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Benjamin Mays becomes president of Morehouse College
Benjamin Mays become president of Morehouse College, which leads him to recognized nationally and influence many people. One of his students was Martin Luther King, Jr. -
End of White Primary
The white primary was used to keep Africans Americans from voting in the Democratic primary, but it was declared unconstitutional, which brought it to an end in Georgia. -
The beginning of the 3 Governor's Controversy
Eugene Talamdge dies and his son, Herman Talmadge claims to be the next governor, but so does Melvin Thompson, who is the Liuetenent Governor. -
End of the 3 Governor's Controversy
The GA Supreme Court rules that Melvin Thompson is the rightful goveror of Georgia. -
Brown vs Board of Education
Linda Brown, an african american girl, was denied enry to an all white school and her father sued the Topeka Board of Education. The case reached the Supreme Court, which ordered integration of schools. -
1956 State Flag
After Brown vs the board of Education, states urged whites to display acts of resistance and the General Assembly responded by changing the state flag. It included the Confederate flag, which was adopted by hate group such as the Ku Klux Klan. -
The Sibley Commission
The Sibley Commission was created to hold hearings about the public's opinion on the integration of achools. Most said they would rather close school instead of itegrating, so the commission let the school systems decide on the issue. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
The SNCC started out as a noviolent committee that brought attention to white racism, but as they becam more politically active, they became more violent and eventually disbanded. -
Hamilton Homes & Charlayne Hunter
Holmes and Hunter become the first two African American students to be admitted to UGA. -
Albany Movement
The SNCC and the NAACP put in efforts to try and end segregation in Albany, GA by doing things such as sitting in "whites only" areas. -
March on Washington
This was a political semonstration in which people protested discrimination and supported a major civil rights legislation. This led to the Civil Rights Act being passed. -
The Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act is passed, which declared segregation of public places nad facilities illegal and prohibited discrimination in businesses and labor unions. -
The Voting Rights Act
A march was organized from Selma to Montgomery in which people protested for equal voting rights for African Americans. A law was finally passed and that allowed African Americans to have the same opportunity to vote as whites did. -
Lester Maddox becomes governor of GA
Even though Maddox was a firm believer in segregation, he ended up appointing more African Americans to state offices than any other governor before him. -
MLK is assassinated
MLK is assassinated in Memphis, TN but he was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement and a firm believer in nonviolence. -
Maynard Jackson becomes mayor
Maynard Jackson becomes the first African American mayor of Atlant. During his term, the MARTA service began and Hartsfield Airport added a new International Terminal that helped the state's economy. -
1996 Olympic Games
Atlanta hosted the 19996 Olympic Games, which was greatly due to the efforts of Andrew Young.
