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Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto is the first European to visit Georgia. I chose to use this event as it shows when Georgia was first visited. I'm sure that Native Americans met do Soto and he was fully aware that this land was already occupied.
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Enslaved Africans were forced to come to America in 1619.
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Massachusetts became the first North American colony to recognize slavery as a legal institution.
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A slave revolt in New York City, during which nine white men died, led to increased restrictions on slaves.
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James Oglethorpe sets up a colony later known as Savannah, Georgia. Oglethorpe discovers this land after becoming friends with some of the natives that were already there. Savannah becomes the first established city in Georgia.
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The Spanish Invade Georgia
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At the Bloody Marsh Battle Site on July 7th, 1742, an outnumbered force of British troops ambushed and defeated Spanish troops, halting a planned attack on Fort Frederica.
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The First African Baptist Church in Savannah was established in 1773. This would later also serve as a safehouse as part of the Underground Railroad.
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Georgia signs the Declaration of Independence from Britain. I chose this event because I think it is important to understand how Georgia was founded. Although Georgia declared its independence, it didn't treat its own people with liberty and justice. In fact, African Americans were seen as merely possessions of the white man.
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The founding document of the United States is written.
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American forces began a month-long battle to recapture Savannah, however British forces are able to successfully hold the city.
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It was the 4th state.
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Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell leads British forces in the Capture of Savannah.
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The Fugitive Slave Act passed.
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First major slave rebellion was planned.
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United States bans all importation of slaves.
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Gold is found in northern Georgia and the Georgia Gold Rush begins. The Gold Rush drove many people into the northern part of Georgia and drove out the Native Americans that inhabited the area. I chose this event to show how the inhabitants of Georgia were driven out by greed.
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President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act. This act forced the Native Americans to move West.
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More than 75 slaves came together and killed at least 60 white people.
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The American Anti-Slavers Society is founded at Philadelphia.
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The first public housing is built in Atlanta in 1935. This federally funded housing unit was located northwest of downtown. I chose to include this event as a way to show how the choices of the privileged and racist white man shaped Atlanta and what it is today.
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The Cherokee Indians in northern Georgia are forced to march to Oklahoma in what would be called the "Trail of Tears."
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US Supreme Court Rules Black People Aren't Citizens of the United States and therefore do not have equal rights.
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President Abraham Lincoln is Elected. I chose to use this event because Lincoln was instrumental in beginning the process to end slavery.
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Georgia secedes from the Union joining the Confederate States of America.
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Eleven southern states eventually seceded from the Federal Union. These states wanted to keep slavery alive. That was their sole purpose in seceding from the Union.
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Sherman's "March to the Sea" from Atlanta to Savannah occurs.
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Slavery is emancipated in the United States.
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Georgia is restored to the Union.
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is formed in the United States.
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President William McKinley was assassinated and Vice President Roosevelt became the 26th president.
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On September 22, 1906, many innocent African Americans were killed at the hands of white boys and men. It was believed that these African Americans were assaulting and white girls and women so the white men wanted justice. The media hyped this huge lie up that led to this. I chose this event as played a major role in Atlanta's evolution.
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Boll weevil cuts Georgia and South Carolina Cotton production in half.
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The Black Wall Street Marketplace is destroyed by white mobs. I chose to include this as Atlanta recently created a similar marketplace modeling the one in Oklahoma.
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Brown v. Board of Education legally ends segregation in the public school system.
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University of Georgia enrolls two Black students, Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes, under federal court order.
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September 18 - Georgia Tech admits three Black students.
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Maynard Jackson was elected with 60 percent of the vote, as the first African-American mayor of Atlanta and any major southern city.
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Atlanta hosts the Olympics. I chose this event as a way to show how far we have come in the state of Georgia.
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President Obama is elected.
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An innocent black boy is shot for looking suspicious. The killer was not found guilty of the crime. I chose this event as it shows that black people are still not treated equal even in the 20th century.
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Vice President Kamala Harris is elected.
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A black man is killed by police for a non violent crime. I chose to use this event to show that racism is not gone in this country and the events that built our country are still having an effect on our day to day lives.
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New Black Wall Street Opens in Atlanta. This is a bustling black business district that is mirrored to one in Oklahoma.