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Maynard Jackson
Elected mayor of Atlanta in 1973, Maynard Jackson was the first African American to serve as mayor of a major southern city. Jackson served eight years and then returned for a third term Maynard Jackson As a result of affirmative action programs instituted by Jackson in his first two terms, the portion of city business going to minority firms rose dramatically. in 1990, following the mayorship of Andrew Young. -
the admission of hamilton holmes and charlayne hunter into UGA
Hamilton Holmes is best known for desegregating Georgia's universities.One of the first two African American students admitted to the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens in 1961, Holmes was also the first black student admitted to the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta two years later. Also known for her career as an award-winning journalist, Hunter-Gault is respected for her work on television and in print. -
End of the white primary in Georgia
In the 1920s Southern states began using the white primary as a way of limiting the ability of African Americans to play a part in the political process.The white primary was an effective device because of the virtual one-party political system in the South that existed until the late 1960s. -
The Governor's Race
1946 was a beginning for African-Americans, they could vote for Governor. And also the beginning of the Three Governor’s Crisis. -
Brown v.s. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education, which ended legal segregation in public schools, is one of hope and courage. When the people agreed to be plaintiffs in the case, they never knew they would change history.The people who make up this were ordinary people. They were teachers, secretaries, welders, ministers and students who simply wanted to be treated equally. -
SNCC
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, (SNCC)
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Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, on November 17, 1961 by local activists, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The organization was led by William G. Anderson, a local black Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.In December 1961, Martin Luther King, Jr and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) became involved in assisting the Albany Movement with protest -
March on Washington
The 1963 March on Washington attracted an estimated 250,000 people for a peaceful demonstration to promote Civil Rights and economic equality for African Americans.Participants walked down Constitution and Independence avenues, then — 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed — gathered before the Lincoln Monument for speeches, songs, and prayer.Televised live to an audience of millions, the march provided dramatic moments, most memorably the Rev Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Enacted July 2, 1964) was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed major forms of discrimination against racial, ethnic, national and religious minorities, and women.It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public ("public accommodations").Powers given to enforce the act were initially weak, but were supplemented during later years.
