Signed into law by President Johnson, this bill protected African Americans and women from job discrimination and any discrimination in public places. = </span></span>Civil Rights Act<span><span> </span><span>
This Civil Rights desegregation campaign began in southwest Georgia in the fall of 1961 and was led by Martin Luther King, Jr., the SNCC, and the NAACP. = </span></span>Albany Movement<span><span> </span><span>
He was the first African American mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. His many accomplishments include modernizing Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, starting MARTA, and bringing the 1996 Summer Olympic Games to Atlanta.= </span></span>Maynard Jackson<span><span> </span><span>He was the governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971 and became known for his segregationist policies, although he appointed more African Americans to state government positions than any other governor before him.= </span></span>Lester Maddox<span><span> </span><span>
He is the longest-serving mayor in Atlanta history, serving from 1937-1941, and again from 1942-1962, and is credited with developing Atlanta's airport.= </span></span>William B. Hartsfield<span><span> </span><span>This is the separation of daily activities, such as eating in a restaurant, using water fountains, or riding the bus, that is based on (usually) racial makeup.= </span></span>Segregation<span><span> </span><span>
He served as mayor of Atlanta from 1962-1970 and is credited with keeping the city's peace during the Civil Rights movement, removing segregated areas from City Hall, and luring the Braves to Atlanta from Milwaukee. = </span></span>Ivan Allen<span><span> </span><span>
In 1961 she became one of the first African American students admitted to the University of Georgia and later became a prominent journalist for both National Public Radio (NPR) and CNN.= </span></span>Charlayne Hunter
