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Georgia 1960-1970s

Georgia 1960-1970s. Ivan Allen Jr. He served as mayor in Atlanta from 1962-1970. Ordered for all the “White Only” and “Black Only” signs to be taken in City Hall Ended Jim Crowe practices by sitting with a black attorney at the City Hall cafeteria. . Ivan Allen, Jr.

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Georgia 1960-1970s

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  1. Georgia 1960-1970s

  2. Ivan Allen Jr. • He served as mayor in Atlanta from 1962-1970. • Ordered for all the “White Only” and “Black Only” signs to be taken in City Hall • Ended Jim Crowe practices by sitting with a black attorney at the City Hall cafeteria.

  3. Ivan Allen, Jr.

  4. SNCC(Student Non-Violent Coordination Committee) • It began with an $800 grant from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference • Began from student meetings and grew into a large organization with many supporters • Sit-ins—protest method—people enter a public building and refuse to leave until they are served or their demands are met

  5. SNCC • Leader—John Lewis • Major contribution—organized voter registration drives all over the South, especially in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.

  6. Sibley Commission • Gov. Ernest Vandiver Jr.—had to decide between closing all public schools or to follow a federal order and desegregate them. • Gov. Vandiver chose John Sibley to head a commission to gather state residents’ opinions and thoughts on desegregation and report back to him.

  7. Sibley Commission • By a 3-to-2 margin, Georgians said they would rather close schools than integrate them • Commission recommended allowing local school systems decide • Many communities opened private schools in response

  8. SIBLEY HIMSELF SIBLEYS BOARD OF TRUSTEES GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT SCHOOLS FOR SIBLEY

  9. Admission to Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to UGA • Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes—first African American students admitted to UGA • Riots and protests by the white students that were opposed to the school’s desegregation resulted in temporary suspension for Hunter and Holmes • After court orders, they returned to campus to finish their studies • Both graduated in 1963

  10. WALKING ON ATHEN SIDEWALKS HUNTER AND HOLMES AT THEIR GRADUATION WALKING AROUND CAMPUS

  11. Albany Movement • Desegregation coalition formed in Albany, Georgia on November 17, 1961 • Purpose—to integrate bus station waiting rooms • SNCC was involved as well as Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

  12. Albany Movement • Police arrested the rioters but tried to avoid any dramatic violent incidents to keep from drawing publicity • King was arrested for trying to defend them but was released two weeks later • Result—a biracial coalition was formed to study African-American concerns in Albany

  13. Albany Movement

  14. March on Washington • August 28, 1963. • March was organized by a group of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations. • March was to support the passage of the Civil Rights Act

  15. March on Washington • Estimated number of participants—250,000 • They estimated that 75-80% were black and the rest were white and other minorities. • Martin Luther King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=20916

  16. Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Gave all Americans the right to be served in facilities which are open to the public • John F. Kennedy was President • The bill included • Banned discrimination in public accommodations • Enabled the US attorney general to join in lawsuits against states’ governments which operated segregated school systems • Withheld federal funds from schools that did not integrate

  17. Election of Maynard Jackson • Elected January,1974 • Atlanta’s first African American mayor • He served 8 years, and then returned for a third term • Brought vendors (food and merchandise) and art work to Atlanta Airport • Hartsfield-Jackson Airport named after him posthumously

  18. Maynard Jackson

  19. Lester Maddox • Governor of Georgia from 1967-1971 • He owned the Pickrick diner but closed it rather than integrating it • Elected to office for his very public stance on segregation

  20. Lester Maddox • After elected, Maddox was actually progressive on many racial matters • He backed significant prison reform, an issue popular with many of the state's African Americans • He appointed more African Americans to government positions than all previous Georgia governors combined, including • The first black officer in the Georgia State Patrol • The first black official to the state Board of Corrections

  21. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7m3JCPrQ3zs Lester Maddox

  22. Andrew Young • Mayor of Atlanta • Young helped to organize "citizenship schools" for the SCLC—workshops that taught nonviolent strategies to local people • Young became a trusted aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. • Eventually became the executive director of the SCLC

  23. Andrew Young • Organizing voter registration and desegregation campaigns in Albany; Birmingham and Selma, Alabama; and Washington, D.C. • Before being mayor, he was the first Black elected by Georgians to the US House of Representatives since Reconstruction (1972) • 1977—US ambassador to the United Nations • Brought the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta

  24. Andrew Young

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