Modern Georgia

U.S. Supreme Court case/decision that ruled that segregation to be unconstitutional (illegal); dealt with a group of young people trying to attend (and being denied the right to attend) an all white school in Topeka, Kansas.

• Dred Scott Case
• Plessy V. Ferguson 
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Leo Frank Case

He was elected the first African American mayor of Atlanta.

• Bob Hope
• Sonny Bono
• Maynard Jackson

This transportation system includes I-95, I-85, I-75, and I-20.

• Interstate Highways
• Deepwater Ports
• Railways

This transportation system became important to Georgia in the 1800s.

• Buses
• Railroads
• Airplanes

This transportation system is located in Savannah and Brunswick. It relies on railroads and Interstate to bring goods to and from its ports.

• Airplanes
• Railways
• Deepwater Seaports

He succeeded Maynard Jackson to become the second African American mayor of Atlanta. He played a key role in bringing the 1996 Olympic Games to Atlanta.

• Ralph Trasvant
• Andrew Young
• Ray Charles

He became the first and only Georgian to win the Presidency.

• Jimmy Carter
• Ray Charles
• Will Smi

When representation in government is redetermined to make sure that citizens are represented fairly.

• Unit System
• Reapportionment
• Sibley Commission

Atlanta won the honor of hosting this the summer of 1996.

• Sibley Commission
• 1996 Centennial Olympics
• Reapportionment

This is the process of people moving to a country or state from somewhere else.

• Immigration
• County Unit System
• Iran Hostage Crisis