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3 governors
A 1946 race to become governor was between 3 candidates who all believed that they had the right to be governor. This happened because Herman Talmadge was sick so him, his son, and Eugene Talmadge all tried to be governor -
Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge was an important person in the Civil Rights of Georgia. He served as governor from 1947 to 1954, then became a senator. Talmadge was a white supremacist racist person who strongly opposed segregation. Click here for an interview with Herman Talmadge -
Brown vs Board of Education
video on brown vs.board of educationHerman Talmadge: Reaction to Brown v. Board of Education Decision
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Benjamin Mays
Video about Benjamin Mays Benjamin Mays influenced a lot of the Civil rights movement including influencing Martin Luther King Jr. He spoke out against segregation and had a significant role in the NAACP. -
1956 Georgia state flag
The Georgia state flag of 1956 showed a confederate symbol because it tried to protest against the Supreme Courts decision in the Brown vs Board of Education trial, which was not favored. More information -
SNCC
The SNCC, also known as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating commitee, fought for Civil Rights in Albany and Atlanta. They were involved in acts like the Albany Mivement. More information in the following link. sncc -
Silbey Commision
Sibley commision was a commision made to decide whether or not governor Ernest Vandiver Jr. should desegregate schools. Ernest Vandiver Jr. got recomended that he should desegregate schools by the commision and eventually did desegregate.
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Andrew Young
During Civil Rights Andrew Young worked in the SCLC for Civil Rights. He worked with Martin Luther King Jr. a lot and helped promote civil rights.
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Albany movement
video about the Albany Movement The Albany movement was one of the first big movements in regards to civil rights. It was a movement where NAACP and the SNCC tried to desegregrate. It caused over one thousand African Americans to be jailed. This occured between the fall of 1961 until the summer of 1962. -
March on Washington
<a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh6wPrLzvqA' video of the March on Washington</a> The March on Washington was a march to Washington D.C to promote civil rights. About 250,000 people went to this rally. Many speeches such as Martin Luther King Jr.'s, "I Have a Dream Speech," were gavin there. This speech helped people invision a world without racism and with civil rights. -
Civil Rights Act
Civile Rights Act
The civiil rights act was an act which gave blacks civil rights. They were gaven the same rights as whites and was signed into law on June 2, 1964 -
Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox was a racist governor. He was also famous for chasing African Americans out of his restaurant with a gun. He did this and his case went to trial where he was forced to itnegrate his restaurant. He sold his restaurant after this. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to UGA
video with more info.Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were the first two African Americans admitted to UGA. After not being admitted due to, 'Limited space," these two African Americans filed a civil sue against UGA. Holmes and Hunter were admitted; although many chants protests were directed at them. -
Maynard Jackson takes office
Maynard Jackson was Atlanta's first African American mayor. He waws governor for 3 terms during a period of racial tension between blacks and whites. He helped bring the olympics to Atlanta and helped do many other things while in office.
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