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Constitutional convention
Constitutional conventions are a distinotly american political innevation first appearing during the ere of the revoluutionary war (1775-83). georgia was among the first states to use a meeting of delegates to create a constitution. -
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Tom watson and the populists
In 1892 Georgia politics was shaken by the arrival of the Populist Party. Led by the brilliant orator Thomas E. Watson this
In 1892 Georgia politics was shaken by the arrival of the Populist Party. Led by Thomas E. Watson of McDuffie County, this new party mainly appealed to white farmers, many of whom had been impoverished by debt and low cotton prices in the 1880s and 1890s. The Populists also attempted to win the support of black farmers away from the Republican Party.
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Woodland
These trends included increases in sedentariness, and social stratifcation, an elaboration of ritual and ceremony, and an intensification of horticulture. The period is divided into Early, Middle, and late subperiods. -
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Archaic
Archaeologists have divided this very long period into three main dubperiods: Early, Middle, and late. -
Jan 1, 1000
Paleo
The period marks the first colonization of the new world by homo sapiens. The north and souh ameriea where not conneted as they are today. Scientists believe that the paleo-indians may have followed herds of large animals such as mastodons, mammaths, camels and bison as they crossed the bering landbridge from siberia to alaska. -
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World war 1
The world’s first global conflict, the “Great War” pitted the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire against the Allied forces of Great Britain, the United States, France, Russia, Italy and Japan. -
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Hernando de soto
Hernando de soto was a spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the conquests of central america and peru and discovered the mississippi river. -
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John reynolds
John reynolds a captain iin the british royal navy, served as georgia's first royal governor from late 1754 to early 1758. Little is known about reynolds's early life except that his birth occurred in england circa 1713 and that at fifteen volunteered for service in the british navy. -
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James wright
James wright was the thrid and last royal governor og georgia, serving from 1760 to 1782, with a brief interruption early in the american revolution (1775-83). Almost alone amog cclonial governors, wright was a popular and able administrator and servant of thr crown. He played a key role in retarding the flame of revoltion in georgia long after it had flared vlolently in every other colony. -
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Henry ellis
Henry ellis, the second royal governor of georgia, has been called '' georgia's scond founder. '' georgia had no self-government under the trustees (1757-52), and the first royal governor, john reynolds (1754-57), failed as an administorator. under the leadership of ellis (1757-60) georgians learned how to govern themself, and they have been doing so ever since. -
Charter of 1732
The charter contained contradictions, The colonists where entitled to all the rights of englishmen. yet there was no provision for the essential and judaism. a group of jews landed in georgia without explict permission in 1733 but where allowed to remain. -
Salzburgers arrive
The georgia salzburgers, a group of german-speaking protestant colonists, founded the town of -
Highland scots arrive
The socottish highlanders were brought to georgia by james oglethorpe based on their reputation for being some of the best soldiers in the world. The group was given land near the abandoned fort king georgia, which they named darien. -
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American revolution
Though georgians opposed blitish trade regulations, many hesitated to join the revolutionary movement that emerged in the american colonies in te early 1770s and resulted in the revolutienary war (1775-83). The colony had prospered under royal rule, and many georgians thought that they needed the protection of british troops againt a possible indian asked. -
Austin dabney
Austin Dabney was a slave who become a private in the georgia militia and fought against the british durung the revolutionary war (1775-83). He was the only african american to be franted land by the state of georgia in recognition of his bravery and service ouring the revolution and one of the few to receive a federal military pension. -
Elijah clarke/kettle cr.
