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the election of 1946 & 3 governors controversy
when eugene talmadge died, it started a controversy between m.e. thompson, elli arnall, and herman talmadge over who would become the next governor. -
brown vs. board of education
when the seperate-but-equal policy was abolished. the sibley commision allowed school systems to be integrated. -
state flag
state flag of 1955 was changed due to the whites of the state wanting to make statement on segregation. motto was wisdom, justice, and moderation. -
formation of sncc and integration of lunch counter
the student non-violent coordinating committee was an active civil rights organization that worked for equality and desegregation . lunch counter was integrated with help of sncc. -
the albany movement
attempt to integrate bus waiting rooms in albany, failed due to too many organizations. -
charlayne hunter and hamilton holmes uga admission
first blacks to ever attend school at uga. -
mlk and march on washington
where martin luther king jr gave his "i have a dream" speech. pushed congress further towards passing the civil rights act. -
civil rights act of 1964
when congress declared segregation and discrimination illegal. -
voting rights act of 1965
attempt to get past legal circumstances that were haulting blacks from voting. -
lester maddox
served one term as ga governor, integrated the ga state patrol. -
benjamin mays
president of the morehouse college, active civil rights leader. -
election of maynard jackson as mayor
first black mayor of atlanta, atlanta's international airport was partially named after him. -
andrew young
civil rights leader of atlanta, was instrumental in bringing olympics to atlanta.
