Modern Georgia and Civil Rights

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This Supreme Court case stated that it was unconstitutional for public schools in the United States to be segregated.

This mayor brought the Braves and other sports teams to Atlanta:

This was the name of Dr. King’s march that led him to the foot of the Lincoln Memorial. There, he gave a famous speech.

This white mayor originally brought aviation to Atlanta:

Who was the first African-American mayor of Atlanta?

The Atlanta Georgian Our New Governor is a Fan of Segregation! The headline above describes a man who threw African-Americans out of his restautant and later became governor. During his term, he elected many African-Americans to high-ranking posit

What was the result of the 1946 Governor’s Race?

This organization asked people's opinions and held hearings to test the public on integration and found that many white Georgians would rather close schools altogether than integrate: