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President Truman
President Truman became the first president to adress the NAACP -
President Truman
He issued the executive order that desegregated the armed forces. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The US Supreme Court found segregation unconstitutional. It overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson case and "separate but equal." -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Rosa Parks didn't give up her bus seat for a white in Alabama. -
Atlanta School System
The ATL school system officially desegregated -
Albany Movement
A movement to desegregate Albany, GA. 500 people were arrested including MLK Jr. -
UGA Intergrates
The 2 first African Americans admitted to UGA. Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were the first. -
GA Assembly
GA Assembly repealed laws that cut off funds for schools that integrated -
March on Washington
March for Jobs and Freedom Goals: Pressure congress to pass Civil Rights Bill, Advocate for civil rights like employment, education, and housing. -
Civil Rights Act
President Kennedy sponsored new civil rights laws before he was assassinated. It was signed into law by President LBJ. Prohibited segregation in public places and discrimination in hiring, firing, and promotion. Gave the Federal Government the right to withhold funds from states that resisted the law. -
Voting Rights Act
1,000,000 African Americans were registered to vote. Prohibited states from imposing any voting qualifications and from denying citizens the right to vote based on race. -
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Lester Maddox
GA's Governor that was a segregationists, but put more African Americans into office than any other Governor in GA history. -
MLK Assasination
Dr. King was assassinated on the balcony of his hotel. -
The Barnes Flag
Arguments threatened to overshadow the 1996 Olympic Games -
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Sonny Perdue
Sonny Perdue was the new GA Governor
