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Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays was a african american civil right leader, who was patners with Martin Luther King. He helped King by setting up movements for the african american population. Here is a video to show you more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiMQ7QNDlgU -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil right activist, who started many movements, rallies, speeches, and many other civil right actions. He did many movements here in Georgia. Martin died in 1968, he was assassinated. Here is a video to show you more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALQeX7IFBcg -
Andrew Young
Andrew assisted the organization SCLC work places and taught children strategies to fight for rights, but in a nonviolent way. Later on he also assisted Martin Luther King in his work in SCLC. Evantually he became the executive for the SCLC organization. Here is a video to show you more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bibnQZhgIAo -
Herman Talmedge
Herman Talmedge was the Governer of Georgia from 1933 to 1946. He served 4 terms. He was Eugene Talmedge's son. Here is a video to show you more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPXg9Rk4cfI -
Brown v. Board of education
The supreme court said that white and black schools were segregated. Black and White students could not be together. Usually white school were much better than the black schools. Here is a video to show you more:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQrrC0Jb7nI -
1956 state flag
In 1956 Georgia changed their state flag. This flag was a confederate flag. -
Sibley Commission
Griffin Bell ordered schools not to be segregated anymore, and be intregrated. This means blacks and whites were now able to go to school together. Was named after John sibley, who was the head of commission.. They found out 60% of Georgians would rather shut down schools than integrate. An effect of this was white people making private schools -
SNCC
The student nonviolent coordination committe let black and white studnets mett each other for the first time. Most people did not like this committee, but this was another step in the civil right movement. One of the major civil rights organization. Mostly contained high school and college students. Did sit ins, freedom rides, and nonviolent protests. This organization was mostly held in Albany GA. Here is a video to show you more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Sp7szsXhCQ -
Hunter and Holmes (UGA)
Hunter and Holmeds were 2 studnets that were granted the priviledge to go to UGA, one of the many intregrated schools is the south. Hunter and Holmes were 2 very smart men, they were at the top of their classes at the time. Hamilton Holmes is best known for desegregating Georgia's university's. Before they could attend, they were denied by the school. -
Albany Georgia
In Albany Georgia there was a movement happeing here by the SNCC, and the NAACP. Both of these group were fighting for the same thing, equal rights. After the SNCC left, the country removed all segregation laws. -
March on Washington
This one of the biggest political ralliies for human rights. This demanded civil and economic rights for African Americans. Martin Luther King made his speech here ''I Have A Dream.''
