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White primart is abolished
In the 1900's the democratic govermant of georgia ruled ony white people could vote. They only followed the 15th amendment during the genaral election. This was abolished in 1946. pic: http://tw0.us/av -
Integration of the Armed Forces
President Harry S. Truman ordered the integration of the armed forces. He did this so we would have more people fighting for us.
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Board vs. Borwn
Linda Brown was denied enrollment in a public school so her father brought it up to the goverment. In conculision two sperate schools were made for the blacks and white students
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Rosa Parks and the Montgomery BusBoycott
She refused to give up her seat on a city owned bus for a white man. She was areested and fined this lead to the formation of the Montgomery Improvement Association. It was led by MLK. They boycotted the bus for 382. The supreme cort ended up removing racial segeration on public transportation. -
Georgia flag is changed
John Sammons Bell, Jefferson Lee Davis, and Willis Harden introduced the idea of changing Georgia's state flag. He thought changing it to the Confederate Battle Flag. In a General Assembly meeting later, it became official that this change was to take place. -
Little rock Nine
Nine African-American students, signed up yo attend a white school, Central High in Arkansas. After segration was made illeagl. People got mad and blocked the door. So they were esctorted to a side door. People found out and they got kicked out of school -
Hebrew Benevolent Congregation in ATLbombed
Prejudice against Jews led to bombing the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation in ATL. No one was hurt. Georgia's Mayor William B. Hartsfield quickly rushed to the aid of the Jews. Several people believed the cause of the bombing was that the Jewish rabbi was a civil-rights supporter. -
Sibley Commision
Many attempts were made to stop schools from integrating such as cutting off money to schools that integrate or vice versa. Then John Sibley came up with the "Sibley Commission". Sibley created this to try and figure out how to stop the school-integration problem. After studying responses to integration from other Georgians, the Commission decided to let the school districts decide whether they would or wouldn't integrate. -
Integration of UGA
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter-Gault were the first black students admitted into UGA. This resulted in the desegregation of UGA. -
Freedom Rides
Freedom riders rode interstate buses to highlight how black people were being treated unfairly through the blatant use of segregation. -
Albany Movement
SNCC workers came to Albany to register black voters and to encourage the desegregation of the city. Martin Luther KIng got involved and was arrested, along with many others, for protesting. Although it was a failure, Martin Luther King and SCLC learned lessons they could use in Birmingham, AL -
Birmingham, Alabama Protests
Thousands of people went to the streets of Birmingham demanding desegregation in what was known as the most segregated city in the U.S. They were able to get some concessions toward desegregation in Birmingham and this also led to Kennedy saying he would introduce civil rights legislation. -
March on Washington DC
This march of over 200,000 demonstrators was the largest Washington, DC had ever seen. It was a coalition of the six major civil rights movement organizations. They were looking for a number of things, including: civil rights legislation, desegregation of public schools, jobs, and prohibition of racial discrimination in hiring. It was at this event that MLK delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Baptist Church Bombed
Although protests in Birmingham led to some desegregation, not everyone agreed with desegregation. A white man from the Ku Klux Klan bombed the African-American church resulting in the death of four black girls. -
JFK assassinated
While traveling in a presidential motorcade in Dallas, TX, JFK was assassinated. Although Lee Harvey Oswald was accused of the shooting, numerous conspiracy theories still exist on the possible people involved in the assassination. -
Civil rights act passed
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawing many forms of discrimination against blacks and women. It outlawed racial segregation, unequal voter registration requirements, and racial segregation in school and workplaces and facilities that served the general public. -
Voting Rights Act of 1965 passed
This legislation was an extension of the 15th Amendment. It prohibited states from forcing any requirements or prerequisites that could prohibit someone from voting based on race or color. Specifically, the legislation aimed to end the literacy test requirements imposed in southern states that prevented many blacks from voting. -
Summerhill Race Riot (Atlanta)
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MLK Assassinated
While visiting Memphis to lead a non-violent march in support of striking sanitation workers. MLK was assassinated in his hotel by James Early Ray. His funeral was held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta and was nationally televised. From there, his body was carried 3 1/2 miles through the streets of Atlanta with more than 100,000 mourners marching along. -
GA schools segregated
This schools were segregated because the board was sued.
