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Marthin Luther King Jr.
MlK was a famous civil rights activist and he was such a great leader during the movement. Following the leadership of Ghandi he lead peaceful movements to which led to greater reward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xXZhXTFWnE -
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Andrew Young
Andrew Young is still alive today. He was very big part of the civil rights movement and he had helped MLK in his protests. He was there at the assanation of MLK and after that he had been voted into the house of rep. -
The Negro Church is published
The famous book created by Benjamin E. Mays -
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Maynard Jackson
He was the first black mayor of an economiclly booming city in the southern area. He was a great man who helped businesses thrive. He had worked a lot with airports hence the name of Harstville JACKSON. -
Benjamin E. Mays
In 1940 Benjamin Mays became presidant at Morehouse college. He taught Martin Luther King Jr. while he was at the college, which he later became friends with, and mentored him during the civil rights movement. -
No White Primary
The White Primary is offcially no longer in place on this date. The white primary is when whites could only vote the first round. -
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Three Governors Controversy
Started with the death of Eugene Taldmage. During the controversy Herman Taldmage, Ellis Arnall (outgoing gov\rner), and Melvin Thompson (lutinent governer) all claimed that they were governer and refused to leave. Later the government decided to have a re-election and Taldmage won. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zgc_7QypH0 -
Herman Taldmage becomes governer
Following the three governers contreversy, Herman Taldmage is officailly put into office. -
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Lestor Maddox
He was a racist governer in Gerogia, he was the 75th, but while he was in office he was found to have a change in heart and went more toward blacks rights -
Brown vs. Education
In this time Brown ended segragation of public schools. Oliver Brown's daughter had a longer commute to go to her segeregated school rather than the whites school nearby. This lead to a law suit which was fairly contreversal at the time on wether the school should be segregated or not. The desicion was made on May 17th 1954 which was ruled that schools would no longer be segregated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTGHLdr-iak -
The Georgia Flag of 1956
This flag was Gerogias flag for almost half a ceuntry as it ended in 2003. It had became a problem when people had figured out that it was based of the confederate flag which was a symbol of racism to many. At first when the flag was passed it had no problems but when people had figured it then they were mad -
Sibley Commision
This Commison's job was to decide wheter of not schools were needed to intergrate -
Student Non-violent Coordinationg Comitee
In this time the SNCC was created so students would act upon the problem which was civil rights.
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Albany Movement
The albany movement was a movement which had nonviolent protests to end segregation. By the end of this MLK had said they had failed, but belives that many have learned from their mistakes. -
University of Georgia integration
On this day two black students attend UGA, an (used to be) all whites school -
The March on Washington
On this day thousands of people listen to Marthin Luther King, a civil rights activist, as he gives the famous speech know today as the "I have a dream speech" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh6wPrLzvqA -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
When this law was passed it prohibited segregation and all acts of unequal voting,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So9nXctTK4I
