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Benjamin mays becomes president of Morehouse College
benjamin mays was a civil rights activist who taught and mentored martin luther king JR, one of his star pupils. -
death of Eugene Talmadge
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3- govenor contreversy (1946/7 goveners race)
eugene talmadges' death after he was elected but before he could take the govenor role left people scrambling to find the rightful person for the job. talmadge supporters promoted eugenes son herman for govenor while others supported Thompson. a delayed reveal of votes for herman made him be declared govenor, but ellis arnall, the govenor when eugene had died, stayed put in the role, refusing to leave. eventually Arnall gave up and supported Thompson, who took his rightful place as govenor. -
herman talmadge takes govenors office for first time
herman talmade, a democrat, was opposed to civil rights, and a segregationist. also served as govenot in '48 and '50. he was in power ful roles during a time of political transition and was struck down for unconstotutional things many times. -
thompson declared govenor
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martin luther king Jr.
storng activist for civil rights and desegregation in the 50's and 60's -
brown vs board of edu
abrown wanted his child to go to a white school for better education. he went to court and they declared state laws establishing seperate public schools for blacks and whites unconstitutional. -
1956 state flag
a southern democrat started a campaign to substitute square confederate flag for red and white bars. did not recieve much opposition and was promoted by many white democrates that wasnted to honor the old south. -
sibley commission
general assembly comittee on schools charged with gathering the state's residents' sentiments regarding desegregation and then reporting to the govenor. -
SNCC(Student Non-violent Coordinationg Comittee)
youth led non violent sit ins/ protests. this was a key orginization in civil rights movement. in georgia they focused on Albany and Atlanta. -
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albany movement
this was the first mass movement in the modern civil rights era to have a goal of desegregation. -
march on washington
here MArtin Luther King JR gave his "i have a dream" speech to 250,000 participants. -
CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
this act outlawed any and all discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. -
lester maddox
democrat racist who was govenor in '66 and defied civil rights act -
andrew young
politicial and human rights activist who helped ATL's development as an international city. govenor in '81
