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White Primary is abolished in Georgia
pictureWhite Primaries erre elections in the south that disfranchised the colored citizens. the reason the white primaries were abolished was because it voilated the 15th amendment. the 15th amendment stated that every citizen had and equal voting right. Soon after, Georgia's governmentfound a "loophole" to the 15th amendment. They established 3 methods to disfranchise the colored, Literacy Test, Poll Tax, and the Grandfather Clause. -
Integration of the Armed Forces
picturePresident Truman signed the order to desegreate the United States Armed Forces. The black soldiers had to eat in different dining halls, sleep in different bunck and much more. He signed the order because the black people have been fighing in U.S. wars since the American Revolution. President Truman, unlike other U.S. Officals, had realized that blacks had been very loyal to our country and should be created as equal. -
Brown vs. Board of Education.
Brown vs. Board of Education established separate public schools for black students and white students. It upset the Plessy vs. Ferguson act of 1896 that allowed Georgia to benefit segregation. The case was named after Linda Brown. Her father also contributed to the case. -
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Rosa Parks, an African American woman, was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white person. She, along with many other black women, was protesting against racial segregation on an intercity bus. On December 20, 1956 the Supreme Court decision was made that racial segregation buses in Alabama and Montgomery declared unconstitutional.
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Change to Georgia's flag
In 1955, ctitzens started the nudge the idea of adding the Confederate flag to their current flag. Three men, John Sammons, Jefferson Lee Davis, and Willis Harden, first introduced the bill. Davis and Harden were senators, and Sammons was an attourney. People who were in favor of the bill believed that it was to honor our role in the Civil war but others believed it to be a symbol againts desegregation. The flag has been changed twice since then.
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Crisis at Central High School and "Little Rock Nine"
Little Rock Nine was an African American group of students who went to Central High School. The crisis within the student group was unable to enroll in the non-integrated school. The first day, the National Guard refused to let them in. They were going as far as threatening to lynch some of the members of the Little Rock Nine.
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Hebrew Benevolent Congregation in ATL bombed
The temple was bombed early in the morning. The bombing took place at the congregation because General Gordon of Confederate Underground said that they were going to bomb. All nightclubs refused to fire their black employees. They said that blacks and Jews were considered aliens. http://tiny.cc/CuWe2b -
Sibley Commession
Many schools refused to become desegreated. In 1955 the General Assembly had decided that if the schools were not going to allow blacks and whites to be educated together than they would cut off their rescources. The head of the Sibley Commission was John Sibley himself. He interviewd Georgians on their stand about integrating the schools. Many of Georgia’s citizens said they would rather have the schools closed than have blacks and whites educated in the same building. -
Integration of The University of Georgia
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, escorted by the police, arrived at the university campus. The citizens pleaded with the governor to close the school rather than integrate it. Governor Vandiver’s decision to integrate UGA made Georgia’s school desegregation much more subtle than others. new georgia encyclopedia -
Freedom Rides
Seven blacks and six white left Washington DC to go down to the south. They were testing the authority. They wanted to know if they could get away sitting in incorrect seats on interstate buses. At first they were treated fairly, but not soon after some of the citizens were harshly beaten. By the end of the summer, the protests had spread into train and airports in the South.
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The Albany Movement
The leader of the Albany Movement was William G. Anderson. He was a local doctor. The workers involved were NAACP and SNCC. The Albany Movement took place in the ‘white section’ of Albany, Georgia. Many of the protesters involved were arrested and put in jail. new georgia encyclopedia -
Birmingham, AL protests
They were protesting because they wanted to bring attention to bring attention to unequal treatment that African Americans had to deal with in Birmingham Alabama. They boycotted to pressure businesses to hire people of all races and end segregation everywhere. The leader of the protest was MLK. It was organized by the SCLC. SCLC organizer Wyatt Tee Walker and Birmingham native Fred Shuttlesworth began marches trying to provoke mass arrests.
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The March on Washington DC
The March on Washington DC was lead by a group of protesters. They were protesting for civil rights. They wanted to be created as equals. The march was a success, but there were some downfalls. Many white supremacists did not show any change in the way they think and feel. Segregationists wasted little to no time trying to even the score. They just moved on. http://www.infoplease.com/spot/marchonwashington.html -
16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham bombed
Not everyone agreed with ending segregation. As a result, bombing acts of violence followed the settlement. The church had become an inviting target. The bombing killed four young girls and injured 22 people. Bobby Frank Cherry, Thomas Blanton, Herman Frank Cash, and Robert Chambliss, members of a Ku Klux Klan planted a box of dynamite with a time delay under the steps of the church.
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John F. Kennedy assassinated
John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. He was with his wife, the governor of Texas, and his wife. The murder was believed to me a man by the name of Lee Harvey Oswald. Kennedy was probably killed because of a common conspiracy. http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/home.htm -
Civil Rights Act is passed
The CIvil Rights bill was originally brought to attention by John F. Kennedy. The new pesident, Lyndon P. Johnson, signed the Civil Rights Act. This bill was formed to create equal rights between blacks and whites. As a result of this meant there would be no more "colored" restrooms and no more "colored" waighting rooms. The blacks were overjoyed to hear about this idea, but it took some time for all of the white citizens to warm up to the idea. http://tiny.cc/MmWe2b -
The Voting Act of 1965 is passed
The Voting Act of 1965 was made to enforce the 15th amendment. It outlawed things such as the Literacy Test, Grandfather Clause, and the Poll Tax so that blacks could vote fairly. President Truman signed the Toting Act of 1965.
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Summerhill Race Riots
the Summerhill Race Riot was caused because the SNCC were accused of causing trouble with the police. The Summerhill Race Riot lasted for four days. As a result of the race riot, there were 20 injuries and one death. Mayor Ivan Allen was known for going to the area during the race riot to try to bring peace to the people. New Georgia Encyclopedia -
MLK assassinated
Martin Luther King was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee at Lorraine Motel. He was there to support a group of black sanitation workers that were going on strike. The murderer was known to be James Eral Ray. Ray attempted to escape but was later found in a white Mustang with a rifel, ammunition, and binoculars. He was convicted of killing Martin Luther King and was sentenced to 99 years in prison.
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all GA schools integrated
In 1971 Georgia schools finally were integrated. The process was so extensive because the South was resistant about integrating public schools, but Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education ruled that Federal courts had the option to gain racial balance. Therefore schools in Georgia were finally allowed black students to attend white schools.
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