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Benjamin Mays
He was the president of morehouse college but to get there he had to overcome a lot of obstacles like stints as a teacher and then he met Dr. King and they became friends.After a while, Mays became president of Morehouse college in 1940. -
Lester Maddox
He was born on september 30,1915 and was an American politician who served as a 75th governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. A populist named Democrat, Maddox came to power a a staunch segregationist. Later on, he became a Lieutenant Governor later on. -
Martin Luther King Jr
Martin Luther King Jr was born on 15 January,1929 and he was leader in the civl rights movement. He is best known for nonviolent movements,his 'I Have A Dream' speech during the March on Washington. -
Andrew Young
He was born on 12 March,1932 and is a politician, diplomat, activist, and, pastor from Georgia. He was also a good friend of Martin Luther King Jr and he helped fight segregation. -
The election of 1946 and 3 governors controversy
It was when governor elect of Georgia Eugene Taldmage and the assembly said that we will make his son Herman Taldmage the governor, but Ellis Arnall wanted the spot who had lost the election but later on court decided Lt. Governor Thompson to take the role -
Brown v. Board of education
It was when the sibley commision said that separate schools for white and blacks is unconstitutional and ruled it integrated. All the people were happy because they wrere finally go to the same school and getting equal rights. -
State flag
The 1st flag was replaced because USA had declared independence, 2nd one was changed because it showed Georgia's resistance to civil rights. And, it was changed for the 3rd time because people did not like it. -
Formation of SNCC and the integration of Woolworth's counter.
SNCC was one of the most important organizations during civil war as it emerged from a student meeting and their major contribution organizing voter's registration in the south. And, Lunch counter integration happened when they sat their to protest segregation. -
Admission of Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Homes to UGA
It was when Hunter and Holmes became the first African Amercians to enter UGA and in the fall of 1963 Homes became the first black student admitted to Emory University school of medicine. -
Albany Movement
It was when 3 SNCC memebers were conducting a voter's registration drive in Albany, Georgia. They formed an organization known as Albany movement and their goal was to end segregation throughout the city with negotiations rather than demonstartion and violence. -
March on Washington
When leaders of civil rights organizations met in New York to decide on their March on Washington for for Jobs and Freedom. -
Civil rights act of 1964
President Lyndon Johnson pushed for passage of more laws and to protect civil rights, so, the congress passed laws prohibiting racial discrimination,and it allowed the federal government to withold federal funds from schools that refused to desegretate -
Voting rights act of 19655
Through this act the federal government had the powers to register voters rather than the state governmnet in certain states and this made hundreds of thousands of black people registered their vote. -
Election of Maynard Jackson as mayor of Atlanta.
During his 1st term in Atlanta he spent much of his time improving race relations. He rebuild the airport and it was renamed Hartsfield-Jackson Airport and he improved Atlanta.
