Modern Georgia Test Review
Maynard Jackson
1st African-American mayor of a southern city (Atlanta) and expanded airport
Melvin E. Thompson
1st Lt. governor, purchased Jekyll Island, 3 Governors Episode, Supreme Court ruled as governor
William Hartsfield
6-term mayor, brought Aviation to GA, Made Atlanta the "City too Busy to Hate"
Key finding of the Sibley Commission
60% (2 out of 3) of Georgians would rather close schools than desegregate them
Herman Talmadge
9-month school term, 3% sales tax to pay for education improvements, 1-12 grades
1996 Olympics
Brought international attention to GA, showcased the state, and led to increased tourism & international business
1956 Georgia Flag
Confederate symbol added to protest Brown v. Board of Education/ Desegregation
Purpose of the Albany Movement
Desegregate city, starting with Interstate bus waiting rooms and libraries
Ellis Arnall
Eliminated poll tax and white primary, first 4-year term
Albany Movement
Failure that taught MLK vital lessons
3 Governor's Episode
Herman Talmadge, Melvin E. Thompson, Ellis Arnall
Holmes and Hunter
Integrated GA in 1961
Jimmy Carter
Iranian Hostage Situation, gas shortages, high-inflation, and Camp David Peace Accords
Lester Maddox
Ironic governor, Peoples Days, appoint more African-Americans to state offices than all past governors combined
March on Washington
Led to Civil Rights Act of 1964
Selma to Montgomery March
Led to Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Made segregation illegal in all public places, and withheld federal funding
Ivan Allen Jr.
Major league sports, removed colored/white signs from Capital, and brought I-285
Benjamin Mays
Mentor to MLK, President of Morehouse College and Atlanta School Board
One-Person, One Vote
Replaced County Unit System
Rise of Two-Party System
Resulted from Civil Rights movement, Integration, and 2002 election of Republican Sonny Perdue
Gray vs. Sanders
Ruled that the County Unit System violated the 14th Amendment
Andrew Young
U.N. Ambassador, Atlanta mayor, 1st African-American Congressman since reconstruction, and brought Olympics to GA
SCLC
group goal was to promote civil rights for all citizens, this group was led by MLK
SNCC
made up by college students, lead to sit-ins to protest segregation, were the front and center of Albany Movement
Purpose of the Sibley Commission
to see what Georgians wanted to about desegregation
Carter and MLK
won the Noble Peace Prize