Civil Rights, Segregation, & Modern Georgia

Lester Maddox

Jan 1, 1915

Here's the link
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/lester-maddox-1915-2003
He was a polatition that played a pert in the civil rights movement.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 15, 1929

here is the link http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/33633B68-718D-41D9-ADC4-D6582CD45632 Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights activist during the civil rights era. He was Born in Atlanta, GA and grew up experiencing the pressures of Jim Crowe Laws and racism. Later in life he organized a series of nonviolent protests and spoke about ending racism in the south.

Andrew Young

Jan 1, 1932

Here's the link
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/andrew-young-b-1932
Human Rights activist

Benjamin Mays

Jan 1, 1940

Here is a link to an article http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/benjamin-mays-ca-1894-1984 An educator at Morehouse College. He was also a leader in the civil rights movement along with MLK Jr.

1946 governor's race

Jan 1, 1946

here is a link to a video and pictures http://ss8h11.wordpress.com/ss8h11-section-a/1946-governors-race/ The major contraversy in Georgia at the time was the 1949 Governor's Race. Talmadge's loyal voters wanted his son to take office while the Luitenant Governor was claiming he was Governor by the power of the GA constitution. Thirdly another representative claimed that there should be Governor by a popular vote.

Herman Talmadge

Jan 1, 1947

Here is am article from the Georgia Online Encyclopedia. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/herman-talmadge-1913-2002
a racist Governor of Georgia and highly opposed the civil rights movement.

Brown Vs. Board of Education

May 17, 1954

Here is a link http://www.schooltube.com/video/70ed5ce09fdf6e418b4a/AP11 - Brown vs. Board of Education A court trial ending the "seperate but equal" philosophy that the supreme court had previously set, ending the segregation of schools.

Georgia State Flag

Jan 1, 1956

Georgia's General Assembly ratified the addition of the Confederate Battle Flag to the state flag in 1956

Sibley Commision

Jan 1, 1960

Here is a link for more info http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/sibley-commission A committee that sent its opinions about the desegregation of schools in the south to the federal government.

SNCC

Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Jan 1, 1970

Here is a link for more info http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/student-nonviolent-coordinating-committee-sncc The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee mainly protested in Albany and Atlantatrying to bring desegregation in the deep south.

admission of hamilton holmes and charlayne hunter to the university of georgia

Jan 17, 1961

Here is a silent video and a description admission of hamilton holmes and charlayne hunter to the university of georgia

Albany Movement

Period: Nov 17, 1961 to Apr 3, 1963

Here is a link for more information http://www.civilrights.uga.edu/bibliographies/albany/
one of the earlier acts in the Civil Rights Movement was when blacks and whites marched together side by side to hault segregation in the south.

The march on Washington

Aug 28, 1963

here is the video link http://www.schooltube.com/video/08d9ac3fb75b4ebf9a2a/March On Washington Thousands of people gathered in Washington D.C. to protest and hear MLK Jr.'s "I Have a Dream Speech"

Civil Rights Act

Jan 1, 1964

Here's the link http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/civil-rights-act/ The Civil Rights Act made the racial discrimination of any kind illegal in the USA.

Maynard Jackson

Jan 1, 1973

Here's the link
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/maynard-jackson-1938-2003 Maynard Jackson was the first African American mayor in the south.