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Election of 1946
President Harry Truman who had taken office after the death of Franklin Roosevelt in 1945 and the Democratic Party suffered large losses. After having been in the minority of both chambers of Congress since 1932, Republicans took control of both the House and the Senate. -
3 Govenors Controversy
In December 1946, Eugene Talmadge, the governor-elect of Georgia, died. The state constitution did not specify who would assume the governorship in such a situation. The situation became known as the three governors controversy. Eventually a ruling by the Supreme Court of Georgia settled the matter. -
Brown v Board of Education
establishing separate public schools for black and white students to be unconstitutional. The decision overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson decision of 1896, which allowed state-sponsored segregation, insofar as it applied to public education. This destroyed the segregation in schools -
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Formation of the SNCC
The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 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. -
Woolworht's Lunch Counter
Four African American college students sat down at a lunch counter at Woolworth’s in Greensboro North Carolina, and asked for service. Their request was Declined. When asked to leave and they remained in their seats. Their passive resistance and peaceful sit-down demand helped ignite a youth-led movement to challenge racial inequality throughout the South. -
Admission of Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes to UGA
Charlayne and Hamilton applied for UGA but was declined multiple times. This was speculated as a recial thing including and they wouldnt accept them because of their race. When they brough it to court UGA finally acepted their applications. -
Albany Movement
The Albany Movement was a desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia, on November 17, 1961, by local activists, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The organization was led by William G. Anderson, a local black Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the March on Washington, or The Great March on Washington was one of the largest political rallies for human rights in United States history and demanded civil and economic rights for African Americans. It took place in Washington, D.C. Thousands of Americans headed to Washington on Tuesday August 27 1963. On Wednesday, August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial gave his famous speech. -
Civil rights act of 1964
A federal law that authorized federal action against segregation in public accommodations, public facilities, and employment. The law was passed during a period of great strength for the civil rights movement, and President Lyndon Johnson persuaded many reluctant members of Congress to support the law. -
Voting rights act 1965
The Voting Rights Act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson 1908-73 on august 6, 1965, went to overcome legal barriers at the state and local levels that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote under the 15th Amendment 1870 to the constitution of the United States. The act significantly widened the franchise and is considered among the most far-reaching pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history. -
Election of Maynard Jackson as mayor of Atlanta
He was the first Afircan American to be a mayor of southern Georgia. He serverd 8 years and serverd 2 terms as in 8 years