Among the few heroes of the revolutionary war from georgia, Elijah Clarke (sometimes spelleed ''clark'') was born in 1742, the son of John Clarke of anson county, north carolln. He was married Hannah Harrington around 1763. As an impoverished, illiterate frontiersman, He appeared in the ceded lands, on what was then the northwestren frontier of georgia, in 1773. -
University of Georgia founded
The University of Georgia (UGA) is the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive educational institution in Georgia. Chartered by the Georgia General Assembly in 1785, UGA was the first university in America to be created by a state government, and the principles undergirding its charter helped lay the foundation for the American system of public higher education. -
Georgia ratifies constisution
State constisutions are best understood with reference to thier historical roots. A review of the history of georgia's ten constitutions provides a synopsis of the political, economie, and social history of the state -
Georgia founded
the first twenty years of georgia history are referred to as trustee georgia becaouse during that time a board of trustee governed the colony. England's king georgia signed a charter establishing the colony and creating it's governing board on april 21.1732. -
Yazoo land fraud
This is when the govenor and state legislature sold land at very low prices. They had to bribe them into buying it. They had to give back all the land that they sold and then had to pay back all the money that they took. -
Eli whiteney and the cotton gin
Eli Whitney recieved a patent for his cotton gin, but it is not until 1807. Whitney and his partner miller didn't plan to sell his cotton gin. The cotton gin could generate 55 pounds. -
Capital moved to louiville
Louisvillie was the capital from 1796 - 1807 but, the exact date was May 1, 1795. Louisville was named in honor of King Lewis XVI of France. Moved to keep the captial at a central location, Geographically and population -
Missouri Compromise
In the years leading up to the Missouri Compromise of 1820, tensions began to rise between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions within the U.S. Congress and across the country. They reached a boiling point after Missouri’s 1819 request for admission to the Union as a slave state, which threatened to upset the delicate balance between slave states and free states. To keep the peace, Congress orchestrated a two-part compromise, granting Missouri’s request but also admitting Maine as a free state -
Dahlonega gold rush
This event speed up the Indian removal act. This was when there was gold found on indian land and the government wanted to get them off the land faster so they could mine it. Over 10,000 miners flocked to georiga. -
Trail of tears
the removal included members of the cherokee , muscogee,seminole,chickasaw and choctaw nations. -
Worcester vs georgia
a case in which the united states supreme court vacted the conviction of samuel worecester and held that the georgia. -
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850, which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican–American War (1846–48). -
Georgia platform
Georgia Platform Information
After the compromise of 1850 Georgia adopeted a proclamation called the Georgia Platform. This act was averting a national crisis. there was tensions between the North and the South because of slavery. -
Kansas-nebraska act
kansas nebraska act information
A law mandating popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska. Popular sovereignty for voting on slavery. Proslavery settlers from the missouri fight which was called bleeding kansas. South supported Kansas because it opened up land for slavery. North apposed to Kansas becuase it opened up territory for slavery. -
Tom Watson and the Populists
Watson earned his political stripes as an advocate for farmers. Georgia was struggling to define itself in the throes of Reconstruction. Some believed in the “New South,” a move away from the traditional agrarian economy. Watson did not. He was a defender of the old way of life. He became a supporter of the Farmer’s Alliance, a statewide organization that called for better schools and roads, and changes in tax laws that would benefit farmers. -
Dred soctt case
Dred Scott Case Information
Scott was a slave whose owner moved to a free state. Scott sues for freedom stating that he should be free. Court rules that he is not free because he is not a citizen but property and remains property wherever the owner goes. South supported it becuase it opens up everywhere to slavery. -
Ku klux klan formed
The first Ku Klux Klan flourished in the Southern United States in the late 1860s, then died out by the early 1870s. Members made their own, often colorful, costumes: robes, masks, and conical hats, designed to be outlandish and terrifying, and to hide their identities.[7][8] The second KKK flourished nationwide in the early and mid-1920s, and adopted a standard white costume (sales of which together with initiation fees financed the movement) and code words as the first Klan, while adding cross -
Election of 1860
The Democrats met in Charleston, South Carolina, in April 1860 to select their candidate for President in the upcoming election.Northern democrats felt that Stephen Douglas had the best chance to defeat the black republicans.Although an ardent supporter of slavery, southern Democrats considered Douglas a traitor because of his support of popular sovereignty. -
