Georgia contributed more than 100,000 men and women to the U.S. armed forces and their auxiliaries during World War I. The 31st Division (National Guard) drew troops and units from Georgia. ... African-Americans trained at Camp Gordon and served in segregated units, in keeping with official Army policy.
was a civil rights activist and one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. He is best remembered for staging nonviolent protests against racial discrimination in America .
