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William B. Hartsfield
He was a humble man who became one of the greatest mayors of Atlanta.He served for six terms longer than anyone in the city history.He didn't finish high school or attend college,but later in life opened his own law office. -
Benjamin Mays
He was best known as the longtime president of Morehouse.He was a mentor to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and was one of the articulate and outspoken critices of segregation.He also filled leadership roles in several national and international organizations such as the NAACP,YMCA,World Council of Churches,Untied Negro College Fund,National Baptist Convention,Urban League,Southern Conference foe Human Welfare,Southern Conference Educational Fund,and Peace Corps Advisory Committee. -
John Lewis
He was a American politican and civil rights leader.He is Georgia's 5th congressional district since 1987.Was the dean of Georgia congressional delegation and a chairman of the SNCC. -
1946 Governor's Race
It was one of the most bizarre political episodes that ever happened in American history.At one time in 1947 Georgia had three governors.He won his fourth term,but died before he could get inaugurated. -
Herman Talmadge
He was a member of the southern bloc of Senate.He was a staunch opponent of Civil Rights,but begun to reach out to blacks in the 1970's.After he practiced law he joined the Navy where he served in the South Pacific during World War 2 where he eventually rose to rank a lieutenant commander. -
Brown v. Board of Education
It was the decision that helped dismantle racial segregation.It was the base for other decisions that were dealing with the rejecting discrimination against people that belonged to various different groups. -
1956 State Flag
The flag was used from 1956-2001.It featured a prominent Confederate battle flag and was designed by Southern Democrat John Sammons Bell. He was a World War 2 veteran and attorney and was an outspoken supporter for segregation. -
Sibley Commission
It was set up by Govenor Vandiver in order to gauge Georgia's attitudes towards desegregation. Vandiver in the end accepted the Commissions findings. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
They were the first two African Americans admitted to the University of Georgia, one of many segregated institutes.They filed a civil suit.Thomas Brahana asked his students to write an essay two said "What I don't understand is why we don't mind eating with a Negro in the kitchen but we wouldn't want to eat with him in our dining room"and"The Negros in the South definitely live at a lower level.I can't see how people who call themselves citizens of a democracy allow these conditions to exist." -
Ivan Allen Jr.
He lead the city through an era of significant physical and economic growth and maintaining the calm during the Civil Rights Movement.While other southern cities were experiencing recurring violence,they were not because they were by Mayor Allen who broke to a more peaceful path to integration. -
The Albany Movement
It was the first mass movement in the civil rights era,its goal was to desegregate an entire community but resulted in the jailing of more than 1,000 African Americans.Martin Luther King Jr. got involved when him and hundreds more were arrested in one week.He left eight months later because had failed,but planning to apply it to Birmingham but with Albany's failure came Birmingham's success. -
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Jimmy Carter in Georgia
He was the only Georgian elected president.He had previously publicly served in the U.S. Navy,tow terms in the Georgia General Assembly,and one term as governor of Georgia.After losing the presidential election in 1980 he went and founded the Carter Center in Atlanta. -
March on Washington
It was a massive protest march that occured when 250,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial.It was also known as the March for jobs and freedom it aimed to draw attention to challenges and inequalities faced by African Americans a century after the Emancipation.Martin Luther King Jr. gave his now iconic "I Have A Dream Speech." -
1964 Civil Rights Act
It ended segregation in public and banned employment discrimination and basis of race,color,religion,sex,or national origin.Its considered one of the crowning legislative achievements of the Civil Rights movement.Southern members of Congress didn't agree. -
Atlanta Falcons
They joined in 1956 as a expansion team to keep them from joining a rival the American Football League (AFL).Their headquarters and practice facilities are located in Flowery Branch,Georgia. -
Atlanta Braves
Their name was used in 1912,and originated from a term for a Native American Warrior.They are the only franchise to have won as Boston,Milwaukee,and Atlanta which was three different cities.They were founded in Boston,Massachusetts in 1871 who continued to move until 1966. -
Lester Maddox
He was a American politician who was the 75th governor of Georgia.He came to prominence as a staunch segregation after refusing to serve black customers in a Atlanta Restaurant in defince of Civil Rights.He later served as Lieutenant Governor when Jimmy Carter was Governor. -
Atlanta Hawks
They were founded in 1946 and moved from New York,to Illinois,to Milwaukee,to St.Louis,until they finally stopped in Atlanta in 1968.They only drafted four players who was chosen to be in the NBA All-Star Games and one who was traded to them from the Utah Jazz right after the draft.Their names were Bisons,Tri-Cities Blackhawks,and then the Hawks. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
He was the most visible spokesperson and leader of the civil rights movement.He was known for his advancement of civil rights by using tactics of nonviolence and civil disobedience based on his beliefs,and was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi.He lead Montgomery bus boycott,became the first president of SCLC,helped organize a protest in Birmingham,Alabama,and organized the March on Washington and delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
The SNCC was founded by young people who were dedicated to nonviolence and direct action tactics.Although Martin and others hoped for it to sever as the youth wing of the (SCLC),but the students remained independent and generating their own projects and strategies.According to the internet "Although ideological differences eventually caused SNCC and SCLC to be at odds, the two organizations worked side by side throughout the early years of the civil rights movement." -
Andrew Young
He was a American politician,diplomat,and activist.He was a pastor and early leader in Civil Rights Movement serving as director of the SCLC and close confidant to Martin Luther King Jr..He later in life became active in politics serving as the first Georgia U.S. Congressman,then United States Ambassador to the United Nations,and Mayor of Atlanta,but since leaving politics he has founded or served a large number of organizations working for issues in public policy and political lobbying. -
Maynard Jackson Elected Mayor
He was a American politician and attorney from Gerogia.He was elected at the age of 35 as the first African-American of any major city in the South and served 3 terms making him the second longest-serving mayor after six-term William B. Harsfield.After he died the Atlanta Hartsfield airport was re-named Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to honor his service to the expansion of the airport,city,and people. -
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1996 Olympic Games
It was offically known as the Games of the XXVI Olympaid.Atlanta was selected September 18,1990 in Tokyo,Japan although many thought it was a long shot since America had hosted 12 years earlier in Los Angeles.It was a bombing July 27 security guard Richard Jewell discovered it and notified law enforcement,and even though the evacuated as many people as possible spectator Alice Hawthorne was killed,111 others wounded,and Melih Uzunyol died of a heart of attack.
