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Benjamin Mays
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Lived 1894-1984
Served as president of Morehouse College (location: Atlanta)
Mentor to Martin Luther King Jr.
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1946 Governor's Race/ End of the White Primary
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Elected governor, Eugene Talmadge, died bofore taking office, causing a great deal of confusion. Former governor, Ellis Arnall, refused to leave office, while Melvin Thompson and Herman Talmadge also tried to take the role of governor.
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Herman Talmadge
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Son of Eugene Talmadge
Served in 1947 (Three Governor's Controversy)
Served 1948-1954
US Senate from 1956-1980
Helped change education in GA
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Brown v. Board of Education
Civil Rights Movement Court Cases Made up of five different court cases, condensed into one. Cases brought to Supreme Court in 1952, but a decision was not made until May of 1954. Verdict determined that schools would be desegregated, because "separate but equal" was not true. -
1956 State Flag
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Legislation to change flag from confederate style was passed in 1956. Partly passed, because all nonsupporters were distracted by Brown v Board of Education and the desegregation of schools. -
Sibley Commission
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Committee in charge of collecting Georgia residents' opinions on desegregation of schools. Helped to avoid confict between Gorgia government and federal government. -
SNCC
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Organized many sit-ins
Centered in Atlanta
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Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to UGA
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Video Both students applied to UGA multiple times, before taking it to court due to the fact that all of their applications had been refused. They were the first African American students to attend UGA. Key event in desegregation of schoools in Georgia. -
Albany Movement
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Lasted from fall of 1961 to summer of 1962
First mass movement with goal of desegregation
Dr Martin Luther King Jr joined in December of 1961
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Martin Luther King Jr
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Very inspirational speaker who believed in peaceful protest. Key leader in the Civil Rights Movement. Gave his "I Have a Dream" speach at the March on Washington in 1963. Over 200,000 people attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. -
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Video 250,000 people attended
Also many performances by influential singers and speakers
Peacheful civil rights march in Washington -
Civil Rights Act
More InformationVideo Largest civil rights legislation after reconstruction
Signed into law by President LB Johnson
Prohibited public discrimination
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Lester Maddox
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Segregationist
Fought against Civil Rights Act
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Andrew Young
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Present when MLK was assassinated
Remained outspoken about civil rights after MLK was assassinated
Became first African American since Reconstruction to be elected to Cogress from Georgia (1972) -
Maynard Jackson as Mayor of Atlanta
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Served a total of three terms
Very influential in city politics
