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Social Studies Project Civil Rights Timeline

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  • Benjamin Mays accepts an invitation to become president of Morehouse College.

    Benjamin Mays accepts an invitation to become president of Morehouse College.
    Benjamin Mays was a minister, a teacher, and a scientist. His most famous student was Martin Luther King Junior.

  • Three Governors Controversy

    Three Governors Controversy
    Eugene Talmadge died, and Ellis Arnall was next in line to be the governor. However, by law, M. E. Thomson (Lt. Governor) was the next governor. At the same time, Herman Talmadge got elected by vote to become the governor. What resulted is often referred to as the Three Governors Controversy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRXRYpXbcxg

  • Herman Talmadge becomes 70th governor of GA

    Herman Talmadge becomes 70th governor of GA
    Herman Talmadge was a racist white supremecist governor who used money meant for goverment plans for his own purposes. He was one of the three governors in the Three Governors Controversy.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VRCVHsl1nk#aid=P7PWHU3WB6g'

  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education
    Brown v. Board of Education was a historical case that argued against the ideology of "Seperate but Equal". This case undid the Plessy v. Ferguson case, allowing desegregation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTGHLdr-iak

  • Georgia's State Flag is changed.

    Georgia's State Flag is changed.
    The Georgia flag was found offensive for incorporating the Confederate battle flag in its design. On July 1st, 1956, this flag was changed as to be less offensive.

  • The SNCC holds its first meetings.

    The SNCC holds its first meetings.
    The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was a nonviolent civil rights committee from the 1960s. It focused on blackpower and later he Vietnam war.

  • Sibley Commission

    Sibley Commission
    The Sibley Commission was responsible for collecting public feelings about desgregation. It was tasked by Governor Ernest Vandiver Junior to inquire as to the attitude of schools about desegregation.

  • Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne become the first 2 blacks admitted into UGA.

    Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne become the first 2 blacks admitted into UGA.
    Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter became the first 2 blacks admitted into UGA on January 17, 1961.

  • The Albany Movement is formed.

    The Albany Movement is formed.
    The Albany Movement was a desegregation movement founded in Albany, Georgia formed by local activists. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7dGWAY2AcM

  • MLK gives his most famous speech.

    MLK gives his most famous speech.
    Martin Luther King Junior was a renown civil rights activist. He is especially known for his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. He lead peaceful demonstrations and nonviolent protests. He worked alongside Andrew Young the congressman, who was the succesor of Maynard Jackson, a governor who helped improve racial relations. http://www.biography.com/#!/people/martin-luther-king-jr-9365086

  • March on Washington

    March on Washington
    Martin Luther King Junior lead thousands of blacks and whites in the March on Washington, where he gave his famous "I had a Dream" speech. This was one of the most important parts of the nonviolent civil rights movement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c2lLYuYU1I

  • The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is enforced and enacted.

    The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is enforced and enacted.
    The Civil Rights act outlawed any discrimination based on color, ethnicity, religion, or gender. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7lrS0sLrVE

  • Lester Maddox in office.

    Lester Maddox in office.
    Although he is best known as a segregationist wo refused to serve blacks at his restaurant to defy the Civil Rights act, he employed many blacks during his later terms, and eventually served as Vice President alongside president Jimmy Carter.