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The first institution of higher education in the City of Atlanta
"In all things that are purely social we can be as separate as the finger yet one as the hand in all things essential to mutual progress," - Booker T. Washington at the Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition.
A trade union for African American laundresses who launched in 1881 the Washerwomen's Strike
Occurred in the Fourth Ward. Destroyed 1,938 buildings and left more than 10,000 people homeless.
The first in the City of Atlanta
Founded by Lugenia Burns Hope and other African American women leaders and activists.
Formed in response to increased tensions between white and black American soldiers returning from World War I.
The first public park in the City of Atlanta
Original schools included Atlanta University, Spelman College, and Morehouse College
Established the Federal Housing Administration. Pub.L. 84–345, 48 Stat. 847
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Supreme Court decision declaring white primaries unconstitutional
Formed "to attain through reserach and action the ideals and practices of equal opportunity for all peoples of the region."
Supreme Court rules that Georgia white primaries are illegal
"Unofficial headquarters" of the Civil Rights
Officers Claude Dixon, Henry Hooks, Johnnie Jones, Ernest Lyons, Robert McKibbens, John Sanders, Willard Strickland and Willie Elkins
First radio station owned and operated by African Americans. Located on Auburn Avenue
Rufus E. Clement became the first African American to serve on the Atlanta School Board.
In this milestone decision, the Supreme Court ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. It signaled the end of legalized racial segregation in the schools of the United States, overruling the "separate but equal" principle set forth in the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson case.
Created by the NAACP to call for the school boards to implement Brown vs. Board of Education
Done so with a Georgia Constitutional Amendment. Also allowed for government subsidies to students attending private school
Mayor Hartsfield solicits U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Un-American Activities to probe NAACP
After a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Atlanta is ordered to desegregate public golf courses.
Quote from Fortune Magazine
Passed by the Georgia General Assembly
Each area controlled by its own superintendent
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