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Ivan Allen JR
was an businessman who was the 52nd mayor of Atlanta which also served two terms. -
Benjamin Mays
was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and and leader in the African-American Civil Rigts Movement. -
Herman Talmadge
was a Democratic politician who served two terms as the 67th governor of Georgia. -
Brown vs The Board for Educaton
was a landmark United Sates Supreme Court case in which the court declared stat law. -
1959 state flag
was used from 1956 to 2001 featured a prominent confederate battle flag and was designed by Southern Democrat John Sammons. -
student non-violent coordinating committee
from the Civil Rights Movement it was the the most important organizations in the 1960s -
Sibley Commission
was the brainchild of Griffin Bell, Vandiver's chief of staff -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlene Hunter
became the first two African Americans students admitted to the University, one of many segregated southern institutions. -
The Albany Movement
was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany Georgia. -
Martin Luther King Jr
was an African American activist and Baptist minister who first rose prominence as leader of the Montgomery, Alabama. -
1946 Governor's Race
was a struggle by African Americans in the mid-1950s to late 1960s to achieve civil rights -
William B. Hartsfield
was an politician and the 49th and 51st mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. -
Atlanta Falcons
are a professional football team in america based in Atlanta, Georgia. -
Atlanta Braves
a professional baseball franchise based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. -
Atlanta Hawks
a professional basketball team based in Atlanta
