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Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays was a minister and educator who became president of Morehouse College in Atlanta. Mays spoke loudly against segregation even before the Civil Rights Movement. -
Georgia white primary
Georgia white primary was ended by a federal court ruling. This ensured that African American's had a real voice in the state's voting process. -
Herman Talmadge was elected governor after his father, Eugene, died from a mysterious illness.
After Herman Talmadge was elected governor after his father, Eugene, died from a mysterious illness. Herman was elected governor.The current governor at the time, Ellis Arnall, was made at the General Assembly and resigned which led to Melvin Thompson to replace him. Later, the GA Supreme Court said that the General Assembly was doing things wrong so Thompson stayed in office. -
The American Civil Rights Movement
The American Civil Rights Movement was a political movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 in the United States to abolish institutional racial segregation, discrimination. -
The Supreme Court in Brown V. Board of Education
The Supreme Court in Brown V. Board of Education that separate was not equal, and that segregation in education was unconstitutional. -
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating. -
After the Brown v. Board ruling.
After the Brown v. Board ruling, Georgia legislators showed their feelings about school integration by modifying the state flag in 1956 to include the Confederate battle flag. -
Albany Movement
Martin Luther King`s turned to provide recommendations as opposed to turning out to be a participant, however, he was jailed at some point and was given a sentence of forty-five days or a fine. Some concessions have been made to the coalition, however, the motion ultimately disbanded after almost 12 months of protests without carrying out its goals.
