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Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays was an African American activist. He was also and educator who became president of Morehouse College which influenced and mentored people such as Martin Luther King Jr. about segregation. -
Governor Race and End of White Primary
Talmadge on Governors RaceIn the 1946 governor election in Georgia, the Luetinant Governor position was created. It was created in case the governor died. When Eugene Talmadge died after winning, but before he went to office, the Luetinant Governor, Ellis Arnall, the other man running for governor, and Herman Talmadge, Eugene's son, all thought they deserved the spot. The Luetinant Governor ended up getting the spot until Talmadge beat him the next year. Arnall beat him after that and helped end white primary. -
Herman Talmadge
Son of Eugene Talmadge, Herman Talmadge was elected governor in 1947 and again in 1948. he served until 1954. Also, Talmadge served as a U.S. senator in 1956. He tried to help African American voters in the 70s. Finally, he started Georgia's first state sales tax for education. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
brown v. board of edu.A black man in Topeka, Kansas wanted his daughter to go to an all white school. This case went to the supreme court and Brown won the case unanimously. The general idea of the case was to help end racial segregation in schools. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the greatest nonviolent protest leaders of all time. He wanted legal equality for African American citizens. He joined the American Civil Rights Movement in 1955 and was assasinated in 1968. Before however, he delivered many great speeches that inspired many African American citizens. -
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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1956 Georgia State Flag
The democrat John S. Bell wanted to add red and white stars and bars to the flag instead of the confederate square to show the state's goal of white supremacy. -
SNCC
SNCC stands for Student Nonviolent Coordinating Commitee. They were student groups that used nonviolence to oppose segregation. One example of what they did is that they did freedom rides. -
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Sibley Commision
The Sibley Commision fought the governor from 1960 until a bill was made in their favor January 31st, 1961. -
Sibley Commision
John Sibley was the head of a commision that helped end segregation. His commision got information on reasons to desegregate schools. This found information forced the governor to deside to desegregate schools or close them. The next year on January 31st. A bill was made to desegregate schools because of the Sibley Commision. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were the first two African American sutdents admitted to UGA. After being denied once, the court decided to allow them in after the second application because they would have been accepted the first time if it weren't for their race. -
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was the first mass movement for civil rights for African Americans. The movement was done by many SNCC people. It jailed over 1,000 african americans in Albany including MLK Jr. However, this taught MLK Jr. lessons which helped him later on. -
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Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was the first mass movement for civil rights for African Americans that lasted almost a year. -
March on Washington
"I Have a Dream" SpeechMarch on Washington was a nonviolent protest against segregation. It brought 250,000 people. Also, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act
Civil Rights Act Law Although first proposed by John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson introduced a law desegregating public schools on July 2, 1964. -
Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox ViewsLester Maddox was elected the governor of Georgia in 1966. Many people thought that he would oppose desegregation. However, he actually didn't. He put some African Americans in government position and had a prison reform. However, he fought against the civil rights ideas of Democrats. -
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Lester Maddox
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Maynard Jackson as Atlanta Mayor
Maynard Jackson was the first African American mayor of a major southern city. He served 3 terms. In his third term, he helped to bring the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta. -
Andrew Young
After being the first African American congressman since reconstruction, Andrew Young was elected mayor of Atlanta in 1981. He helped bring the 1996 Olympic Games to Atlanta, and he also helped develope the economy. Along with helping Georgia, he improved many other countries by being a part of the South Africa Enterprise Developement Fund.
