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White Primary is abolished in GA
The White Primary was Georgia's rule that only whites could vote in primary elections. Ellis Arnall supported ending the White Primary. The outcome of the end of the White Primary in Georgia was that Georgia was forced to allow African-Americans to vote. Picture link: http://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.timetoast.com/public/uploads/photos/11426646/End_of_White_primary_in_GA_tiny_landscape.jpg?1518456190 -
Integration of the Armed Forces
President Truman signed the Executive Order 9835, establishing the President's Committee on Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services, committing the government to integrating the segregated military. This abolished racial segregation in the U.S. military. Picture link:http://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.timetoast.com/public/uploads/photos/11426656/1948_integration_of_armed_forces_tiny_landscape.jpg?1518456245 -
Brown v Board of Education
Brown v Board of Education was a US Supreme Court found that segregation in public school was unconstitutional. This took place in Topeka, Kansas. The person involved in this case was Justice Earl Warren. The result of this case the court overturned Plessy v Ferguson and "Separate but equal".
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Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott was when an African American refused to give up her bus seat to whites in Montgomery, AL. This African American's name is Rosa Parks. The result of this was that the Supreme court ruled segregation on public transportation unconstitutional. Picture link: http://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.timetoast.com/public/uploads/photos/11426666/Parks__Rosa_tiny_landscape.gif?1518456329 -
Change to Georgia's state flag
The change to the Georgia flag was when some Georgians refused to fly the Barnes flag and continued to fly the 1956 flag. This occurred in Georgia with a group named the "flaggers". The outcome of this was when Sonny Perdue ran for governor he Promised to let Georgians vote on the flag, so “flaggers” voted for him. Picture link: http://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.timetoast.com/public/uploads/photos/11426670/GA_Flags_tiny_landscape.png?1518456369 -
Sibley Commission
The Sibley Commision was when Georgia’s schools did not integrate and the governor, Ernest Vandiver formed a committee to investigate public opinion on integration. The people involved in this was Ernest Vandiver and John Sibley. The outcome was they had to start following federal mandates and allow integration or follow Georgia laws and shut down public schools. Picture link:http://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.timetoast.com/public/uploads/photos/11426675/Sibley_Commission_tiny_landscape.jpg?1518456408 -
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a movement to desegregate Albany Georgia. There was a freedom march organized by the SNCC and the NAACP. Martin Luther King, Jr. also led hundreds of protesters to resist segregation. The Albany Movement did not result in intimidate change and was considered a failure. Picture link:http://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.timetoast.com/public/uploads/photos/11426683/030911VintageAlbanyFeedom-445x400_tiny_landscape.jpg?1518456447 -
March on Washington DC
The March on Washington was a march for jobs and freedom. The person involved in this was Martin Luther King, Jr. and he gave his famous speech, "I have a dream". The outcome of this march was that President Kennedy sponsored new civil right laws. Picture link: http://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.timetoast.com/public/uploads/photos/11426686/MLK3_tiny_landscape.jpg?1518456483 -
Civil Right Act 1964 passed
The Civil Right Act of 1964 were civil right laws President Kennedy sponsored but was assassinated before they became a law. Richard B. Russell and Southern democrats opposed the bill. It was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. This prohibited segregation in all public places, and discrimination in hiring, firing, and promotion. It also gave the Federal Government the right to withhold funds funds from states that resisted the law.
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"Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Alabama
Bloody Sunday was when around 600 civil right marchers, led by
John Lewis and Hosea Williams, headed east out of Selma on U.S. route 80. It ended in state and local lawmen attacking them with billy clubs and tear gas and drove them back into Selma. Bloody Sunday was televised around the world and Martin Luther King, Jr. called for a second march. Picture link: http://www.blackpast.org/files/Alabama_State_Troopers_Attack_John_Lewis_at_the_Edmund_Pettus_Bridge__public_domain_.jpg
