Checkpoint 4

  • Richard russel

    Richard russel

    He served as a legislator for 50 years in Georgia
  • Carl vinson

    Carl vinson

  • Social security

    Social security

    It was established as a way to secure your personal information so no one had access to your money etc.,
  • William B. Hartsfeild

    William B. Hartsfeild

    He was a mayor that ran 6 years in Atlanta and during that time the population went from 100,000 to 1,000,000.
  • Benjamin Mays

    Benjamin Mays

    He worked to create equality for the minorities and their political rights.
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    World War 2

    It was a long brutal war that killed millions involving international powers.
  • peral harbor

    peral harbor

    This was when japan sent airplanes to a navy base and bombed it making the USA join in the war.
  • Governor's race

    Governor's race

    It was basicly a mix up between both parties and which governor would stay
  • Herman Talmadge

    Herman Talmadge

    Herman Talmadge was an attorney and a democratic american for the state of Georgia and he was political.
  • Atlanta Braves

    Atlanta Braves

    The Atlanta braves are Atlanta's professional national baseball team competing in many seasonal games each year.
  • 1956 State Flag

    1956 State Flag

    It was bsicaly th states battle flag and symbolized Georgia.
  • student non-violent coordiating committee

    student non-violent coordiating committee

    it played a major role in the civil rights movement and was non-violent.
  • The Albany Movement

    The Albany Movement

    It was also a civil rights movement in Albany because the blacks wanted liberty.
  • Ivan Allen Jr.

    Ivan Allen Jr.

    He was a very famous businessman and was credited for leading Atlanta in its growth.
  • Atlanta Falcons

    Atlanta Falcons

    The Atlanta falcons are a national football league created in June 1965. They play football for a living
  • Martain Luther King Jr.

    Martain Luther King Jr.

    He is known non-violent civil disobedient acts in civil rights.
  • Atlanta Hawks

    Atlanta Hawks

    The Atlanta hawks were first created in 1946 and are now Atlanta's home team.
  • Brown V. Board of education

    Brown V. Board of education

    It was a unconstitutional act tha created public school for blacks and public schools for whites.
  • sibley commission

    sibley commission

    The leader of sibley wanted to desegregate the schools but this was widley un popular so they let the people vote instead.
  • Hamilton holmes and Charlayne Hunter

    Hamilton holmes and Charlayne Hunter

    They hold the spot as the first to African American students accepted into a university.