 Herman Talmadge  Governor ( )  After his father’s death, the General Assembly selected him to replace his father  Resisted desegregation of schools  Implemented GA’s first state sales tax ▪ Money was used to improve public school systems ▪

 Distinguished African American minister, scholar and activist  Presided over Morehouse College  Emphasized  The inherent dignity of all  Differences between ideals of America and actual practices in American society  MLK used his ideas to further the CRM

 In 1954, the US Supreme Court ruled that schools must be desegregated  This ruling helped launch the modern civil rights movement

 In 1955, John Sammons Bell (GA’s Democratic Party Leader) wanted to change the GA flag to incorporate the Confederate Flag  In 1956, the General Assembly voted to change the flag  People received this change as a statement against the Brown v. Board decision  This move was seen as a recognition of GA’s Civil War past.

 Principal leader of the modern CRM  He was a clergyman and advocate for non-violent protest  Attended Morehouse College  Began career after the arrest of Rosa Parks  African Americans boycotted the buses after Ms. Parks’ arrest  Risked his own safety and that of his family to progress Civil Rights for all

 MLK led and participated in marches and protests calling for equal rights for all  Believed many problems were caused by the economic inequalities in society  Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964  Killed by an assassin in Memphis, TN on April 4, 1968  January holiday commemorates his birthday

 SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)  Sibley Commission  Integration of UGA  Albany Movement  March on Washington  Civil Rights Act of 1964

 Group grew out of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)  Encouraged young people (both black and white) to use peaceful protest to gain equal rights  Sit-ins  Freedom riders ▪ Protested by riding on segregated buses

 Gathered information about how people felt about desegregation  Founded by Governor Ernest Vandiver  Reported decrease in resistance against desegregation  Local school boards used methods to slow down the desegregation process  Desegregation finally began in GA in the late 1960s

 Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were the first blacks admitted to UGA in 1961  The Hunter-Holmes building at UGA is named after them, and it was the site of their registration

 The goal of this movement was to desegregate the Albany, Georgia region  The groups involved:  SNCC  Youth Council of the NAACP  Baptist Ministerial Alliance  Federation of Women’s Clubs  Negro Voters League

 Site of the famous “I Have a Dream” speech by MLK, Jr.  Five goals of march: 1. Meaningful Civil Rights laws 2. Massive federal works program 3. Full and fair employment 4. Decent housing, the right to vote 5. Adequate integrated education march-on-washington#martin-luther-king-jr-leads-the-march-on- washington

 Signed by Lyndon Johnson  Three main provisions:  Guaranteed equal voting rights  Prohibited segregation in public places  Banned segregation by trade unions, schools and employers involved in interstate commerce or business with the federal government

 Became governor of GA in 1967  Because he was popular with Georgians who favored segregation, many feared he would return widespread segregation to the state  Requested huge police presence at MLK, Jr.’s funeral which kept many blacks from attending

 In 1973, Maynard Jackson ( ) was elected the first African American mayor of Atlanta- the first in a major southern city  Jackson encouraged a number of Affirmative Action programs  The airport was renamed Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in his honor

 An aide to MLK during the Civil Rights Movement  Served as an executive director of the SCLC  Mayor of Atlanta  First African American from Georgia to be elected to Congress since the 1860s  Instrumental in bringing the Centennial Olympic Games to Atlanta in andrew-young