Mayors & Governors
The mayor that created the first airport in Atlanta
William Hartsfield
Student led organization that protested nonviolently
SNCC
Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Removed "colored" and "white" signs from city hall on his first day
Ivan Allen Jr
Organized protests including rallies, marches, and boycotts
SCLC
His death caused the Three Governor Controversy
Eugene Talmadge
Chairperson of SNCC
John Lewis
Refused to leave office until the Three Governor Controversy was resolved
Ellis Arnall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Son of Eugene Talmadge who won the special election
Herman Talmadge
Protest done by SNCC where demonstrators sat in the incorrect sections on buses
Freedom Rides