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3 Govenors race
After the death of the current govenor there were 3 men who thought they should be the new govenor. Herman Talmage, Elis Arnal, and the lutenate govenor. -
Brown v Board of Education
Schools were being segregated and whites were getting better conditions than blacks and this was a violation of the 14th amendmet and everyone was not equal. The Court case made a big impact on the Civil rights movement because this took segregration from schools. -
Change of GA state flag
The Georgia state flag was changed in 1956 due to the leaders did not want everyone to be equal and so they added the confederate flag to the state flag. -
Sibley COmmission
Governor Ernest Vandiver was forced to decide between closing public schools or complying with a federal order to desegregate them, state representative George Busbee to introduce legislation creating the General Assembly Committee on Schools. -
SNCC
Student Nonviolent Coordinationg Comitte was a group of high school students who participated in nonviolent protests regarding segregation. They participated inn sit ins and freedom rides. -
Albany movement
A nonviolent protest where the SNCC trespassed in an all whites area to try and get voting rights.. The nonviolent group tested these techniques in albany so they would get arerssted then get let ut the next day. -
Martin Luther King jr. I have a dream speech
MLK made his famous "I have a dream speech" which was a major impact to the movemen -
CIvil rights act
The Civil rights act ended racial segregation in jobs and schools. Also public places like resturants, water fountains, and bathrooms were open to all races. Black men were allowed to have the same opertunity as other white men. -
Maynard Jackson Becomes mayor
Maynard Jackson was elected in 1974 and served 2 consecutive tearms up until 1982. He was the first black mayor in a major GA city.
