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Benjamin Mays
Born August 1,1894, Benjamin Mays became a minister, educator, scholar, and activist. Probably the most well known president of Morehouse college and an important mentor for civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Mays was also a leader in several organizations including the YMCA and NAACP. -
Governor's race/End of the white primary
The case of Smith vs. Allwright ruled the the Texas white primary was unconstitutional. This forced Georgia to allow African Americans to vote in the Democratic party. The Democrats wanted otherwise, but Ellis Arnall stopped them from doing so. later on, in 1946, was created through controversy. As Eugene Talmadge had been re-elected, he died which created controversy as to whether Arnall, Herman Talmadge, or Thompson should be elected. Finally, Herman was elected after a long fight. -
Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge, breifly elected during 1947, was then re-elected from 1948 to 1954. This Democrat, followed his father's footstep in disagreeing with any civil rights movement. In 1956, Herman was elected into the US Senate until he finally got defeated in 1980. During Herman's governance, the first state sales tax was put into place and attracted industry to Georgia which both vastly helped the economy. -
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State Flag
The Georgia State Flag of 1956 was created to show "what Georgia stood for" according to state senators who were well-kown for their strong background confederate history. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights leader, was born on January 15, 1929.Martin Luther King Jr. helped lead several non-violent protests and speeches to help further along the civil rights movement. These protests and speeches included the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Albany Movement, Birmingham campaign, and finally most well-known March on Washington. -
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Sibley Commission
The Sibley Commision was created to help make decisions for Vandiver. The Sibley commision helped prevent violence that accompanied desegregation in the deep south states, but it also slowed down the de segregation process. Because of this, the proces took much longer. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to UGA
These two African Americans had applied several time to the University of Georgia until finally they filed a civil suit agianst the board saying that it is not fair that they hadnt been accepted yet into the University of Georgia . The court ruled it unfair, and both Holmes and Hunter were accepted. -
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Albany Movement
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The Albany Movement was the first large civil rights movement created during the fall of 1961. On December of 1961, hundreds of black protesters were arrested including Martin Luther King Jr. Eight months later, King left accepting defeat. King would then suceeed at Birmingham. -
March on Washington
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This monumental day will never be forgotten in history. On August 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands of black people showed up to see civil rights leaders speak their thoughts. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his memorable 'I have a dream" speech that stunned the crowd. -
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Lester Maddox
As governor, Maddox had much controversy with the riots and protests. Maddox was not for the civil rights movement, but still he remained a very popular governor. -
Andrew Young
Andrew Young has created a great reputation for Atlanta as a international city. he worked with the olympics, he was a civil rights leader, congressman, and mayor. He has greatly affected the civil rights movement as he was a mayor and congressman. -
Maynard Jackson as Mayor of Atlanta
Maynard Jackson was the first African American to be elected in a major southern city. He served eight years and then returned for a third term in 1990. Jackson dramatically rose the portion of city buisiness going to minority firms. Jackson also worked with the olympic comitee to come to Atlanta in 1996.
