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Atlanta Braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball franchise based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. -
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Holocaust
The Holocaust was the systematic murder of six million Jews. The Nazi's was in charge of this event. -
Richard Russell
A politician from Georgia, and a member of the democratic party.Served as the governor before becoming the United States Senate. -
Carl Vinson
A United States Representative from GA. A democrat who served over 50 years as a United States representative -
Social Security
The founder was Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was established August 14, 1935. It was to support the unemployed, disabled, and elderly. -
Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Elijah Mays was an American Baptist minister and civil rights leader. -
John Lewis
American politician and is a prominent civil rights leader.U.S. Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district, serving since 1987. -
Lend-Lease Act
The lend-lease program provided for military aid to any country whose defense was vital to the security of the United States. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter Electrification
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, the first black students to enroll at the University of Hunter and Holmes, UGA. registered at UGA's Academic Building on January 9, 1961. -
Pearl Harbor
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military strike by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor -
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, Georgia. -
1946 Governor's Race
In 1947 Georgia had governors. Eugene Talmadge won election to a fourth term as Georgia's governor in 1946, but died before his inauguration. -
Herman Talmadge
Herman Eugene Talmadge was an attorney and a Democratic American politician from the state of Georgia, the son of former governor Eugene Talmadge. -
Brown v. Board of Education
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 whites. -
1956 State Flag
The Georgia state flag that was used from 1956 to 2001 featured a prominent Confederate battle flag and was designed by Southern Democrat John Sammons Bell. -
Sibley Commission
Governor Ernest Vandiver Jr., forced to decide between closing public schools. Sibley Commission, the committee was charged with gathering state residents' sentiments regarding desegregation . -
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
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Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle granted ownership to Rankin M. Smith, Sr., the executive vice president of Life Insurance Company of Georgia. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was an American Baptist minister and activist who became the most visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement from 1954 until his death in 1968. -
William B. Hartsfield
William Berry Hartsfield, Sr., was an American politician who served as the 49th and 51st Mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. -
Ivan Allen Jr.
Ivan Earnest Allen Jr., was an American businessman who served two terms as the 52nd Mayor of Atlanta, during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
