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1946 Governor's race/ end of white primary
White primary in Georgia ended by a federal court in 1946. The 1946 governor's race turned into the three georgia controversy. The three governors were Eugene Talmadge, Herman Talmadge, and Ellis Arnall. -
Herman Talmadge
Talmadge served as governor in 1947 and again in 1948. He recieved a law degree from UGA, and he sponsored bills about food stamps. -
Martin Luther King jr.
MLK jr. became a minister and a national leader in battle for civil rights. He led a bus boycott that ended segregation of buses. He formed SCLC to lead anti disrimination protests and marches in the south. -
Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays was a minister and educator in Georgia. He spoke out against segregation and he taught Martin Luther King jr. He sppoke out against segregation before the Civil Rights Act. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The NAACP became involved in civil rights cases. They argued to not have seperate schools for white and blacks. The Supreme Court said that segregation in education was unconstitutional. -
1956 state flag
After the Brown ruling, Georgia legislators changed the state flag to include Confederate Battle flag. People thought this was Georgia trying to hold on to its traditions. -
Sibley Commision
Governor Ernest Vandiver was forced to decide between closing public schools or desegregating them. The committe had to report back to the governor. -
SNCC
MLK jr.'s strategy was adopteed by a group of college students who formed the Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Julian Bond from Georgia, was one of those college students. -
Hamilton Homes and Charlaynne Hunter
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Homes were the first black people to enter UGA. Students threw bricks at them, but they stayed at school. -
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement involved other organizations like the NAACP and SNCC. They wanted to end segregation on buses, trains, hospitals, and juries. -
March on Washington
More than 200,000 people demanded equal rights in Washington D.C. It sent a message to Congress to vote for civil rights legislation. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act stopped discrimination based on race, color, or religion in public places. It encouraged desegregation in schools, and empoyment. Also helped desegregation based on sex. -
Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox was the governor of Georgia from 1967- 1971. He believed in states' rights and segregation. He became a public figure in 1964 when he refused to serve African Americans for the Civil Rights Act. -
Andrew Young
Andrew Young was a polotician, and a civil rights activist. He became a Congressman, and the first African American to be elcted after reconstruction. -
Maynard Jackson
Maynard JAckson was the first Afican American mayor of a major southern city. He won 90% of the black vote. He won the election by taking 59% of the votes. -
William B. Hartsfield
He was mayor of Atlanta, and he promoted air travel. In 1925 he locatesd Atlanta's first airport, and in 1971 it was named after him. The airport became the busiest airport in the world, and it still is.