Emancipation proclamation
General Lee signed the Emanicipation Proclamation -
Henry mcneal turner
In 1863 during the American Civil War, Turner was appointed as the first black chaplain in the United States Colored Troops. Afterward, he was appointed to the Freedmen's Bureau in Georgia. He settled in Macon and was elected to the state legislature in 1868 during Reconstruction. -
Battle of gettysburg
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Battle of chickamauga
the battle was fought between the armyof the cumberland under maj.gen.williamrosecrans and the confederate army of tennesse under gen. -
Andersonville prison camp
The Camp Sumter military prison at Andersonville was one of the largest Confederate military prisons during the Civil War. During the 14 months the prison existed, more than 45,000 Union soldiers were confined here. Of these, almost 13,000 died here. Today, Andersonville National Historic Site is a memorial to all American prisoners of war throughout the nation's history. -
Shermah's atlanta campaign
In the summer of 1864, during the U.S. Civil War (1861-65), Union General William T. Sherman faced off against Confederate generals Joseph E. Johnston and John B. Hood in a series of battles in northern Georgia.Sherman’s goal was to destroy the Army of the Tennessee, capture Atlanta and cut off vital Confederate supply lines. -
Freedman's bureau
The Freedmen's Bureau was an important agency of the early Reconstruction, assisting freedmen in the South. The Bureau was part of the United States Department of War. Headed by Union Army General Oliver O. Howard, the Bureau started operations in 1865. -
Thirteeth amendment
The amendment was ratified by the required number of states on December 6, 1865. On December 18, 1865, Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed its adoption. It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted following the American Civil War. -
WEB DuBois
Du Bois began the first of two long teaching stints at Atlanta University in 1897, where he wrote some of his most influential work, including The Souls of Black Folk, and Black Reconstruction. The Sam Hose lynching in Newnan and the Atlanta Race Riots both motivated his role in founding the NAACP in 1909. Du Bois edited the organization’s magazine, The Crisis, for 24 years before returning to Atlanta University in the 1930s. -
Fourteenth amendment
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. -
Fifteenth amendment
In the final years of the American Civil War and the Reconstruction Era that followed, Congress repeatedly debated the rights of the millions of black former slaves. By 1869, amendments had been passed to abolish slavery and provide citizenship and equal protection under the laws, but the election of Ulysses S. Grant to the presidency in 1868 convinced a majority of Republicans that protecting the franchise of black voters was important for the party's future. -
John and Lugenia hope
John Hope
John and Lugenia Burns Hope, pictured with their sons, John and Edward, were leaders in Atlanta's black community during the early 1900s. John Hope served as president of both Morehouse College and Atlanta University, and Lugenia Burns Hope founded Atlanta's Neighborhood Union.
Hope Family
was an important African American educator and race leader of the early twentieth century. In 1906 he became the first black president of Morehouse College—the alma mater of Martin Luther King Jr.—i -
International cotten exposition
"international" was the display of cotton plants from around the world. Nevertheless, Atlantans were eager to host the 1881 exposition to promote investment and to help the city toward its goal of becoming an industrial center, which was a primary component of Grady's "New South" concept. -
Leo frank case
Leo Frank was born April 17, 1884 in Cuero, Texas to Rudolph and Rae Frank. Within a few months, the family moved to Brooklyn, where Leo grew up. He graduated from Cornell University in 1906, earning a degree in mechanical engineering. In December of 1907, Frank went to Europe for a nine-month apprenticeship in pencil manufacturing. In August of 1908 he moved to Atlanta to assume the supervision of the National Pencil Factory. -
Eugene Talmadge
Talmadge entered public service in 1918 as solicitor of the city court of McRae, a position he held for two years. He also served as attorney for Telfair County from 1920 to 1923, was elected as a three-term commissioner of agriculture in 1926, and ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate in 1936 and 1938. Talmadge won the 1932 Democratic gubernatorial nomination and was elected Governor of Georgia. He was reelected in 1934, 1940 and 1946. During his tenure, federal subsidies were used for improve -
Plessy v. ferguson
At issue in Plessy v. Ferguson was an 1890 Louisiana law that required passenger trains operating within the state to provide "equal but separate" accommodations for "white and colored races." The Supreme Court upheld the law by a 7–1 vote, in the process putting a stamp of approval on all laws that mandated racial segregation. In his majority opinion, Justice Henry Billings Brown concluded that the Fourteenth Amendment "could not have intended to abolish distinctions based upon color, or to enf -
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William B. Hartsfield
William B. Hartsfield was a man of humble origins who became one of the greatest mayors of Atlanta.
