Mayors, etc.
This mayor of Atlanta served the longest, helped expand ATL into the world's busiest airport, worked with civil rights leaders, and came up with the name, "The city too busy to hate."
Who is William B. Hartsfield?
What are agriculture and industrialization?
MLK led this organization that was based in Atlanta and was one of the dominant civil rights organizations, using the strategy of non-violent civil resistance to change the law.
What is the SCLC? (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
In 1956, in response to the Brown v. Board of Education, Georgia's General Assembly put this on the state flag as a symbol of protest to desegregating public schools.
What is the Confederate battle flag?
This computer-generated figure was the first of its kind that was not a human or animal, and was widely thought of as the worst of all time until 2024, replaced by the "phryge" from Paris in 2024.
What is it? (Izzy)
This was the first Black mayor of Atlanta, or any major southern city, first elected in the early 1970s, and then elected to a different term again in the 1990s.
Because of this practice that ended in 1946, even if Black voters could participate in the general election in November, they had no say in selecting which candidates would appear on the ballot, effectively taking away their power to influence the outcome of the election.
What was the White Primary?
John Lewis helped create and lead this organization in which students joined together to organize sit-ins and other protests against segregation.
What is SNCC? (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
This governor served 3 terms, and was elected to a fourth, running on a platform of white supremacy and states' rights.
Who was Eugene Talmadge?
After much debate, Georgia finally changed the _______ in 2001, but the new version had both too little confederate flag, and too much. Everyone was unhappy.
What was the 1956 state flag?
Under this mayor, Atlanta completed its interstate system, created the MARTA transit system, and attracted the Braves, Falcons, and Hawks to Atlanta.
Who is Ivan Allen, Jr.?
In the 3 governors controversy, this candidate won the election, but died before assuming office. This led to the outgoing governor, Ellis Arnall, the newly elected lieutenant governor, Melvin Thompson, and the winning candidate's son arguing over who should be governor.
Who was Eugene Talmadge?
This case (actually 2 different cases, both with the same name) overturned the "separate but equal" ruling from Plessy v. Ferguson and required states to desegregate public schools.
What was Brown v. Board of Education?
This 14-member committee studied "the problem of integration" in schools and discovered that 60% of Georgians would rather close schools than integrate.
Georgia attracted this industry with major tax breaks, leading to several popular productions being created here. #avengersassemble
What is the film industry?
(But it's in decline at the moment...)
This Atlanta mayor from the 1980s was also Georgia's first Black congressional representative since Reconstruction, an ambassador to the U.N., and one of MLK's closest friends.
Who is Andrew Young?
This governor of Georgia became the only Georgian to ever become U.S. President. After his presidency, he established a center in Atlanta to advocate for basic human rights for all people in the world, working to eradicate disease, poverty, and injustice.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
This huge gathering of people had the aim of challenging Congress to pass a law guaranteeing basic equality and civil rights, and was the place where MLK gave his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech.
What was the March on Washington?
Georgia kept this in place as long as it could to disenfranchise Black voters by essentially charging a fee to vote.
What is a poll tax?
Spurred on by the millions of visitors who came for the 1996 Olympics, this industry became the 5th leading employer in the state, a leading industry driving Georgia's economy.
What is tourism?
Andrew Young was instrumental in bringing this major event to Atlanta that transformed the city’s economy, population, and reputation, turning Atlanta into a global powerhouse.
What are the 1996 Summer Olympics?
This civil rights hero, a former head of SNCC, became the U.S. Congressional representative for the 5th district, where Decatur is located, from 1986 to his death in 2020.
Who was John Lewis?
This movement led by SNCC used negotiation rather than demonstrations to try to end segregation in a south Georgia city.
What was the Albany movement?
This governor was elected after being the face of resistance to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, refusing to serve Black customers in his restaurant.
Who was Lester Maddox?
This project took over 20 years to complete, but led to the development of the 4th-busiest one of its kind in the United States, increasing Georgia's role in the global economy.
What was the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project?