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Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays worked for the Urban League and the YMCA. He was an African American man who was an educator, scholar and social activist. He was a strong leader along side Martin Luther King Jr.in the civil rights era. He was the president of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia from 1940 to 1967. -
End of White Primary
The case of Smith vs. Allwright in 1944 displayed the Supreme Court decision that ruled the Texas White Primary was unconstitutional. The end of the white primary allowed black citizens to vote on the Democratic party. -
Governor's Race
A.K.A. the Three governor's controversy, the 1946 Governor's race was when Eugene Talmadge was re-elected but before he was sworn in as governor, he died. At this time, the Luitenent governor Melvin Tomson said he was governor, yet Herman Talmagde was convinced he was the governor. Herman's supporters made a convincing argument and Herman Talmadge ended up becoming governor. -
Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmage was the son of Eugene Talmadge. He served as governor for a very short time in 1947. He served again in 1948 through 1954. He was a democrat. He ran for after serving for many years, but was defeated. In the 1970s, Herman tried to reach out to black voters. -
Brown V. Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education was a racial issue that was taken all the way up to the Supreme Court. The case was about segration in public schools and how the segragation was unconstitutional and aginst the 14th amendment. This was declared so, yet the case did not desegragate the schools right away, but it did light the civil war into a revolution. -
Martin Luther King Jr.
Matin Luther King Jr.'s point of view on the civil rights.MLK Jr. was a phenomenal speaker and leader during the civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister. He served as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and was the most recognizable African American leader in the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. He worked to help with non-violent protests and delivered many inspiring speeches before his assassination in 1968. He strived to achieve legal equality for all people. -
1956 State Flag
In 1956 the Georgia state flag was changed. It changed the modest blue box and red stripes to the confederate battle flag. The democrat John S. Bell wanted to show the state's goal of white supremacy. -
The Sibley Commission
Commonly known as the Sibley Commission, the committee had the job of gathering state residents' sentiments about desegregation and reporting back to the governor. The report issued by the Sibley Commission laid the foundation for the end of a huge resistance about desegragating in the state and helped avoid a showdown between Vandiver and the federal government. -
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
The Freedom RidersThe SNCC was a nonviolent organization in which acted upon civil rights in Albany and Atlanta. A group of black students refused to leave thier lunch counter in South Carolina, the students organized a group of students to change the country. They organized many sit-ins and protests. They worked throughout the 1960s. The SNCC worked in the Albany movement and the Atlanta project. They were the freedem riders, who rode buses and sat in the segregated seats on the bus. -
Andrew Young
Andrew Young and his view on MLK Jr.Andrew Young was a great mentor and leader alongside MLK Jr. in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). He was in charge of coordenating the voter regristration and was instrumental in desegregating campaings. When MLK Jr. was assassinated, he was elected into the House of Representatives (1972). -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were the first two black people to desegregate UGA or University of Georgia. The two applied once but got denied. They took it to court and Judge William Bootle ruled that they would have gottten in if it weren't for thier race and color. They were admitted immediatly after. -
The Albany Movement
The goal of this movement was to desegragate a whole community. This movement included African Americans in the SNCC and was the first mass movement for African Americans for the civil rights. This ended with about 1,000 people being arrested and jailed includig Martin Luther King Jr. -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act documentThe civil rights act finally outlawed discrimination. This included discrimination by color, race, and or national origin. -
Lester Maddox
He was a humble man who, as governor appointed more black officials than all of the other governors. He was helpful during racial matters. He supported Dr. King Jr. -
Maynard Jackson as Mayor os Atlanta
Maynard Jackson represented blacks in a very large way. He was the first mayor of a major city. He even worked to get the Olympics to Atlanta. He served three terms and helped the city in many ways, including adding a new terminal at the Hartsfield Atlanta Internationnal Airport. -
The March on Washington
I Have a Dream speech by: Martin Luther King Jr.The March on Washington was a gathering of over 200,000 people designed to shine light on the political and social challenges African Americans kept having to face across the country. This amazing rally included Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech I Have A Dream. The speech made a passionate call for equality and racial justice.
