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Civil Rights
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Brown vs. Board of Education
Brown vs. BoardThis is important because the Federal government said that " Separate but equal" is not okay. -
GA State Flag 1956
GA FlagThey changed the state flag to where it has the Confederate flag on it. This should that they were not ready for the change. -
Sibely Commision
They are important because when they started to intergrate schools they inteviewed people and found that they would rather close schools then intergrate. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to UGA
They were the first black people in UGA. -
Albany Movement
This was a boycott that failed but taught them what to do next time. -
March on Washington
March on Washington This is important because this is where MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. -
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Matin Luther King Jr
MLK MLK is important civil rights activist. He was from Atlanta. He was most famous for his " I Have a Dream" speech. He deid on April 4th 1963 when he was assassinated. -
Andrew Young
First African American elected the US House of Representatives -
Maynard Jackson
He was the first African American Mator of Atlanta. Helped secure the 1996 Olympics. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to UgGA
