11. Segregation

Beginning in the 1890s, Georgia and other southern states passed a wide variety of Jim Crow laws that...

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12. William B. Hartsfield (1890-1971)

William B. Hartsfield was a man of humble origins who became one of the greatest mayors of Atlanta. ...

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13. Albany Movement

According to traditional accounts the Albany Movement began in fall 1961 and ended in summer 1962. It...

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14. James Edward Oglethorpe (1696-1785)

As visionary, social reformer, and military leader, James Oglethorpe conceived of and implemented his...

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15. Sharecropping

Sharecropping was an agricultural labor system that developed in Georgia and throughout the South following...

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16. Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)

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

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17. Jimmy Carter (b. 1924)

Jimmy Carter, the only Georgian elected president of the United States, held the office for one term,...

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18. Nancy Hart (ca. 1735-1830)

Georgia's most acclaimed female participant during the Revolutionary War (1775-83) was Nancy Hart. A...

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19. Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949)

Margaret Mitchell was the author of Gone With the Wind, one of the most popular books of all time. The...

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20. Savannah

Founded in 1733 by colonists led by James Edward Oglethorpe, Savannah is the oldest city in Georgia and...

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