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Benjamin Mays
He was an African American scholar, minister, educator and social activist. 1926-1928- Was active member in the NAACP, YMCA, the URban League, the World Council of Churches and many other organizations. 1940-1967- He was president of Morehouse College, his most famous student was Martin Luther King Jr. Mays' two main themes were the dignity of all human beings and the gap between American democratic ideals and American social practices. These greatly influenced the civil rights movement. -
The End of the White Primary
The Smith v. Allright case was the Supreme Court decision to rule the Texas white primary unconstitutional.This forced Georgia to let African-Americans vote in the democratic primary. -
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Herman Talmadge
Talmadge1947- Served as governor for a very short time in 1947 because of the three governor's controversy. After Eugene Talmadge's death, the General Assembly elected Herman as governor, but the lieutenant governor, Melvin Thompson claimed office. Ellis Arnall, also claimed to be governor and refused his office as governor. This became known as the three governor's controversy. 1948- Herman competed against Melvin Thompson in a special and won. 1950-Talmadge got elected for a full four year term. -
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Herman Talmadge in office.
Herman accomplished many things during his term as governor. Georgia created its first sales tax, which helped many organizations in the government. It mainly helped funding for the public school system. -
Brown v.Board of Education
VideoThis case was brought to court because black students were denied admissions to public schools attended by white students. The act of creating seperate schools for colored and white students was declared unconstitutional in this case. -
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Martin Luther King Jr.
MLK was a great civil rights leader in America. He started his civil rights movement with the Montgomery Bus Boycott. He also helped establish the SCLC in 1957. He started non-violent protests in Alabama.Finally, in 1963 he led the March on Wahington, where he gave his I have a dream speech. -
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CORE
CORE stands for the Congress of Racial Equality. It was part of the big four civil rights organizations. They helped organize the March on Washington and freedom summer. -
Herman Talmadge gets elected into the United States Senate
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1956 State Flag
Upset about Brown v. Board of education some Georgians wanted a new state flag . John Sammons Bell, Jefferson Lee Davis and Willis Harden were involved in the campaign for a new state flag. Georgia got its new flag on July 1, 1956 -
Sibley Commission
Ernest Vandiver, the governor of Georgia in 1960, had to make a decision between if he wanted to desegregate schools or close public schools. The Sibley Commission's job was to decide find out the people's perspective on segregation and report back to the governor.The reporty the commission gave ended segregation. -
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SNCC
Greensboro sit- inThe SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) was a very influential organiuzation duriong the civil rights movement. It was established to start a youth led organization against segregation. They started the Albany movement and the Atlanta Project. -
Andrew Young
Andrew Young was a civil rights activist. He worked with MLK in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He was the first African-American ambassador to the UN and he was a mayor of Atlanta. He won the presidential medal of freedom. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
These two individuals were the first to be admitted into desegregated UGA. MAny riots took place against this, causing the suspension of both these students. Several court orders allowed the readmission of the students. -
Freedom Rides
Freedom rides were organized by CORE. It was an effort to end segregation on buses. People from CORE rode from D.C. to Mississippi. After this the national government outlawed discrimonation on buses. -
Albany Movement
Albany MovementThe Albany Movement was part of the civil rights movement. Martin luther king was involved in the event later. A total of 1000 african-americans including MLK got arrested. The Albany movement was a failure , but the activists learned many important lessons. -
March on Washington
March on WashingtonIt was the largest demonstration in D.C., with 250000 people participating. A total of six organizations participated in the organization, also known as the big 6. MLK gave his gampus I Have a Dream Speech. -
Civil Rights Act
THe civil rights act prohibited segregation and employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex. -
Freedom Summer
Its goals were
1. to expand black voter registration in the state
2.to organize a legally constituted "Freedom Democratic Party" that would challenge the whites-only Mississippi Democratic party
3.to establish "freedom schools" to teach reading and math to black children
4.to open community centers where indigent blacks could obtain legal and medical assistance -
Bloody Sunday
This was one of the events in the march from Selma to Motogomery. Many people were hurt as they clsshed with police, who were armed with tear gas. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965
This act prevents discrimination in voting. Lyndon B. Johnson signed this into law. This act is considered to be the most effective civil rights legislation. -
Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox was a segregationist and restaurant owner. He unexpectedly got elected governor in 1967. He appointed many african-Americans to state boards. He also raised spending for education. -
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Maynard Jackson
He was the first African-american mayor of Atlanta. He played a highly influential role in city politics.
