| A | B |
|---|
| Hamilton Holmes | 1st black male student to attend UGA |
| Charlayne Hunter | 1st black female student to attend UGA |
| MLK Jr. | born in Atlanta and cofounder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference |
| Maynard Jackson | Elected 1st black mayor of Atlanta |
| Andrew Young | Elected the 1st black U.S congressman from Geogia since the 1860's. |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | Court case allowing "Separate but Equal" doctrine |
| Brown v. Board of Education | Court ruling making segregation laws for schools illegal |
| WW11 | War largely responsible in gaining more civil rights for blacks. |
| Rosa Parks | arrested for refusal to give up her seat on a bus |
| Bus Boycott | Montgomery, AL |
| MLK Jr. | He organized the Montgomery Bus Boycott |
| Non-Violence | philosophy used by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference |
| SCLC | prominent Civil Rights organization |
| SNCC | a student formed organization involved in the Civil Rights Movement |
| Freedom Rides | an organized activity to desegregate busses. |
| JFK | an assassinated president who had plans for civil rights legislation |
| MLK JR. | gave a famous speech at the "March on Washington" |
| Malcolm X | prominent militant Civil Rights Leader |
| Lester Maddox | Georgia Governor at time of MLK Jr. assassination |
| Herman Talmadge | 1st sales tax was used for funding public schools |
