Civil rights

Modern Georgia and Civil Rights Timeline by Khadeeja Shabbir

By khadeeja712

  • Benjamin Mays is born

    Benjamin Mays is born
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9V6Yv8DY14 Benjamin Mays was a minister, social activist, educator, scholar, President of Morehouse College, critic of segregation, author, and leader. He spoke out against discrimination and also achieved a high education. He made a huge impact in many important organizations, even when he retired. He died in the year of 1984.

  • Herman Talmadge is born

    Herman Talmadge is born
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VRCVHsl1nk
    Herman Talmadge was the son of Eugene Talmadge. He served as governor of Georgia from 1937, and then again in 1948-1954. In 1956, he became a member of the Senate. He was a Democrat and opposed Civil Rights Legislation.

  • Lester Maddox is born

    Lester Maddox is born
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m3JCPrQ3zs
    Lester Maddox was the 75th governor of Georgia and he once closed his restaurant rather than let in blacks, but surprisingly, once governor he appointed more blacks to state offices than all of the other governors who governed before him together.

  • Martin Luther King is born

    Martin Luther King is born
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ank52Zi_S0 Martin Luther King, Jr. was born in Atlanta and is the most well known civil rights activist in the U.S. He is known for his "I Have A Dream" speech, which expressed that blacks and whites are equal. He was also a Baptist minister and the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He truly endeavored each day to make the world a better place.

  • Andrew Young is born

    Andrew Young is born
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hq3wuNM6PL8
    Andrew Young was a politician, human rights activist, businessman, pastor, member of the SCLC, house representative, Atlanta mayor, cochair of the Atlanta Committee, author, and is currently a professor. He helped with international affairs and supported Jimmy Carter and MLKJ. He is responsible for some of the developments made in Atlanta as well.

  • Maynard Jackson is born

    Jackson was elected as the first African-American mayor of any major southern city--Atlanta-- in 1973. He had the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Internatinal Airport built. Another huge achievement was ensuring minority businesses had more municipal contracts.

  • 1946 Governor's Race / White Primary--Premus King confronts law officers

    1946 Governor's Race / White Primary--Premus King confronts law officers
    King was going to vote on Independence Day in 1944, but was turned away by a law officer because he was black. King protested and his case, King v. Chapman et al, was eventually won. King was awarded, but later Judge Sibley denied a contention in the case. However, in the end King won again.
    King was very brave for standing up for himself and his race and he was driven with determination. Even though he was not a social activist, he inspired many. His struggles help blacks today.

  • 1946 Governors Race

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHPZBXYHmyg
    Eugene Talmadge was elected governor. but he died before taking office. So, the previous governor, Ellis Arnall, Eugene Talmadge's son, Herman Talmadge, and Eugene Talmadge's lieutenant governor fought over who would be governor. The lieutenant governor governed for a few months before Herman Talmadge became governor.

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daHYY1d9W4s
    Schools were different for blacks and whites in the early 1950s. Black schools had poorer resources and had less money than white schools. One day, Oliver Brown stood up for human rights and filed a case. Lower courts said that the schools were equal enough, but the Supreme Court said that the racial segregation violated both the Fourteenth Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause.

  • 1956 Georgia State Flag

    1956 Georgia State Flag
    The General Assembly ratified this flag as a reaction to the BVBOE case.The Georgia flag of 1956 had two fields,and one was blue and the other red.It shows the Battle Flag of the Confederacy and the state seal.1776 is written on it,which was the date of the Declaration of Independence.The three pillars stand for the branches of government: Legislative, Executive and Judicial. The arch above the three pillars stands for the constitution. A ribbon is there to show wisdom, justice, and moderation.

  • Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee/Student National Coordinating Comittee(SNCC)

    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee/Student National Coordinating Comittee(SNCC)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZE0a5-p9pg
    The SNCC was a Civil Rights act in 1960. First, it protested for black power, and later it protested against the Vietnam War.

  • Sibley Comission Starts

    Sibley Comission Starts
    Governor Vandiver had to decide either to close public schools or desegregate them. Eventually, the Sibley Commission desegregated them.
    The Sibley Commission was named after the head of the orgaization.

  • Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter are registered to UGA classes

    Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter are registered to UGA classes
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Am_NmZTRFQ
    Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were both the first African Americans to be admitted to UGA. They had to face a lot of racial discrimination in the proceess. It has been reported that there were discouraging chants and riots to make them feel unwelcome. However, they graduated at marked a milestone in black history.

  • Albany Movement is founded

    Albany Movement is founded
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBrZ4utBse8The Albany Movement's purpose was to end all types of racial segregation. It began in the autumn of 1961 and ended in the summer of 1962. It was formed with many other organizations. Many blacks, including MLK, were arrested.

  • The March on Washington takes place

    The March on Washington takes place
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wDU-oYQN04The March on Washington for jobs and freedom was in Washington, D.C. and about 250,000 people were there. It was the biggest demonstration at the capital and was shown on color television. It was opposed by white supremacists.
    There were musical performances and speeches given about black fighters for freedom. It was a huge and memorable event.

  • Martin Luther King gives "I Have A Dream"

    Martin Luther King gives "I Have A Dream"
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smEqnnklfYsMartin Luther King Jr. gave a famous speech on this day.
    http://www.archives.gov/press/exhibits/dream-speech.pdf

  • Civil Rights Act is enacted

    Civil Rights Act is enacted
    It made discrimination of race, color, religion, gender, or national origin illegal. It is supported by the 14th amendment, and it also ended unequal application of voter registration requirements.It helped to desegregate.