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Modern Georgia and Civil Rights
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Benjamin Mays published "The Negro's Church" with Joseph Nicholson, which is about an African American institution
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Lester Maddox worked for several war idustries, such as the Bell Bomber Factory
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Herman Talmadge
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Henry Talmadge served as govornor for a brief tim in early 1947
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Herman Talmadge elected govornor
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Brown vs. Board of Education
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SNCC
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Sibley Commission
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Martin Luther King Jr. and the SCLC created their first nonviolent protest
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Albany Movement
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=video+of+Albany+movement&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&mid=108FA232B98F6D9B935A108FA232B98F6D9B935A This movement was led by Martin Luther King Jr. and was about desegregating the U.S. Later, this backfired resulting in several African Americans going to jail. -
Andrew Young
Worked with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to give Civil Rights to African Americans. He was known for his strong Civil Rights leadership after the assasination of Martin Luther King Jr. -
March On Washington
Martin Luther King Jr. gave his most influential, most recognized speech called "I have a dream." Several Civil Rights activists grouped together and started to march hoping to let the world know about Civil Rights. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=YouTube+March+On+Washington+1963&FORM=RESTAB#view=detail&mid=1F6ED616320B105270B01F6ED616320B105270B0 -
Civil Rights Act
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Maynard Jackson
Elected to be first African American mayor in a major southern city, he is known for being one of the great civil rights leaders and shows why all the protests, speeches, etc. paid off
