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African Americans Attempt to Vote
http://www.leagle.com/decision/194570162FSupp639_1555.xml/KING%20v.%20CHAPMAN
Primus King and Thomas Brewer attempt to vote but were turned away. This was taken to court a year later. -
Three Govenor Dilema in Georgia
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/three-governors-controversy
This started when the mayor Eugene Talmadge died. His supporters decided to "write in" Eugene's son, Herman Talmadge, to office. At the same time the lieuteneant govenor claimed the office because of the death of the actual govenor. The out going govenor Ellis Arnall also refused to leave office. In the primary Ellis ARnall won. -
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Civil Rights
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Lester Maddox
On this date, Lester opened his best enterprise yet called the PIckrick. Before that, he worked in manufacturing plants like the Bell plant in Marrietta during WWII. -
Brown V. Board of Education
The supreme court decided that segragation in schools is unconstitutional through the case Brown V. Board of Education.
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Georgia's New Flag
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/state-flags-georgia
In 1956 the legeslative session went with Martin Griffins ideas. He wanted a resistance to the federal integration of schools. The Confederate Battle Flag was put onto the new state flag. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter move to UGA
Info On them
In 1959, Hamilton and Hunter enrolled in UGA but was denied.
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Sibley Commision
The general assembly on schools(Sibley Commision) led by John Sibley gave a huge resistance to the desegregation of schools.
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Albany Movement
The Albany Movement began fall of 1961. It was the first mass movement in modern civil rights. It's goal was to end segregation in the community, but it ended up with the jailing of over 1,000 African Americans including the jailing of Martin Luther King Jr. The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Commitee (SNCC) persuaded students also to go against Albanies segregation policies. After this the SNCC continued this.
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The march on Washington
March on Washington VideoMarch on Washington Info. On this date in history, 250,000 people marched to Washington D.C. Led by Martin Luther KIng Jr., the protestors were sprayed bye fire hoses and threatened bye attack dogs. -
Desegregation Of Public and Private Facilities
8 months before the Civil Rights act, W. W. Law from the NAACP forced city leaders to desegregate facilities. -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
When this was passed, it outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
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MLK Dies
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Andrew Young
Andrew young is a human rights activist, politician, and business man. He was also the first African American represenative in the house, and served with MLK. -
Manyard Jackson
Elected in 1974 for the first time, Mayor Manyard Jackson led Georgia in huge public work projects. He accepted the olympic flag in Barcelona, Spain to have the olympics in Atlanta.
Hartsfield-Jackson International airport is named after the mayor because he helped arrange the plan to build the busiest airport in the world. -
Benjamin Mays Dies
Benjamin Mays was a great African American teacher, social activist, minister, and scholar. He was the president of the Alanta Morehouse college. Benjamin was also a mentor for Martin Luther King Jr. Benjamin also was a Leader in the NAACP, YMCA, and other organizations.
