A Blast To the Past Of Modern Georgia- By_ Amir Brown

A Blast To the Past Of
Modern Georgia

By:Amir Brown

Introduction

Hello My name is Amir and I will be talking about the modern days of Georgia.
What Georgia was like before this. Learning about the civil rights movement
which was lead by DR. Martin Luther King Jr and other civil right leaders. We will
Explore the events that happen and talk about some of the people that went
through this expiring events. Their will be good and bad things that had happen.
So lets toughen up and let us go through this together, because it will be a Blast
to the pass. So buckle up and enjoy the ride.

Martin Luther King Jr

The man who started it all. A Preacher who became a civil rights leader, activist, a legend to the people who
believes in him and what he has done for the people. Won a nobel peace prize with another georgian named
Jimmy Carter (which we will talk about him later). He was so great he got a day that America can celebrate his life
and legacy. You know who im talking about. You guest it Martin luther king jr himself. He lead marches, sit ins,
and ect. He created an organization called the SCLC.The Southern Christian Leadership Conference is an
African-American civil rights organization. SCLC, which is closely associated with its first president, Martin Luther
King Jr., had a large role in the American civil rights movement. It organized boycotts, sit ins, and all kind of
protest. He helped desegregate water fountains and the buses. He led the montgomery bus boycott and the
march to washington where he gave his favorite speech “I Have A Dream” speech. He also was invited to help out
in the albany movement that was known as unseccesful.

John lewis

John lewis is another who went through the civil rights movement. Lewis became a part of georgia's history for
his involvement in the civil rights movement. He was involved in the sit ins in the 1960s to protest the jim crow
laws which was a constitutional way to segregate the blacks from the whites. He also lead sit ins at his university.
He participated in the freedom ride where he got beaten up pretty badly. He became a chairman for the SNCC. The
SNCC, or Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, was a civil-rights group formed to give younger blacks
more of a voice in the civil rights movement. The SNCC, or Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, was a
civil-rights group formed to give younger blacks more of a voice in the civil rights movement. Along with MLK he
was one of the speakers at the march on washington for jobs and freedom. He lead 600 marches to be beaten by
state troops, which was known as bloody sunday. Even though how much he went through his struggles he was
elected in atlanta council and also elected in us council congress where he continue in to serve today.

Maynard Jackson

In 1973 jackson won the mayoral election because he won 60% of the vote. He became
atlanta's first black mayor. While in office he expanded the airport which is named after
him. He helped improve racial tension in the city by allowing more black cops and gave
more businesses to black contractors. He and andrew yong helped to bring the 1996
olympics to Georgia. Which helped the population dramatically.By improving
infrastructure (roadways,sidewalks, streetlights); Centennial Olympic Park led to new
apartments,hotels, and business structures;general clean-up of city led people to visit
and enjoy the games, food establishments, and hotels. Georgia got international name
recognition; a hub for conventions and sporting events; growth within the city; urban
professionals moving from the suburbs to he city limits.

Andrew Young

Andrew Jackson Young Jr. is an American politician, diplomat, and activist. Beginning
his career as a pastor, Young was an early leader in the civil rights movement, serving as
executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and a close
confidant to Martin Luther King Jr. Young later became active in politics, serving first as
a U.S. Congressman from Georgia, then United States Ambassador to the United
Nations, and finally Mayor of Atlanta. Since leaving political office, Young has founded or
served in a large number of organizations working on issues of public policy and political
lobbying.

Jimmy Carter

Carter was one of the first georgians to win the nobel peace prize along with MLK. He
was in the navy, then left to run his family farm and business. He then went on to politics
to run for office. As a senator carter advocated for education and served as the
chairmen of the senate education committee. His encouragement of integration and his
pro-environment stand result in the mixed reviews from the state electorates. As
governor he focused on improving georgia's educational, justice, mental health system.
He also appointed more women and minorities than any other governor combined. After
his terms he ran for president. As president america wanted him to fix their economy but
he didnt do anything to fix it. He also did not fix the iranian hostage situation. So thays
why he lost his reelection. But he continued to trying to make the world a better place.
Creating carter center that helped resolve conflicts, diseases world wide.

William B. Hartsfield

Hartsfield is primarily known for his active support for the civil rights movement, atlanta
racial tolerance with is slogan “to busy to hate”. He was also the longest serving mayor (
i wonder why). I’ll tell you why. He supported the civil rights movement. He kept atlanta
from racial violence. He was so amazing he got the airport named after him.
Hartsfield-Jackson airport.

Ivan Allen Jr

Ivan contained Hartsfield aggressive development policies. However he was more
adamant for fighting for civil rights. For example on his first day as mayor he got the
white and colored only signs removed from city hall and desegregated the buildings
cafeteria. He also worked with MLK and atlantas business leaders to secure the citys
transition to desegregation. He continued bring growth by building Interstate 285,
M.A.R.T.A ( Metropolitan atlanta rapid transit authority), and 55 other buildings. He also
brought sports to Georgia. Made teams like the Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Braves, and the
Hawks.

Ellis Arnall

Ellis Arnall was elected in Georgia's General Assembly in 1932. Six years later
he was appointed to the world's youngest attorney general. He also became
Georgia's governor. He credited for restoring accreditation to the states
institutions of higher learning, abolishing the poll tax, lowering the voting age,
and establishing a teachers retirement system. He was part of the Three
Governor Controversy by refusing to leave office until they figure out who will be
the next governor.

The Three Governor Controversy

There was Three candidates that was fighting for the governor spot. Herman
Talmadge, Melvin Thompson, Ellis Arnall. Ellis Arnall stayed in the office until
they figure out who will be the next governor. The General Assembly chose
Herman Talmadge. But Ellis didn't believe that the General assembly shouldn't
get involved in the election. The supreme court justices chosed Melvin
Thompson. But herman won and melvin became the lieutenant governor. But
Herman died and Melvin became the new Governor.

Lester Maddox

Lester hated African Americans. He supported segregation. He owned a
restaurant which he didn't let african americans nor anybody who supported
desegregation eat there. It go so bad he was fined $200 every day. He ended up
closing the restaurant and had the nerve to run for office which he lost.

Important Court Cases

Plessy V. Ferguson

Plessy v. Ferguson, 163 U.S. 537, was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme
Court issued in 1896. It upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for
public facilities as long as the segregated facilities were equal in quality – a
doctrine that came to be known as "separate but equal". The decision legitimized
the many state laws re-establishing racial segregation that had been passed in
the American South after the end of the Reconstruction Era. The decision was
handed down by a vote of 7 to 1, with the majority opinion written by Justice
Henry Billings Brown and the lone dissent written by Justice John Marshall
Harlan.

Brown V. Board of education

This case made the Plessy v. Ferguson case decision overruled. Browns family
had a daughter that they tried to get in a white school but they got declined. After
that case the separate but equal was proved that it wasn't equal at all. They said
that racial segregation of children was unconstitutional. But some Georgians
said they rather close down the schools than desegregate them.

The End