William B. Hartsfield served as mayor of Atlanta for six terms (1937-41, 1942-61), longer than any other person in the city's history. He is credited with developing Atlanta into an aviation powerhouse and with building its image as "A City Too Busy to Hate."
William B. Hartsfield
He served as mayor for six terms (1937-41, 1942-61), longer than any other person in the city's history. -
Benjamin mays
Benjamin Mays was a distinguished African American minister, educator, scholar, and social activist. He was also a significant mentor to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr -
Booker t. washington
He covertly provided funding for organizations that fought to end lynching. When southern states began to disband colored militia in 1905, he asked Secretary of War William Howard Taft to intervene, and when President Roosevelt dismissed colored troops in Brownsville, Texas, after a skirmish with town residents, Washington lobbied him to reverse his decision. Washington's leadership at Tuskegee Institute, however, had a lasting impact on African American education, and the university continues t -
Alonzo Herndon
He began life as a slave but, at 47, Alonzo Herndon started the company that became one of America’s most successful black-owned businesses. Alonzo Franklin Herndon was born in Social Circle, the son of a black mother and a white owner. -
1906 atlanta riot
During the Atlanta race riot that occurred September 22-24, 1906, white mobs killed dozens of blacks, wounded scores of others, and inflicted considerable property damage. Local newspaper reports of alleged assaults by black males on white females were the catalyst for the riot, but a number of underlying causes lay behind the outbreak of the mob violence. -
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Ivan allen jr.
Allen took the helm of the Ivan Allen Company, his father’s office supply business, in 1946 and within three years had the company bringing in annual revenues of several millions of dollars.[1] In 1961, he authored a white paper for revitalizing Atlanta. It was adopted by the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and became the Six Point Forward Atlanta program. This plan would become his roadmap as mayor for creating an economic surge that established the infrastructure, business, education, arts, sport -
County unit system
The county unit system was established in 1917 when the Georgia legislature, overwhelmingly dominated by the Democratic Party, passed the Neill Primary Act.
Election day in Kingsland, Camden County, in the early 1960s, before the advent of voting booths. Georgia's elections were governed by the county unit system, which gave more weight to rural votes than to urban votes, until 1962. Even though they were home to a minority of Georgians, rural counties usually decided the winners of statewide e -
Jimmy carter in Georgia
James Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician and author who served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his work with the Carter Center. -
Martin Luther King jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, humanitarian, and leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience based on his Christian beliefs. -
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Great Depression
The Great Depression (1929-39) was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. In the United States, the Great Depression began soon after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. -
Carl Vinson
Carl Vinson, recognized as "the father of the two-ocean navy," served twenty-five consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Carl Vinson, recognized as "the father of the two-ocean navy," served twenty-five consecutive terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Carl Vinson
When he retired in January 1965, he had served in the U.S. Congress longer than anyone in history. He also set the record for service as chair of a standing committee. -
Agricultural Adjustment Act
It is declared to be the policy of Congress—To establish and maintain such balance between the production and consumption of agricultural commodities, and such marketing conditions therefor, as will reestablish prices to farmers at a level that will give agricultural commodities a purchasing power with respect to articles that farmers buy, equivalent to the purchasing power of agricultural commodities in the base period. -
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Holocaust
The Nazi party takes power in Germany. Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor,or prime minister of Germany.- Nazis ‘temporarily’ suspend civil liberties
– The Nazis set up the first concentration camp at Dachau. The first inmates are 200 Communists.
