Segregation and Civil Rights Timeline By fscriven1 Period: Aug 1, 1894 to Apr 15, 2014 Influencial Leaders (See Herman Talkmage, Benjamin Mays, Martin Luther King Jr., Maynard Jacksin, Lester Maddoz=x, and Andrew Young) Period: Aug 1, 1894 to Mar 28, 1984 Benjamin Mays Period: Aug 9, 1913 to Mar 21, 2002 Herman Talmadge Period: Sep 30, 1915 to Jun 25, 2003 Lester Maddox Period: Jan 15, 1929 to Apr 4, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Period: Mar 12, 1932 to Apr 15, 2014 Andrew Young Period: Oct 16, 1973 to Apr 15, 1994 Maynard Jackson (as Mayor of Atlanta)