Brown vs. Board of Education
a committee that met to poll Georgia citizens on their feelings about segregation
Act that banned segregation in public places and created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Three-governor Controversy
Albany Movement
System used in Georgia between 1877 and 1963 that gave rural counties an advantage over urban counties in elections due to more representation per person
Young African Americans in Atlanta who wanted to participate in the civil rights movement
A 1954 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that “separate but equal” education was unconstitutional.
An effort to desegregate Albany that failed, but taught valuable lessons.
The 1946 election in which Eugene Talmadge was elected governor, but died before he took office. Herman Talmadge, ME Thompson and Ellis Arnall each claimed the office.
County Unit System
Sibley Commission
integration
Civil Rights Act of 1964
to bring people of different racial or ethnic groups into society or an organization as equals
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
