Lesson Two: Georgia after World War II
Helen Mankin who appealed to the black voters to win a vacancy in the congressional district of Atlanta. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Georgia
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- Southerners generally did not like labor unions that Arnall created, particularly when rumored that Communists were involved with running the unions.
- He WINS re-election for a Third Time!
- The Great Depression had hurt Atlanta’s economy a great deal by that time.
- William B. Hartsfield-Mayor of Atlanta
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Helen Mankin who appealed to the black voters to win a vacancy in the congressional district of Atlanta. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Georgia. 
Southerners generally did not like labor unions that Arnall created, particularly when rumored that Communists were involved with running the unions. Southerners did not like Arnall’s ___________ ___________ to the state. Many wanted Georgia to go back to the old southern ___________. ____________ standards that Arnall worked so hard to break. Many favored _____________ _____________ and Talmadge appealed to the southern white farmers for their vote. Let’s Review T F In 1932, Eugene Talmadge was elected governor of Georgia on a campaign to raise taxes so state government could do more to help Georgians who had lost their jobs as a result of the Great Depression. T F If other politicians opposed him, Eugene Talmadge did whatever he had to do—including declaring martial law—to keep his campaign promises. T F Eugene Talmadge increased the governor’s powers over state government—especially control over state finances. T F Georgia governor Eugene Talmadge was a strong supporter of Franklin D. Roosevelt and his New Deal programs. T F Governor Eugene Talmadge believed in white supremacy and opposed any efforts to end segregation in Georgia. T F In 1941, Governor Eugene Talmadge had two university administrators fired because he believed they supported school integration—an action that led to the loss of accreditation of the University of Georgia. Fact T F Ellis Arnall successfully ran against Eugene Talmadge in the 1942 governor’s race on a platform to increase the governor’s powers, especially over education. Georgia voters are outraged at Mankin election and blame Arnall. Talmadge and White Supremacy are voted back into office! Let’s Review T F After the war, many cotton farmers in Georgia switched to raising pine trees, soybeans, peanuts, and other crops. T F After the war, many residents in rural areas moved to Atlanta and other large cities in Georgia and other states 
He WINS re-election for a Third Time!  
Atlanta’s Mayors Page 3 of Page of 
The Great Depression had hurt Atlanta’s economy a great deal by that time. Hartsfield secured donations from Coca-Cola for the city’s funding. Hartsfield’s strict budgeting helped the city recover from the Great Depression by 1938. Served as mayor of Atlanta for 6 terms 1937-1941 and 1942-1946. Helped make Atlanta an aviation hub for the Southeast. Chose the site for the Atlanta Airport Helped lead the city in the area of civil rights William B. Hartsfield-Mayor of Atlanta 
Let’s Review Under the administration of William Hartsfield, racial moderation in Atlanta included the integration of the fire department c. lunch counters City Hall d. theaters What was the issue for which William Hartsfield is best remembered? Aviation c. business Education d. tax reform T F In 1930, William B. Hartsfield was one of the earliest and strongest supporters of a first-class airport for Atlanta. T F Since the 1950s, metropolitan Atlanta has grown dramatically because of the decision by city and business leaders to concentrate primarily on manufacturing. 
City leaders worked together to raise both the prestige of the city and generate millions of dollars each year in revenue. Why did Atlanta business and civic leaders of the 1960s decide to bring professional sports teams to Atlanta? To boost the ratings of ESPN and other television sports shows To give outstanding athletes opportunities to play sports To improve Atlanta’s image as a major American city To give the people something to do for entertainment What was the first expansion team to come to Atlanta? Baseball Basketball Football Hockey T F By the 1960s, Atlanta was the transportation, business, financial, governmental, and educational center of the Southeast. T F In 1961, Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., launched a “Forward Atlanta” campaign that included a plan to build a sports stadium in an effort to attract professional baseball and football to Atlanta. T F In the 1960s, Atlanta became a majority black city, in part because of the success of the “Forward Atlanta” campaign in creating new jobs and opportunities for rural Georgians. T F After a federal judge ruled that Georgia’s white primary was unconstitutional, Governor Ellis Arnall successfully urged the Georgia Democratic Party to abandon the white primary.
Atlanta’s Mayors Page 4 of Facts Served as mayor of Atlanta for 2 terms from 1962 – 1970 Continued Mayor Hartsfield’s approach to peaceful integration Ordered removal of the “Colored” and “White” signs on all entrances and exits to City Hall Removed restrictions on African American police officers Integrated city’s fire department and city government. 
Ivan Allen Jr.Ivan Allen Jr. served as mayor of Atlanta from 1962 to 1970. He is credited with leading the city through an era of significant physical and economic growth and with maintaining calm during the Civil Rights Movement. While other southern cities experienced recurring violence, Atlanta leaders, led in part by Mayor Allen, were able to broker more peaceful paths to integration. Oversaw construction of a number of public facilities including the Peachtree Center and Atlanta Fulton County Stadium and built the first rapid rail service in Atlanta today known as MARTA. With new businesses moving to Atlanta, skyscrapers and office buildings were built in the downtown area. Furthermore, he is credited with bringing professional sports to Atlanta. Allen served two four-year terms and quickly established himself as a liberal-minded leader over a city that was 40 percent black but almost fully segregated. On his first day in office, he ordered all "white" and "colored" signs removed from city hall, and he desegregated the building's cafeteria. He authorized the city's black policemen to arrest whites and hired the city's first black firefighters. He worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and spearheaded a banquet of Atlanta's black and white leaders to honor King after he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Mayor Allen was the only southern elected official to testify before Congress in support of the public accommodations section of President John F. Kennedy's proposed civil rights bill. He knew that his testimony, in July 1963, would prove very unpopular among his Georgia constituents. The bill became law the following year as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, but even before it passed, many Atlanta restaurants, hotels, and other public facilities had desegregated by mutual agreement between their owners and Mayor Allen. Allen was also responsible for construction of the Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium and for bringing the Braves baseball team to Atlanta. He felt that to be a major city Atlanta needed a major league team. He was able to convince other city leaders, and they built a stadium, as Allen put it, on land they didn't own, with money they didn't have, for a team they hadn't signed. In 1965 he persuaded the Braves to move from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Atlanta, Georgia. Mayor Allen was also instrumental in establishing a National Football League team, the Atlanta Falcons, in 1966, and a professional basketball team, the Hawks, in 1968. Directory: uploads uploads -> 587 Return function, r i(X) r i(0) r i(1) r i(2) r i(3) 1 0 2 4 6 Thermal Station, I 2 0 1 5 6 3 0 3 5 6 10 uploads -> Department of science and humanities department of mathematics part-a questions and answers uploads -> The Case Against the nypd’s Quota-Driven ‘Broken Windows’ Policing What Is It? uploads -> For want of a nail uploads -> Ownership Models There are two different types of ownership models uploads -> Police Militarization uploads -> City of rising star regular meting thursday, july 14, 2016 uploads -> Township of winfield uploads -> Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014 uploads -> The Black Panther Party’s Ten-Point Program What We Want Now! Download 3.04 Mb. Share with your friends:
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