Civil Rights Movement in Georgia
Civil Rights leader who said the famous speech, "I had a dream."
Who is Martin Luther King Jr?
Person who invests most of their time and money into a project with the risk of it failing.
What is an Entrepreneur?
Fought legislation to fund/grow the U.S. Navy.
Who is Carl Vinson?
Promoted Atlanta's first airport while on an abandoned race track.
Who is William B. Hartsfield?
First Georgian to be elected as the U.S President.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
Meant to try and end all forms of segregation.
What is Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
A water canal(s) that allows cargo ships to pass into/through Georgia.
What are Deep Water Ports?
Passed legislation to build military installations in Georgia.
Who is Richard B. Russell?
Made the three sports teams: The Braves, The Falcons, and the Hawks.
Who is Ivan Allen Jr?
First black mayor, focused on developing Atlanta.
Who is Maynard Jackson?
Made by black students with the SCLC to end segregation.
What is Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?
Long/Large road systems that peaked international transportation. Georgia has three of the most important ones pass through it.
What is Interstate Highway System?
A port that built Large transport vessels.
What is Savannah Shipyards?
The four systems of transportation in Georgia.
What are Railroads, Roads, Air, and Water?
Helped voter registration and desegregation.
Who is Andrew Young?
The prohibition of discrimination based on color, race, or religion.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Wood and Iron put together to let freight carriers transport cargo into/through GA.
What are Railroads?
A factory that made aircraft, located in Marietta.
What is Bell Bomber Plant?
One of the largest air cargo hubs in the U.S.
What is Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport?
Worked to promote democracy and human rights.
Who is Jimmy Carter?
Ruled that having segregated school was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
One of Georgia's leading industries, contributes about $70 billion worth.
What is Agriculture?
Places that trained soldiers to become pilots.
What is Georgia Military Bases?
What is Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority?
Served as the co-chair of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games.
Who is Andrew Young?