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William Hartsfield was a man of humble origins who became one of the greatest mayors of Atlanta. He served from six years.
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In 1940, Mays was appointed the sixth president of Morehouse College. There he rose to national prominence, enjoying great influence on key events in U.S history.
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In 1946 Eugene Talmadge won election to a forth term as Georgia's governor, but died before his inauguration. To fill his vacancy, Eugene's son, Herman was appointed by the legislate.
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Herman Talmadge was elected Governor in a special in 1948. He was elected again and served in 1950 and server from 1950 to 1955.
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The Georgia state flag was used from 1956 to 2001 featured a prominent Confederate battle flag. It was designed by Southern Democrat John Sammons Bell.
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The Atlanta Hawks are a professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association as a member team of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division.
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was formed to give young blacks more of a voice in the civil rights movement. The had sit-ins at lunch counters.
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The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia. It was held by local activists, the SNCC, and the NAACP.
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Ivan Allen Jr. ran for mayor in 1961 and defeated Lester Maddox. He took office in 1962 and, later that year flew to Pairs, France to identify the bodies of the people who died in the Orly plane crash.
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Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter faced adversity as the first black students at the University of Georgia. Holmes became the first black student at Emory Medical School and Hunter became an award-winning correspondent and anchor for public television.
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On August 28, 1963 more than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D., for a political rally. March on Washington was organized by a number of civil rights and religious groups.
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The Civil Acts of 1964 is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the Untied States. This act outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, pr national origin.
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The Falcons joined the NFL in 1965, as an expansion team. The NFL offered the then-owner Rankin Smith a franchise to keep him from joining the AFl.
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The Atlanta Braves had various names before they were the Atlanta Braves. They were first called the Boston Braves, then they were called Milwaukee Braves, at last they became the Atlanta Braves in 1966.
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Lester Maddox ran for governor in 1966. His primary opponent was former governor Ellis Arnall.
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In 1968, King was planing a national occupation of Washington D.C, to be called the Poor People's, when he was assassinated on April 4, 1968. His death caused many riots to break out in the U.S.
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In 1970 Andrew Young ran for congress but was defeated. He ran again in 1972 and won.
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Maynard Jackson was an American politician and attorney from Georgia. He was elected at the age of 35 as the first African-American mayor of Atlanta.
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Jimmy Carter was the only Georgian elected president of the United States. He served one term.
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The 1996 Olympic Games were a major international multi-sport event that took place in Georgia. 197 nations took part of the games.
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Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka 347 U.S. 483, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case. In which the court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.
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The Sibley Commission went around asking people about desegregating the schools and reported back the the governor or otherwise integration. Most schools would rather close the school then integration them.
