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Atlanta braves
Professional baseball franchise.This team was based out of Atlanta Georgia. -
Benjamin Mays
American baptist minister and civil rights leader.He is credited with laying down the foundations of the African american civil rights movement. -
John Lewis
He is an American politician and is a prominent civil rights leader.John Lewis is also the dean of Georgia serving as a Representative sense 1987. -
1946 Governor's Race
Eugene Talmadge won the election for the Georgia Governor's position. He died unexpectedly before taking office. His son was appointed by the state Legislature to take his position, but the people who were anti-Talmadge wanted the new Lieutenant Governor, Melvin Thompson to become governor. In addition to that, the outgoing Governor, Ellis Arnall, decided he would not leave the office. The Supreme Court decided that Melvin Thompson was the Governor until a special election could be held. -
Atlanta hawks
Professional basketball franchise.This team was based in the Atlanta area. -
Herman Talmadge
He was Governor of Georgia for a short period of time after his father Eugene Talmadge, died before taking the Governor's position. He was a Democratic Senator until being defeated in 1980. He was anti- civil rights until the 1970's. -
Brown v Board of education
A Supreme Court ruling that stated that public schools could no longer segregate African American students from white students. It overturned the court case of Plessy vs Ferguson. Schools in the United States would now be integrated. -
1956 state flag
The proposed flag included the Confederate battle emblem to cover two thirds of the Georgia Flag. The change to the flag was to display resistance to desegregation of the schools and to show what the people of Georgia stood for. -
Sibley Commission
Sibley Commission was officially the General Assembly Committee on Schools. The commission was developed to gather information on the feelings of Georgia residents on desegregation of the schools. The commission advised the Governor to end the resistance against desegregating the schools. -
Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee
The committee was formed after a student sit in happened at Shaw University. Ella Baker helped organize the committee. The committee became a major Civil Rights organization of the 1960's. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were the first two African American students enrolled and admitted into the University of Georgia. They were met with many people protesting and jeering at them. Charlayne Hunter became a professional journalist and Hamilton Holmes became an Orthopedic physician. -
The Albany Movement
This was a desegregation movement that took place in Albany, Ga. The challenge was for all segregation to be ended in Albany. Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr joined the group in December of 1961. -
Ivan Allen jr.
He was the 52nd mayor of Atlanta and a famous business man.His term consisted during the civil rights movement. -
March on Washington
This demonstration was held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. 250,000 people marched for equality for jobs and freedoms for African Americans in the United States. This march is where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. -
1964 Civil Rights Act
This Act was proposed by John F Kennedy but was signed by Lyndon B Johnson after President Kennedy's assassination. The law made all public places available to all people and jobs could be taken by anyone no matter their skin color, religion, or country. -
Atlanta falcons
A professional football team,based out of Atlanta Georgia this team drew tourist to Atlanta. -
Lester Maddox
America politician that also served as the 75th Georgia governor.He served from 1966 to 1971. -
Martin Luther king
Famous for being the most visible spokesmen and leader in the civil rights.He was also famous for the speech "I have a dream.'' -
William B Hartsfield
He was a the mayor of Atlanta for six terms. He was mayor during the desegregation era and helped to build the city into an aviation super city. He helped to build Atlanta's image into one that was "A city too busy to hate." -
Andrew young
He was an activist with the Civil Rights Movement and worked alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. He became the first African American elected to the US Congress from Georgia. Later he became the Mayor of Atlanta and helped bring the 1996 Summer Olympics to Atlanta. -
Maynard Jackson Elected Mayor
He was the first African American president. He was elected in 1973 and was apart of the Democratic party. -
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1996 Olympic Games
The Games were also known as the Centennial Olympic Games. The games had a 5.14 billion dollar impact on Atlanta. Countries from all over the world came to Atlanta and surrounding cities to compete in summer sporting events.
