Social+Studies

=-CIVIL RIGHTS TIMELINE- = =1st Lester Maddox--- when he was a restaurant owner he was a segregationist. when he became governor he hired black officials and became a DEsegregationist.` = = = =2nd William B. Hartsfield---Atlanta Mayor during world war 2:responsible for the placement of the Atlanta Airport (Candler Field-Hartsfield-Jackson airport) = = = =3rd Brown vs board of edu--- Josephine Brown wanted to go to school but since she was black they wouldnt let her, so her parents took her case to the supreme court. = = = =4th martin luther king jr.--- one of the most influencial civil rights leaders and he led the march of washington in 1963. = = = =5th SNCC---Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee ; students would go and sit in public places protesting and would not leave. = = = =6th Sibley commision --- they reccommended leading segregation in the hands of local school systems. = = = =7th Albany movement--- their goal was to end segregation in the city through negotiation rather than demonstrations and violence. = = = =8th civil rights act--- prohibited racial discrimination in employment and labor unions, and public facilities. = = = =9th charlayne hunter and hamilton holmes--- first african americans to go to UGA = = = =10th Maynard Jackson---1973 he was the first african american mayor and made Hartsfield-Jackson airport international. =