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Rev. Benjamin Mays
He was president of Morehouse college and head of Atlanta Public Schools and was a mentor to MLK. He was against segregation. (Date was when he was born) -
Lester Maddox
Became governer of Georgia in 1977 and supported segregation. He appointed African Americans to places in the Government to keep his job. (Date is when he was born). -
Andrew Young
He was an aide to MLK. He was the first African American elected to the US House of Representatives since the reconstruction period. He was also instrumental to bringing the 1996 olympics to Georgia.(Date is when he was born). -
Maynard Jackson
He was Atlantas first governer from 1974-1982. He expanded Hartsfield airport, and MARTA in Atlanta and helped secure the 1996 olympics. (Date is when he was born). -
End of White Primary
This was when the Supreme Court declared white primary to be unconstitutional. The case was called King Vs. Chapman. Ellis Arnall also helped end white primary. -
1946 Governer's Race
Three Governer's videoThis was when Eugene Talmadge died before he could take office of governer after winning the election. In his place, three people tried to claim the office for themselves: Herman Talmage, Lt. Gov Thompson, and Ellis Arnall. The Georgia Supreme Court ruled for Thomson to serve until a new election could take place. -
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Brown Vs. Board of Education videoThis famous event occured when The Supreme Court declared segreagation to be unconstitutional. They said 'seperate but equal' was not okay. This decision repealed the previous decision in 1896, Plessy Vs. Ferguson. -
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1956 State Flag
This was when Governer Marvin Griffin signed the Confedeare Battle Flag to be the flag for Georgia. This was the state flag for Georgia until 2001. -
SNCC
This orginization worked with MLK to get African Americans registered to vote. Their president was John Lewis from Georgia. -
Sibley Commission
An organization created to see how the public thinks about desegregating schools. The Sibley Commission found that most of the public would rather close public schools than desegregate them and allow African Americans into the schools. -
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to UGA
This event was when the first two African Americans ever got accepted into UGA. The two African Americans were Charlayne Hunter Gault and Hamilton Holmes. -
Albany Movement
Albany Movement videoThis movement took place in Albany, Georgia when Africans Americans organized a bus boycott. This boycott failed, but taught Afircan American leaders valuable lessons. -
March On Washington and MLK
"I Have A Dream Speech"This historic event occured when many African American leaders led a march to Washington with about 200,000 Americans. When they got to Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream Speech". -
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil's Right Act of 1964 videoThis act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. This law ended segregation in all public places.
