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Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmage was born on August 9, 1913. He was the son of Eugene Talmage, a negative influence on the economy and social systems of Georgia. Herman was a democrat that served as the Govenor in 1947 and 1948-1954. He also served on the US senate from 1956 to 1980. He supported equal rights and the protection of rural america. -
Lester Maddox
Maddox was born in Atlanta to a working class family. He worked at the Bell Bomber factory in Marietta until 1944 when he quit his job to become an entreprenure. Then in 1957 Maddox decided to try his luck in polotics and failed misrebly. In 1964 maddox was elected to be the govenor by the legislature. He also chose to close his restaurant in 1964 instead on integrating it. Then he tried his luck at govenor again and was not elected. He died in 2003 of cancer. -
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Andrew young
Young was a human rights activist that helped to build Atlanta's reputation as an international city. He held the 5th district seat in the house of representatives in 1972. Young supported Jimmy Carter and in 1977 he was chosen by Carter as the ambassator of the United Nations. Now Andrew works as a professor at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at UGA. -
Maynard Jackson
Jackson was the first black mayor of Atlanta. He was born in Dallas, Texas and he died in 2003. He was the mayor from 1974 to 1982 and again from 1990 to 1994, seving for a total of three terms as mayor. -
Benjamin Mays
Mays was an activist who served as the President of Morehouse College from 1940 to 1967. His most famous student was Martin Luther King, Jr. -
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Brown v. Board of Education
The Brown v. Board of Education was the catalyst for the modern civil rights movement. This case ruled that "Seperate but equal" in schools was unconstitutuional and that racial segrigation was no longer legal. -
New Geogia Flag
In 1955 the democratic government leaders began a campaign to change the Georgia flag back to the Confederate flag from the civil war. In 1956 the legeslative sessions were so focused and devoted to the segregation issues that the change simply flew through legislature without very much thought. The flag was not changed back until 2001. -
Sibley Commission
The Sibley Commission was created to allow the public to voice their opinions about desegregation in schools. The Commission was locaated in Atlanta and it was led by John Sibley. Its main purpose was to sucessfully desegregate public schools without violence. -
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
The SNCC was a nonviolent organization that organized sit-ins for college students throughout the south.
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Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
Holmes and Hunter were the first african-americans to be admitted intot the University of Georgia. The two had filed a law suit in September of 1960 because they had been denied accepteance to UGA based on race. They were accepted to UGA and registered for classes on January 9, 1961.
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Albany movement
The Albany movemnt was a campaign launced by the citizens of Albany, Georgia that was created to remove segregation. A month after the movemnet began, Martin Luther King, Jr. joined, capturing the Nation's attention. The city was not offically desegregated until almost a year later in August of 1962. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was a peaceful demonstration with about a quarter million people that marched from the washington monument to the lincoln memorial to protest civil rights. It was on this day that Martin Luthur King Jr. gave his famous "I have a Dream" speech. -
Civil Right Act
Click below to watch a video about the civil rights act of 1964.
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