddox
Was an American politician who served as the 75th Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. One day he refused to serve blacks at a Atlanta resturant and had to serve as lieutinent Governer. -
Election of Maynard Jackson as mayor of Atlanta
Elected mayor of Atlanta in 1973, Maynard Jackson was the first African American to serve as mayor of a major southern city.He served 8 years and soon later returned for a 3rd term. -
Andrew Young
Was a American politician, diplomat, activist, and pastor from Georgia. Also was mayor of Atlanta.
