Civil Rights of Modern GA

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Across
  1. 2. ordered for all colored signs betaken down at the city hall, and helped bring pro. sports to GA
  2. 4. was known as the father of aviation and had part of the Atlanta airport named after him
  3. 6. supported building a strong army and navy, was Known as “father of the two ocean navy”
  4. 7. stopped African Americans from voting
  5. 12. went around GA and took peoples opinions on whether they should integrate schools or not
  6. 14. was a group that hosted sit-ins and other nonviolent protest
  7. 16. Atlanta, Falcons, Atlanta Braves, etc.
  8. 18. helped bring 1996 Olympic to GA
  9. 19. was eugene talmadge' son
  10. 20. Governor of Georgia and a U.S. senator for 38 years Russell was a graduate of the University of Georgia’s law school
Down
  1. 1. was elected governor than died before taking office cause the governors race of 1946
  2. 3. Elected president of the student nonviolent coordinating committee(SNCC) and was in the Atlanta city council
  3. 5. was a movement in Albany, GA that failed to help integration
  4. 8. was the movement where MLK gave his famous "I have a dream speech"
  5. 9. was made because people did not want to integrate schools
  6. 10. was a civil rights activist that supported nonviolent protests
  7. 11. was an African American civil rights organization
  8. 13. chased African Americans out of his restaurant, then when was in office hired more African Americans then everybody before him
  9. 15. changed the decision of the "plessy vs Ferguson" court case
  10. 17. worked at a peanut farm and was first and only president from GA