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Atlanta Braves
The atlanta braves are an american professional baseball in atlanta metropolitan area. -
John lewis
In 1977 John Lewis was appointed by president Jimmy Carter to direct more then 250,000 volunteers of action, the federal voluntary agency.
In 1981 John Lewis was elected to the Atlanta City Council. -
Benjamin mays
Benjamin was an american baptist minister and civil rights leader.
He was credited with laying the intellectual foundations of african americans civil rights movement. -
1946 civil rights act
The civil rights act in american south was one of the most significant and successful social movement.
Georgia's southwest cotton bat, black activists protested white supremacy in myriad ways. -
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta hawks are a professional basketball team based out of Atlanta.
They became a team in 1946. -
Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge was an attorney and as democratic american politician.
He served as governor of georgia for a brief time in early 1947. -
1946 governor's race
For a brief time in 1947 Georgia had three governors.
1946 was the beginning for the African Americans, they could finally vote for governor. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
Holmes scholastic and his athletic accomplishments brought him to peoples attention.
Holmes and Hunter appiled to UGA and got denied the first time -
Brown v. Board of Education
Brown vs. Board Education of Topeka was a landmark 1954 supreme court case in which the justice ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional,
Brown vs. Board of Education was one of the cornerstones of the civil rights movements. -
1956 State flag
Georgia's flag has gone through many changes since it became a state in january 1788.
According to the georgia department of state the symbols on the flags prior to 1879 are unknown. -
Sibley Commission
The sibley commission go around to ask people about desegregating the school.
They have collected that most people would rather close the school than integrate. -
Student non-violent coordinating committee
The SNCC was a civil rights group formed to give younger blacks more voice in the civil rights movements.
The SNCC soon became one of the movements more radical branches. -
The Albany movement
It was the first mass movement in the modern civil rights era.
Martin luther king jr. was pulled into the movement after him and a bunch of African americans were arrested. -
William B Harts field
Harts field was mayor of atlanta longer then any other person.
He became mayor in 1936 and served a total of 23 years -
Ivan Allen jr.
Ivan was president of the city's chamber of commerce in 1960
he was the man whose temperate leader ship helped make atlanta the capital of the south. -
March on Washington
Civil rights movement staged it's largest gathering ever.
Martin Luther king JR. led the march on Washington. -
Atlanta falcons
The atlanta falcons are a professional american football team based in atlanta.
The atlanta falcons were born in 1965 as an NFL expansion team. -
Lester Maddox
Maddox served as the 75th governor of Georgia.
He served from 1967 to 1971. -
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1966 Olympic games
A record 197 nations all current IOC members took part in the games.
The 1966 games were the first to be staged in a different year from the winter Olympics. -
Martin Luther King JR.
Martin Was an american baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement.
king was awarded the nobel peace prize in 1964 and is remembered each year on martin luther king day in january. -
Andrew Young
Andrew is an american politician and diplomat.
Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement. -
Maynard Jackson elected mayor
Maynard was an american politician and attorney from Georgia.
He was a member of the democratic party and elected in 1973 at the age of 35. -
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Jimmy cater in Georgia.
Jimmy was honored with much deserved noble peace price.
Jimmy put up a big peanut in plains Georgia.
