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Brown Vs. Board of Education
A case in which the outcome led to the court declaring state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. -
Changing of the Georgia State Flag
Was during an era in which the Georgia General Assembly believed that segregation and white supremacy should be preserved, which is why the flag was changed to have the Confederate flag included in it. -
SCLC founding
An African-American civil rights organization which had Martin Luther King Jr. as its first president. -
Little Rock Nine
A group of nine African American students who decided to enroll in Little Rock Central High School. -
Sibley Commission
A court case with U.S. District Court judge Frank Hooper as its judge, decided that Atlanta's segregated public school system was unconstitutional and ordered this to be integrated. -
SNCC founding
One of the most influential organizations of the Civil Rights Movement, which was created from a meeting organized by Ella Baker at Shaw University. -
Integration of UGA
Two African Americans, Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were accepted into the University of Georgia, and arrived on campus in order to register for classes. -
Albany Movement
Local activists, SNCC, and the NCAAP formed a coalition in order to try to end segregation in Georgia. -
March on Washington
This was a march held in Washington DC, made to demand jobs and freedom for African Americans. Also was when Martin Luther King Jr made his "I have a dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act
A law made to reduce discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin during the Civil Rights Movement. -
Voting Rights Act
Gave African Americans the right to vote freely under the 15th Amendment, which granted African Americans the right to vote. -
Election of Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox was the 75th Governor of Georgia, who was considered a white supremacist. For example, he would not serve black customers in his Atlanta restaurant, rebellion against the Civil Rights Act. -
Andrew Young elected
He was an activist during the Civil Rights Movement, who fought alongside Martin Luther King Jr, and was elected in 1972. -
First Black Mayor of Atlanta
Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. was an African American lawyer and politician, who became the first African American may of Atlanta and started his first term in 1974.
