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Benjamin Mays was born
Benjamin Mays was the president of Morehouse College in Atlanta. He was a mentor for Martin Luther King Jr. -
Andrew Young was born
Andrew Young was an African American politician. He was a civil rights activist and pastor from Georgia. He was elected as mayor of Atlanta in 1981 and served in Congress from Georgia's 5th congressional district. -
Maynard Jackson elected as mayor of Atlanta
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Maynard Jackson was the first African American mayor of Atlanta. He served 3 terms. -
1946 Governor's Race
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The Three Governor's Controversy is what brough Herman Talmadge into office as Georgia's governor. On the original ballad, his father, Eugene Talmadge, was written. His father did win, but died before the inauguration. But Melvin Thompson, who was against the Talmadge's, had just been elected lieutenant governor and said that he was also governor. Talmadge ended up winning. -
Herman Talmadge elected as governor of Georgia
Herman Talmadge took the place of his father, Eugene Talmadge, as governor since his father was too sick to do the job. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
(specific date not found) This was a famous Superior Court case where the Court stated that having seperate schools for blacks and whites was unconstitutional. A unanimous declared that the seperate school were not equal, despite the old "seperate but equal" idea. -
1956 State
Georgia adopted this flag to show the end of segregation. Some people were offended by this flag because various white supremacist groups used it as their symbol, also since it was a confederate symbol. -
SNCC Founded
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The SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) started as a student meeting at Shaw University that was organized by Ella Baker. It soon grew into an organization that held many protests like sit-ins and freedom rides. -
Sibley Commission
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The Sibley Commission was created by Governor Vandiver. He was forced to either desegregate schools or close them. When UGA brought in Holmes and Hunter, Vandiver ordered UGA to be closed. Many did not want to close the school since members of the Commission were grads there. -
Holmes and Hunter's classes were registered at UGA
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter had filed a law suit for not being accepted into UGA because of their skin color. They had won the case, and became the first African American students to attend the college. -
Albany Movement began
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Diary in Prison
The Albany Movement was created by civil rights activists, the SNCC, and the NAACP. Many people, including Martin Luther King Jr. were involved in these protests and many were thrown into jail within the first week. King was sent to jail for 45 days. -
March on Washington
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This was one of the largest rallies in United States history. Many Americans traveled to Washington DC to protest against segregation and heard Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act
This outlawed descrimination on race, color, religion, and sex. -
Lester Maddox elected as Georgia Governor
Lester Maddox was a major segregationalist. He refused to serve African Americans in his restaurant in Atlanta. -
Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated
"I Have a Dream" PDFMartin Luther King J.r was a famous civil rights activist from Atlanta. He led many protests, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott. He's most known for his "I Have a Dream" speech. He even won a Nobel Peace Prize for all his hard work in helping the African Americans of the US recieve equal rights.
