People in Georgia History

3. GA Congressman who advocated for the military and expansion of the Navy
5. GA Congressman who advocated for expansion of military
7. Slave, sharecropper, barber, insurance entrepreneur
11. President who refused to enforce SC ruling
13. Union general who led the Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea
15. Chief Justice of Supreme Court who ruled in favor of Cherokee in Worcester v. GA
16. Creek chief who sold their land
18. First European to explore GA
20. Atlanta mayor responsible for airport
21. Translator for Tomochichi and Oglethorpe
23. GA state senator, governor, president; Nobel Peace Prize winner
24. President who built Little White House and used time spent in GA as influence for New Deal programs
25. Civil rights leader who gave "I Have a Dream" speech and won Nobel Peace Prize
26. Mayor of ATL that helped to bring Olympics; former Congressman, Ambassador to United Nations

1. President who issued Emancipation Proclamation
2. Cherokee chief who fought to keep Cherokee land
4. Jewish man whose death was an example of anti-semitism
6. Civil rights leader who led SNCC and represented GA in Congress for over 30 years
8. GA Congressman responsible for Rural Free Delivery and the Populist Party
9. Creek chief who gave Oglethorpe land for colony
10. Early civil rights leader who believed blacks should cooperate with whites; Atlanta Compromise Speech
12. Founder of GA
14. First black mayor of ATL who expanded airport and helped bring Olympics to ATL
16. Pickrick owner who refused to serve blacks after Civil Rights Act and later governor of GA
17. Governor of GA during Depression; disagreed with FDR's New Deal
18. Early civil rights leader who believed blacks should not have to wait for their rights; NAACP
19. "New South" newspaper editor who used paper to influence state politics
22. Atlanta mayor responsible for bringing professional sports to ATL/GA