Laurie Pritchett
As police chief of Albany, Georgia, Laurie Pritchett gained national attention when he effectively thwarted the efforts of the Albany Movement in 1961–1962. Pritchett’s nonviolent...
Category : Civil Rights
The Albany Movement
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The Albany Movement began in fall 1961 and ended in summer 1962. It was the first mass movement in the modern civil rights era to...
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault is an esteemed journalist and author who has made significant contributions to the field of media and communications. With a career spanning several...
Hamilton Holmes
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Hamilton Holmes is best known for desegregating the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens. One of the first two African American students admitted to UGA in 1961,...
Horace T. Ward
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In 1950 Horace T. Ward became the first African American to challenge racially discriminatory practices at the University of Georgia (UGA). Although the all-white UGA...
Donald Lee Hollowell
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As one of a handful of Black lawyers practicing civil rights law in the 1950s and 1960s, Donald Hollowell was instrumental in the movement to...
Percy Ellis Sutton
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Percy Ellis Sutton was born the last child of 15 children to Samuel J. and Lillian V. Smith-Sutton. While supporting himself, he attended Prairie View...
Ross Barnett
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Governor Ross Barnett, a prominent figure in American politics during the mid-20th century, left an indelible mark on the state of Mississippi and the nation...
Booker T. Washington – Atlanta Compromise Speech
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On September 18, 1895, African-American spokesman and leader Booker T. Washington spoke before a predominantly white audience at the Cotton States and International Exposition in...
Briggs v. Elliott
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Briggs v. Elliott was a pivotal court case in the United States that contributed to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954,...