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Born in 1890, Died in 1970

He was one of the best mayors in 

Atlanta, he served six terms. That is 

longer than any other person in the 

history of mayors. He made a campaign 

against segregation. It said, "The City Is 

Too Busy To Hate!"

He was born on September 30th, 1915 in 

Atlanta Georgia. From a family that was a 

working-class, he knew of poverty. He was 

also a segregationist while he was a restaurant 

owner. Something that surprised the state of 

Georgia when he became Governor was that 

he hired 8 black officials. 

Born on September 30th, 1915 

Born on January 15, 1929

Died on April 4, 1968 (assassinated)

Martin Luther King Jr. was a very 

important civil rights activist. He made 

many speeches on behalf of the black 

community. His words will be forever 

remembered, may he rest in peace.

Born in 1938, died in 2003

He was the first African American mayor of 

Atlanta, who is elected in 1973. He served 

eight years in office, three terms. He worked 

closely with Andrew Young, who organized the 

Atlanta Olympics. 

Born on July 8th, 1941 in Atlanta

He was born to an Atlanta businessman and a 

school teacher. He was the valedictorian in his 

high school. Holmes was one of the first 

African Americans to enroll to UGA.

Born on February 27, 1942 in Due West, South 

Carolina

She was the oldest child in her family. Her 

family because her dad was in the army. She 

was also one of the first to enroll to UGA.

In Topeka,Kansas, a black third grader named 

Linda Brown had to walk a mile to go to her all 

black elementary school. Her dad had tried to 

enroll her into a white elementary school that 

was only 7 blocks away. The principal denied 

the enrollment. NAACP thought this was not 

right and filed a complaint. The cased reached 

all the way to the supreme court. In the end, 

the Brown's won and the nation had to start 

integrating school. The case date was June 25-

26, 1951.

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