Modern Ga

Mayor of ATL from 1937-61, helped to lead the city during the civil rights movement, major population increases, and the airport is partly named for him.

• Maynard Jackson

• William Hartsfield

• Ivan Allen Jr.

• John Lewis

Includes the St. Andrews Cross or the Confederate battle emblem. Many believed in represents slavery. It cost the state millions in lost dollars because the tourist industry suffered b/c of its perceived meaning.

• Confederation Flag

• American Flag

• Flag for Independence

• 1956 State Flag

Mayor of ATL from 1962-70. He removed segregation from all public areas by taking away the “Colored Only” signs on his first day in office. Famous for bringing sports franchises to the city like the Braves in 1966.

• Andrew Young

• John Lewis

• Ivan Allen Jr.

• Ellis Arnall

This is where MLK Jr. made his famous “I Have a Dream Speech” in 1963.

• Albany Movement

• March on Washington

• International Cotton Exposition

• Atlanta Race Riot

1^st black congressman from Ga since reconstruction. Aide to MLK Jr., Ambassador to the United Nations, and two time mayor of Atlanta.

• John Lewis

• Lester Maddox

• Jimmy Carter

• Andrew Young

First Georgian elected President of the United States (POTUS) in 1976. High inflation and the Iran Hostage Crisis plagued his presidency making him a one term president.

• Jimmy Carter

• Donald Trump

• Nathan Deal

• Barack Obama

SCLC - Founded by MLK Jr. in 1959 this organization worked alongside the NAACP and other black organizations to protest segregation in the south.

• Southern Catholic Leadership Corporation

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• Southern Catholic Leadership Commission

• Southern Christian Leadership Commission

SNCC - Young person led organization that works toward civil rights. Famous for their nice methods during sit-ins at segregated lunch counters throughout the south.

• Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

• Student Non-Action Coordinating Conference

• Student Non-Violent Conference Committee

• Student Non-Action Committee Conference

Civil Rights Act 1964

• Made segregation the law of the land

• Ended separate but equal

• Ended Plessy v. Fergusson

• Made segregation in all public facilities illegal

Following the bloody day in Selma, Alabama, A march to Montgomery, Alabama allowed a million African Americans to be added to the registers to vote.

• Sibley Commission

• Albany Movement

• Voting Rights Act 1965

• March on Washington