– Books with ideas considered dangerous to Nazi beliefs are burned.
Hitler is defeated and World War II ends in Europe.
– The Holocaust is over and the death camps are emptied.
– Many survivors are placed in displaced persons facilities. -
Civilian Conservation corps
Formed in March 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps, CCC, was one of the first New Deal programs. It was a public works project intended to promote environmental conservation and to build good citizens through vigorous, disciplined outdoor labor. Close to the heart of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the CCC combined his interests in conservation and universal service for youth. -
Rural electrification
Rural electrification is the process of bringing electrical power to rural and remote areas. Electricity is used not only for lighting and household purposes, but it also allows for mechanization of many farming operations, such as threshing, milking, and hoisting grain for storage. In areas facing labor shortages, this allows for greater productivity at reduced cost. One famous program was the New Deal's Rural Electrification Administration in the United States, which pioneered many of the sche -
Social Security
Beginning November 24, 1936, the United States Government will set up a Social Security account for you, if you are eligible. To understand your obligations, rights, and benefits you should read the following general explanation. -
William B.Hartsfield
William B. Hartsfield was a man of humble origins who became one of the greatest mayors of Atlanta.
William B. Hartsfield served as mayor of Atlanta for six terms (1937-41, 1942-61), longer than any other person in the city's history. He is credited with developing Atlanta into an aviation powerhouse and with building its image as "A City Too Busy to Hate."
William B. Hartsfield
He served as mayor for six terms (1937-41, 1942-61), longer than any other person in the city's history. Hartsfie -
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World war 2
Coming just two decades after the last great global conflict, the Second World War was the most widespread and deadliest war in history, involving more than 30 countries and resulting in more than 50 million military and civilian deaths (with some estimates as high as 85 million dead). -
Ivan allen jr.
Serving
An Atlanta native, Ivan Allen Jr. served as mayor of the city from 1962 to 1970. The son of Ivan Allen Sr., a businessman active in Atlanta's civic affairs, Allen Jr. was also deeply involved in community service long before his election as mayor.
Ivan Allen Jr.
in the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps during World War II (1941-45), Allen entered the service in 1942 as a second lieutenant and was discharged in 1945 as a major. After the war he served as Governor Ellis Arnall's executive sec -
March on washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the March on Washington, or The Great March on Washington as styled in a sound recording released after the event,[1][2] was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history[3] and called for civil and economic rights for African Americans. -
Pearl Harbor
Just before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The barrage lasted just two hours, but it was devastating: The Japanese managed to destroy nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and more than 300 airplanes. More than 2,000 Americans soldiers and sailors died in the attack, and another 1,000 were wounded. -
1946 Governor's race
For a brief period of time in 1947, Georgia had three governors. Eugene Talmadge won election to a fourth term as Georgia's governor in 1946, but died before his inauguration. To fill the vacancy, Eugene's son, Herman, was appointed by the state Legislature.Nov 17, 2011 -
Herman talmadge
However, like most southern governors of that era, Talmadge was a staunch segregationist who resisted all attempts to integrate the public school system. In May 1954, when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down segregation as unconstitutional, he was among the loudest critics of the court decision and wrote a book entitled You and Segregation (1955). -
Brown v. board of education
On May 17, 1954, the Court unanimously ruled that "separate but equal" public schools for blacks and whites were unconstitutional. The Brown case served as a catalyst for the modern civil rights movement, inspiring education reform everywhere and forming the legal means of challenging segregation in all areas of society. -
Richard Russell
Richard Russell, who shared his technical analysis with subscribers through the influential Dow Theory Letters since 1958, has died. He was 91.
