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March on Washington
The march on Washington was a massive protest on civil rights that occurred when about 250,000 people gathered in front of Lincoln Memorial in Washington. The “I have a Dream” speech was also born here. -
1960 BCE
Student non-violent Coordinating Committee
The SNCC is an American Political organization that played a central role in the civil rights movement in the 1960’s. The goal of the SCNN was to get students more involved in the civil rights movement. -
William B Hartsfeild
William Hartsfeild was an American politician that served as the 44th and 51st mayor of Atlanta. He is the longest serving mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. He is credited with developing Atlanta's airport into a national aviation center. -
Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays was an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader. He is credited with laying the intellectual foundations of the African-American civil rights movement. He taught and mentored many influentials activists such as, Martian Luther King, Julian Bond, Maynard Jackson, Dunn Clendenon, and others. -
John Lewis
John Lewis is an American Politician and is a prominent civil rights leader. Lewis is the recipient of numerous awards from eminent national and international institutions. -
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are a professional basketball team based in Atlanta. They compete in the national basketball association. -
1956 Governers Race
For a small period of time in 1947 Georgia had 3 governors. Eugene Talmadge won re-election but died before his inauguration. To fill the place his son Herman was appointed by the state legislature but Melvin Thompson had been elected to the newly created office of lieutenant governor and he claimed to be governor too. -
Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge was an atourney and a democratic american politician. He is the son of former governor Eugene Talmadge. His father died before taking office after his successful re-election wnd his son was a written in candidate. -
Brown V. Board of Education
Brown V. Board of Education was a supreme court case in which the court declared state laws establishing segregated public schools to be unconstitutional. This was a major victory of the civil rights movement. -
1956 State Flag
There was a campaign a year earlier after two controversial supreme court decisions that ordered desegregation of public schools. The flag became a divise symbol but remained Gerorgias official banner for 45 years after its adoption. -
Sibley Commission
The Sibley commission recommended that the state accept the federal decision to desegregate schools. Later on the governor introduced a bill that accepted the sibley commissions recommendations for desegregation. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were the first African American students admitted to UGA. Holmes was also the first African American student to attend the Emory University school of Medicine. -
The Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a failed attempt to desegregate a whole community. Rather than desegregating the community it resulted in around 1000 African Americans in jail. -
Ivan Allen JR
Ivan Allen Jr was Atlanta’s mayor for 8 years and he was the only politician in the south to testify in favor of the civil rights act. Ivan graduated from Ga tech and then joined his fathers company. He also served in World War Two. -
1964 Civil Rights Act
The 1964 civil rights act was proposed by president John F. Kennedy. This civil rights act ended all discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta falcons are a professional football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the national football league. -
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta falcons are a professional football team based in Atlanta. The falcons compete in the national football league. -
Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox was a democratic governor. He was an arch segregationist and violated civil rights by not serving 3 black student at UGA tech. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr was a baptist minister and activist. He is best known for helping the civil rights movements through nonviolence tactics and his cristian beliefs and the nonviolent activism. -
Andrew Young
Andrew Young is an American politician, diplomat, activist, and he was a pastor. He helped shape Atlantas a reputation as an international city. -
Maynard Jackson Elected Mayor
Maynard Jackson was an American politician and attorney from Georgia. He was the first African American mayor of a major southern Georgia. He also contributed to bringing the olympics to Atlanta. -
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Jimmy Carter in Georgia
Jimmy Carter served as the 39th president of the USA. He founded the non partisan public policy center in Atlanta. -
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1996 Olympic Games
The olympic games were an international multi-sport event held in Atlanta Georgia in 1996. The local leaders hoped to use publicity to help promote Atlanta’s image.
