1. King Jr., Martin Luther (1929-1968)

Martin Luther King Jr., Baptist minister and president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference...

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2. Civil Rights Movement

The civil rights movement in the American South was one of the most significant and successful social...

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3. Walker, Alice (b. 1944)

Alice Walker is an African American novelist, short-story writer, poet, essayist, and activist. Her most...

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4. Sherman's March to the Sea

The March to the Sea, the Civil War's most destructive campaign against a civilian population, began...

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5. Young, Andrew (b. 1932)

Andrew Young's lifelong work as a politician, human rights activist, and businessman has been in great...

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6. Worcester v. Georgia (1832)

In the court case Worcester v. Georgia, the U.S. Supreme Court held in 1832 that the Cherokee Indians...

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7. Bourbon Triumvirate

The term Bourbon Triumvirate refers to Georgia's three most powerful and prominent politicians of the post-...

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8. Public Education (PreK-12)

As of 2008, approximately 1.6 million students were enrolled in prekindergarten through twelfth grade...

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9. Agriculture in Georgia: Overview

Georgia's agricultural industry plays a major role in the state's economy, contributing billions of dollars...

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10. O'Connor, Flannery (1925-1964)

Flannery O'Connor is considered one of America's greatest fiction writers and one of the strongest apologists...

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