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election of 1946
There were three eledged govenors at the same time.One was Herman talmadge. Another was Ellis arnold. I forgot the other person but he was the leiutenit govenor. It took some time to resolve. -
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white primary
White primaries were primary elections in the Southern states of the United States of America in which only white voters were permitted to participate. Only whites vould vote and no colored could. it was an idea -
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herman talmadge
He was apart fo the givenors controversy. He was the son of Eugene Talmadge. He was very invested in the profit of the govenors. Helped his dad get elected. -
Brown v. Board
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional -
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State flag of 1956
This was contoversy over what the state flag. The cnfederate flag was apart of it and was considered to be racist. The falg was later changed in the early 2000's. -
Sibley Commission
Commonly known as the Sibley Commission, the committee was charged with gathering state residents' sentiments regarding desegregation and reporting back to the governor. The report issued by the Sibley Commission laid the foundation for the end of massive resistance to desegregation in the state and helped avoid a showdown between Vandiver and the federal government. -
SNCC
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC, often pronounced "snick": /ˈsnɪk/) was one of the most important organizations of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. It emerged from a student meeting organized by Ella Baker held at Shaw University in April 1960.