He died Nov. 21 at his home in La Jolla, California, his family said in a message to subscribers on the publication’s website. He had entered a hospital a week earlier and was diagnosed with blood clots in his leg and lungs “and other untreatable ailments,” his family said. -
Sibley commission
The Sibley Commission was the brainchild of Griffin Bell, Vandiver's chief of staff. In 1959 U.S. District Court judge Frank Hooper ruled unconstitutional Atlanta's segregated public school system and ordered it integrated. -
The albany movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, on November 17, 1961, by local activists, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The organization was led by William G. Anderson, a local black Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. -
Civil rights act
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub.L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark piece of civil rights legislation in the United States[5] that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.[6] It ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools, at the workplace and by facilities that served the general public (known as "public accommodations"). -
Atlanta falcons
Atlanta's very own football team begins with coach Norb Hecker. -
Atlanta braves
The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball franchise based in Atlanta since 1966, after having originated and played for many decades in Boston and then having subsequently played in Milwaukee for a little more than a decade -
Lester maddox
No one wins the Election for governor of Georgia. "Bo" Callaway, Republican, wins the popular vote but not a majority, thanks to Ellis Arnell's third party run for the position. According to Georgia law at the time the legislature must decide the outcome. They choose segregationist Lester Maddox (Democrat) to the lead the state. Final totals in the election: Howard H. "Bo" Callaway: 449,894 (47.07%) Lester G. Maddox: 448,044 (46.88%) Ellis G. Arnall: 57,832 (6.05%) -
Maynard jackson elected mayor
This Thursday is October 16th. If we were to turn our city's clock back 41 years to that date in 1973, we'd hear news that Maynard Jackson had just been elected Atlanta's first African American mayor. Georgia State University Associate professor of History Dr. Clifford Kuhn revisits the event with WABE's Steve Goss... -
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Andrew young
is an American politician, diplomat, activist, and pastor from Georgia. He has served as a Congressman from Georgia's 5th congressional district, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and Mayor of Atlanta. He served as President of the National Council of Churches USA, was a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, and was a supporter and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -
Hamilton holmes and charlayne hunter
Holmes, then nineteen,
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, the first black students to enroll at the University of Georgia, are pictured here at the end of their first day on campus in January 1961.
Hunter and Holmes, UGA
registered at UGA's Academic Building on January 9, 1961. He and Hunter were met with crowds shouting racial slurs and chanting, -
1996 olympic games
The 1996 Summer Olympics (French: Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1996), known officially as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially as the Centennial Olympic Games, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, from July 19 to August 4, 1996. A record 197 nations, all current IOC member nations, took part in the Games, comprising 10,318 athletes. -
Atlanta falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League. -
1956 state flag
On
The current Georgia state flag was the state's third in twenty-seven months. The new flag features the state coat of arms, surrounded by thirteen stars, which represent the original American colonies.
State Flag, 2004
May 8, 2003, Governor Sonny Perdue signed legislation creating a new state flag for Georgia. The new banner became effective immediately, giving Georgia its third state flag in only twenty-seven months—a national record. -
Atlanta Hawks
An attendance record was set on May 2, 2008, when 20,425 fans crowded into Philips Arena to watch the Hawks' win over the Boston Celtics in game six of the first round series. The following year the team ended the 2008-9 season with a winning record of 47-35 and finished second in the Southeast Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference. -
Union blockade of georgia
the blockade was proclaimed by president abraham lincolnin april 1861,and requiredthe montoring of 3,500 miles of atlantic and gulf coastline,including 12 major ports,notably new orleans and moblie. -
Sherman's march to the sea
Union generally William to.Sherman abandoned his supply line and marched across Georgia to the Atlantic ocean to prove to he confederate population that its government could not protect the people from invaders. -
Battle of antietam
23,000 Union and Confederate soldiers had been killed or wounded -
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Mississippian
Unlike contemporary people, mississippian people spemt much of their lives outdoors. Thier houses where used mainly for shelter from inclement weather, sleepingin cold months, and storage. -
Student non-violent coordinating committee
On February 1, 1960, a group of black college students from North Carolina A&T University refused to leave a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina where they had been denied service. This sparked a wave of other sit-ins in college towns across the South. The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, or SNCC (pronounced "snick"),