Civil Rights

By MarianneK

  • 1946 Governor's Race/ End of the White Primary

    Eugene Talmadge died and there was a controvercy about whether Ellis Arnall or Eugene's son Herman Talmadge woulg be governor of GA.
  • Herman Talmadge

    Herman Talmadge

    Herman Talmadge served as GA's governor in 1947 and from 1948 to 1954. He was denounced for a misuse of the state's money.
  • Brown v. Board of Education

    Brown v. Board of Education

    This case was fighting against segregation of schools. The case was sent to many different courts before on May 14, 1954 the court declared, "We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. . ."
  • 1956 state flag

    1956 state flag

  • Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr.

    Martin Luther King Jr. fought for civil rights for African Americans in the US. He led many peaceful protests including The March on Washington. He delivered his famous "I have a Dream Speach to 250,000 people during the march. King was assasinated on April 4, 1968.

  • SNCC

  • Sibley Commission

  • Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to GA

    Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to GA

  • Albany Movement

  • March on Washington

    March on Washington

  • Civil Rights Act

  • Lester Maddox

    Lester Maddox

  • Benjamin Mays

    Benjamin Mays

  • Maynard Jackson as Mayor of Atlanta

    Maynard Jackson as Mayor of Atlanta

  • Andrew Young

    Andrew Young