Georgia Politics
Who was the first Black U.S. Senator from Georgia, elected in 2021?
Who is Raphael Warnock
This woman was the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress, in 1968.
Who is Shirley Chisholm
Who is the current Vice President of the United States and the first Black woman to hold the position?
Who is Kamala Harris
This is the month when most general elections are held in Georgia.
What is November
What 1965 law prohibited racial discrimination in voting?
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965
This civil rights leader and longtime congressman represented Georgia’s 5th district for over 30 years.
Who is John Lewis
Who was the first Black person elected to the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction, representing Illinois in 1992?
Who is Carol Moseley Braun
This Atlanta-based organization registers voters and fights voter suppression among communities of color.
What is the New Georgia Project
Georgia voters head to the polls on this day of the week.
What is Tuesday
What Supreme Court case declared that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
What is Brown v. Board of Education
What Georgia city played a central role in the civil rights movement and is known as “The Cradle of the Civil Rights Movement”?
What is Atlanta
This civil rights leader ran for president in 1984 and 1988, winning several Democratic primaries.
Who is Jesse Jackson
In what year did Barack Obama first win the presidency?
What is 2008
Before you can vote in Georgia, you must register at least this many days before Election Day.
What is 29 days
What amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted Black men the right to vote?
What is the 15th Amendment
Which Georgia politician and activist founded Fair Fight to advocate for voting rights?
Who is Stacey Abrams
Which Georgian became the first Black mayor of Atlanta in 1973?
Who is Maynard Jackson
Who is the current mayor of Atlanta?
Who is Andre Dickens
Georgia law requires this type of election if no candidate gets more than 50% of the vote.
What is a runoff election
In 2013, what Supreme Court case weakened the Voting Rights Act by removing pre-clearance requirements?
What is Shelby County v. Holder
What was the name of the 1946 Georgia Supreme Court case that ended the state’s all-white Democratic primary?
What is King v. Chapman
Who was the first African American to serve as U.S. Secretary of State?
Who is Colin Powell
What landmark Supreme Court case in 2023 addressed affirmative action in college admissions?
What is Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard
Before 2021, Georgia’s runoff elections took place nine weeks after the general election. What law shortened that gap to four weeks?
What is Senate Bill 202
What year did Georgia fully desegregate its public schools?
What is 1971