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Oct 23, 700
mississippin
The Mississippian diet consisted of a mix of wild and cultivated food. Mississippian people continued to eat the same wild foods used by their Archaic and Woodland ancestors. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) remained an important source of food, but their numbers may have been quickly reduced near large communities. Mississippian hunters also pursued a variety of small animals such as rabbit (Sylvilagus), muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus), beaver (Castor canadensis), raccoon (Procyon lotor) -
Oct 23, 1000
woodland
t appears that the earliest groups in the Southeast who became less nomadic and produced more intricate pottery were coastal Archaic Indians around 2000 B. C. They could grow small crops, mostly squash-like plants and beans, and add fish to get the majority of nourishment. Archeologists refer to the period between 2000BC and 1000 BC as transitional or formational because during that time some, but not all, tribes exhibited signs of the change. By 1000 BC the interior Archaic cultures had also be -
Dec 26, 1000
archaic
By 11,500 BP., the climate had warmed, and the vegetation was slowly changing. The open forest of the Ice Age was being replaced by a dense spruce-pine forest, similar to forests found in Canada today. Deciduous trees, such as oak, chestnut, and maple were gradually migrating from the south, but these broadleaf trees did not replace the spruce/pine forest until after 10,200 BP. The human population gradually increased in size throughout the Archaic Period, during which people continued to hunt, -
Dec 31, 1000
paleo
Most likely, Paleoindians moved over large areas, on foot or by water, in small bands of twenty-five to fifty people. Their group ranges centered on stone quarries, shoals, or other particularly desirable environmental features. Although it is known they were hunter-gatherers, it is not known whether their diet primarily consisted of large game animals or a wide array of plant and animal species. In some parts of the country these peoples targeted elephants and other large game, but no evidence -
Oct 23, 1500
hernando de soto
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bookker t. washington
Born in Virginia in the mid-to-late 1850s, Booker T.born into slavery -
internatonal cotten expo
was a world's fair held in Atlanta, Georgia, from October 5 to December 31 of 1881 -
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Benjamin Mays
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plessy v. ferguson
was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision upholding the constitutionality of state laws requiring racial segregation in public facilities under the doctrine of "separate but equal". -
web du bois
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1906 atlanta riot
The Atlanta race riot of 1906 was a mass civil disturbance in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), which began the evening of September 22 and lasted until September 24, 1906. -
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Ivan Allen Jr.
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Herman Talmadge
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leo frank case
The Leo Frank case is one of the most notorious and highly publicized cases in the legal annals of Georgia. A Jewish man in Atlanta was placed on trial and convicted of raping and murdering a thirteen-year-old girl who worked for the National Pencil Company, which he managed -
county unit system
A primary election is held before a general election in order to determine each political party's candidates for the general election -
tom watson
he public life of Thomas E. Watson is perhaps one of the more perplexing and controversial among Georgia politicians. In his early years he was characterized as a liberal, especially for his time. In later years he emerged as a force for white supremacy and anti-Catholic rhetoric. He was elected to the Georgia General Assembly (1882), the U.S. House of Representatives (1890), and the U.S. Senate (1920), where he served for only a short time before his death. Nominated by the Populist Party as it -
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martin luther king jr.
he was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. -
William B. Hartsfield
William B. Hartsfield was a man of humble origins who became one of the greatest mayors of Atlanta.served six terms. -
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governor race of 1946
- Atlanta
It was one of the most bizarre political episodes in American history. For a brief period of time in 1947, Georgia had three governors.
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Brown v. Board of Education
was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
sncc was one of the most important organizations of the American Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. It emerged from a student meeting organized by Ella Baker held at Shaw University in April 1960. SNCC grew into a large organization with many supporters in the North who helped raise funds to support SNCC's work in the South, allowing full-time SNCC workers to have a $10 per week salary. -
County Unit System
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Atlanta Falcons
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atlanta braves
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atlanta hawks
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1956 state flag
Governor Sonny Perdue signed legislation creating a new state flag for Georgia. The new banner became effective immediately, giving Georgia its third state flag in only twenty-seven months—a national record. Georgia also leads the nation in the number and variety of different state flags.