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White Primary is Abolished in GA
The white primary stopped blacks from voting in Georgia. The constitution aloud blacks to vote at general elections. But they couldn't vote in the primary election. And at the time, rarely was there a competitor for the democratic party. So while the whites voted for the primary, the blacks couldn't chose because there would be only one person running in the general election.
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Integration of Armed forces
On July 24, 1948, President Harry Truman signs executive order 9981. This order states,"It is hereby declared to be the policy of the President that there shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed services without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin." He signed this order to end segergation in the army. http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/desegregation/large/index.php?action=chronology -
Brown V.S. Board of Education
The plantiff, Oliver L. Brown, was suing the Kansas Board of Education on the grounds that it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. He made this claim stating that seperate facilities was unequal. This case overturned the Plessy V.S. Ferguson case, therefore banning segergation of blacks, whites, and other races. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_vs_board_of_education -
Rosa Parks and the Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks was an African American woman riding a bus in the city. A white person got on the bus and demeanded her seat from her. When she refused, she was arrested for not giving the person her seat. When She took her case to court, the montgomery bus segregation rules were unconstitutional. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Bus_Boycott -
Change to GA's state flag
GA's state flag was changed to a confederate flag in 1956. It was changed to this because at this time, the federal gov. was attempting to integrate schools and other things as well. So as GA promised big opposition, it gave it by changing to this flag. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Georgia_(U.S._state) -
Little Rock Nine
After the decision of National integration,the little rock nine as they were called, was the first group of African Americans to attend Little Rock Central High School. The crisis was that the group was verbally and physically abused. Governer Faubus, to try to fix it, had a bill signed to close schools in that district early, and sell them out to private schools so that whites and blacks would be taught seperatly. The bill passed.
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Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Bombed in ATL
At 3:45AM that night, a Reform Jewish temple was bombed with what was guessed at 50 sticks on TNT. The night before, a United Press International staff member recieved the threat but did not take it seriously. After the bombing, another call was recieved with part of it saying this. "Negroes and Jews are hereby declared aliens." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_the_Hebrew_Benevolent_Congregation_Temple -
Sibley Commssion
The commission was established to study the problem of school integration. This commision indirectly caused the opening of many white private schools. They did this by recommending schools being able to allow or un-allow segregation. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2617 -
Integration of UGA
In Jan.,1961, Judge W. A. Bootle ordered the Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to be admitted into UGA. This scared the school, because as they all knew, GA currently shut down funding to integrated schools. These laws were repealed after an angry mob ordered them to. The mob cause significant damage and bad publicity. So the laws were repealed and UGA was integrated! http://tinyurl.com/8a4a7ha -
Freedom Rides
Freedom rides were integrated bus rides sponsered by the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE). The riders were blacks and whites opposing segregation. After a tough time getting through GA, Alabama was the last stop for the freedom riders. When a pair of flat tires forced them to pull over, their bus was firedbombed and the passengers were attacked by a mob of angry whites. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3618 -
Albany Movement
The Albany movement occured in Albany, GA. It was a group of black workers from the NAACP and the SNCC testing the new bus integration laws. They planned to fill the jails so that people had to be released. But the sheriff had prepared for this, and asked neighboring counties for use of their jails. So basically, the movement wasn't much of a success and most people were arrested. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1057 -
Birmingham Protests
The Birmingham campaign was lead by MLK Jr.. The goal of the campaign was to end racism against blacks in Birmingham. The campaign consisted of boybotts, sit ins, and marches. The police sometimes sprayed people with firehoses and let dogs loose. On May 8th, the protest was over. White leaders agreed to most of the protesters demands. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_campaign -
The Great March on Washington
MLK Jr. was the leader of this protest along with many, many others. They were protesting for general rights of African Americans. This is where MLK Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech. The result of this march was the passing of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_on_washington -
16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
The KKK group was the instegator of this attack. They bombed the black church, hoping to harm the people inside. They succeeded in killing 4 children in the act. They killed Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Denise McNair. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Street_Baptist_Church_bombing -
John F. Kennedy Assassinated
On this day, JFK was fatally shot by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas texas. He was traveling with his wife Jaqueline with the presidential motorcade when the shooting occured. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JFK_assassination -
Civil Rights act Passed
The Civil Rights act stopped segregation of women and blacks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 -
Voting Rights Act Passed
This act aloud all people to vote no matter race, sex, or ethnicity. It was very similar to the 15th amendment but mainly was about things like literacy tests. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voting_Rights_Act -
Atlanta Race Riot
Thousands rioted in the neighborhood of Summerhill, Atl after the shooting of a black man. The man was shot by Atlanta police because of the fact that he was a suspected car thief. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summerhill_(Atlanta) -
MLK Assassination
MLK was assassinated by James Earl Ray in Memphis, Tennessee. The citizens of Atlanta mourned his death at the funeral there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MLK_assassination -
All GA Schools integrate
The school were integrated by court order after Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education. After this, the school very slowly desegregated as ordered to do. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desegregation#Impediments_to_integrated_schools
