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Edward A. Hatfield

University of Georgia

William G. Anderson

William G. Anderson

b. 1927
Atlanta Sit-ins

Atlanta Sit-ins

Auburn Avenue

Auburn Avenue

Sweet Auburn
William Holmes Borders

William Holmes Borders

1905-1993
Bus Desegregation in Atlanta

Bus Desegregation in Atlanta

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

CME Church
Columbians

Columbians

Communists

Communists

Desegregation of Higher Education

Desegregation of Higher Education

First African Baptist Church

First African Baptist Church

Freedmen’s Bureau

Freedmen’s Bureau

Freedom Rides

Freedom Rides

Freedom Singers

Freedom Singers

Habitat for Humanity International

Habitat for Humanity International

Angelo Herndon Case

Angelo Herndon Case

Donald Hollowell

Donald Hollowell

1917-2004
Hamilton Jordan

Hamilton Jordan

1944-2008
Stetson Kennedy

Stetson Kennedy

1916-2011
King Papers

King Papers

Mills B. Lane Jr.

Mills B. Lane Jr.

1912-1989
Ministers’ Manifesto

Ministers’ Manifesto

Morris Brown College

Morris Brown College

Lemuel Penn Murder

Lemuel Penn Murder

Bernice Johnson Reagon

Bernice Johnson Reagon

1942-2024
Jacob Rothschild

Jacob Rothschild

1911-1973
Segregation

Segregation

Earl T. Shinhoster

Earl T. Shinhoster

1950-2000
Claude Sitton

Claude Sitton

1925-2015
Temple Bombing

Temple Bombing

Eli Whitney in Georgia

Eli Whitney in Georgia

World War II in Georgia

World War II in Georgia

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