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Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays becomes the president of the Moorehouse college in 1940. He was a mentor to his most famous student, Martin Luther King Jr., an important figure in the Civil Rights movement. -
Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge was the son of Eugene Talmadge, who was a Georgia Governor. He the governor of Georgia following the death of his father. Talmadge was a racist just like his father. He attended the University of Georgia. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. is a well known leader of the Civil Rights Movement from the 1950s. He is the recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize, and said his famous "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington in 1963. -
Andrew Young
Andrew Young was a black Georgia congressman, Civil Rights activist, US ambassador for the UN, and Mayor of Atlanta. Young worked with Martin Luther King Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement. -
End of the White Primary
In 1956, the Georgia federal court ruled in favor of Primus E. King (a black citizen of the Unite States who was not given the oppurtunity to vote), and the white primary had ended. After that, over 116,000 black people had registered to vote. -
3 Governors Contoversy
After Eugene Talmadge had died in office, Herman Talmadge (his son), Ellis Arnall (the "anti-talmadge"), and Melvin Thompson (the lieutenant governor) all had claimed that they were next in line after Talmadge to serve as governor. The case eventually went to the supreme court, and they had ruled that Thomspon was the rightful governor until a special election was held. Talmadge's son, Herman Talmadge, won the special election. -
Brown vs Board of Education
Brown vs BOE is a well known case from the Civil Rights movement where the supereme court ruled that the segregation of white and black students in school was unconstitutional. -
Georgia State Flag Controvery
From 1956-2001 Georgia's state flag feuatured a controversial and offensive Confederate battle flag. -
SNCC
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was a prominent organization of the Civil Rights Movement found by student, Ella Baker, a civil rights and human rights activist. They took part in many sit-ins and protests, as well. -
Sibley Commission
In the 1960s people had to choose between the shut down of public schools or desegregation in public schools (students of different colors would attend school together). The majority of people said they would rather shut down public schools, but regardless of their choice, school was desegregated. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
Holmes and Hunter were the first black students admitted into UGA. They were originally rejected despite having all the qualifications, but later were accepted. They both grew up to have successful careers. -
Albany Movement
SNCC and NAACP organized the one of the first large movements of the Civil Rights movement. It was a mass movement for desegregation. Many blacks, including Martin Luther King Jr., were arrested. It had failed at first, but it is known as a successful failure because it brought attention to the cause. -
March on Washington
Over 200,000 people came together to join in the March on Washington in 1963 for jobs and freedom. It is a well known event in U.S. history. Martin Luther King Jr. made his famous "I Have a Dream" speech during this event. -
Civil Rights Act
Segregation in public places and discrimination based on sex, color, race, religion, or national origin was banned with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 -
Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox was a Georgia Governor and a racist sergregationist. He also served as Lieutenant Governor for Jimmy Carter. -
Maynard Jackson
Maynard Jackson was the first black mayor of Atlanta. He was elected in 1974 and served three terms
