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Maynard Jackson Maynard Jackson became mayor of Atlanta in 1973, and served for 8 years. While he was mayor improving racial tension was one of his goals which he did succeed at.
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Governer's Race The Governer's Race is where no one knew who should become governer afte Eugene Talmadge, who had just been elected, died. His son declared himself governer, but the luitenent governer was also trying to declare himself as governer.
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Herman Talmadge Herman Talmade was the son of Eugene Talmadge who when his father got elected as governer and died shortly after,took his place. This caused a problem because not everyone agreed with Herman being governer. This led to the "Governer's Race."
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Brown vs. Board of Education Brown vs. Board of education was a Supreme court case where segregation laws in schools was declared unconstitutional.
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State Flag The State flag of 1956 was controversial because some did not want the flag to be the same as the confederate battle flag.
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SNCC The sncc standed for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. They held meetings and helped ease so racial tension.
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sibley commission This is a committee that heard residents' opinions on desegregation in schools.
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Holmes/Charlayne Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter were the first two African American students to attend UGA.
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Lester Maddox Lester Maddox was a segregationist who argued against the civil rights act.
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Benjamin mays Mays was the longtime President of Morehouse college in Atlanta.
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In 1963 Martin Luther King Jr. helped organize the march on Washington.
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march on washington Many powerful speeches were given to over 200,000 people. This was a very influential march.
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The civil rights act of 1964 outlawd unequal voting requirements and ended most racial segregation.
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andrew young Andrew Young was elected as the mayor of Atlanta and became known as the second African American mayor of Atlanta.
