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Benjamin Mays
Benjamin Mays is appointed President of Morehous College. -
Herman Talmadge
Herman Talmadge plans to take governor's office after his father, -
Governor's Race/End of the White Primary
This was an election where Eugene Talmadge, the elected governor, dies before taking office. In his place, three people claim governor. Herman Talmadge, Lt, Governor Thompson, and Ellis Arnall. The Supreme Court decides Thompson is temporary governor until a new election is held. -
Brown v. Board of Education
This Supreme Court case was a memorable benchmark. This case argued how black and white schools cannot be seperate. The past law of "seperate but equal" is now unconstitutional. All public schools are integreated from he on, -
1956 State Flag
Georgia's State Flag is changed to the Confederat Battle Flag. -
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
At this time a non-violent protest committee was formed with amilty students as host. They protested for black rights and contucted sit-ins, marches etc. -
Sibley Commission
The Sibley Commision fought for desegregation of public schools. Even after conducting a survey and getting results that claimed over 60% of residents preferred complete segregation, they still decided to intergrate all public schools, even if it requires extreme military force... -
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes
The first two black students in a time of white racist people to enter UGA, enabling more civil rights support. -
Albany Movement
A protest, which was a boycott, that tried to promote desegregation, but failed. It tookmany to jail but thought lessons on how a protest is properly held. -
March on Washington
Hundreds of thousands of Americans in Washington D.C. marched to Lincoln Memorial as a protest against racism. The very next day, MLK Jr. gave his famous "I have a dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Act
This law enforced that discrimination based on religion, race, and other characteristics was unconstitutional. This helped end racism and integreation was boosted. -
MLK Jr.
The civil rights activist and the maker of the "I have a dream" speech is awarded the Nobel Prize. -
Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox is elected governor of Georgia. He denied service to blacks in a restraunt in Atlanta, againt the Civil Rights Act. He then decided to keep his job so he appointed blacks to political offfice. -
Maynard Jackson - Mayor of Atlanta
Maynard Jacksion is elected as Mayor for Atlanta. He majorly increased public transport (hence the name of the airport Hartsfield-Jackson). -
Andrew Young
Andrew Young is elected to political office (Ambassador to the United Nations) in 1977. He then brought forth many international connections and other improvements.