Nortwest corner

tag corner

part of appalation mountain chain

known for producing apples

rome is located here

highest mountain

more than half of georgia precipitation

most of georgia's precipitation

atlanta, athens, gainesville

half of the state population

poultry populaton

largest region

farming

deep water ports of savannah

Southeast corner of the state near florida

largest swamp in the state

Savannah river

divides georgia and south carolina

goes through savannah and augusta

Divieds coastal plain and piedmont

water falls

macon, augusta and columbus

runs through atlanta and columbus

divides alabama and georgia

located on the outer coastel plain

protects coastel plain farmland from staroms and erosion

Transportation systems

Interstate highways

Deep water ports

airports

railroads

georia farms produced less so workers moved to cities

military bases and factories created jobs to cities

a city to busy to hate

increased the atlanta airport into an aviation hub

worked to integrate schools

took the whites only signs down from city hall

helped bring major sports teams to atlanta

integrated fire and police departments

removed poll tax

18 years and older could vote

didn't want to integrate schools

minimum foundation program for education act

improved state highways

 taught at more hose college

mentored MLK Jr.

supported NAACP and YMCA

met with gandhi

eugene talmugde died before taking office

herman talmude wins a run off election against thompson

NAACP and the brown family sue to go to a white school in kansas

all schools are integrated

georgia changes flag to protest integration of schools

the confederate battle flag offends some and pleases othets

MLK Jr.

boycotts

i have a dream speech

albany movement

sibley commission

john lewis was the president

helped blacks register to vote

civil rights act of 1964

john f. kennedy

voting rights act

Mack Mattingly

was the first republican elected to U.S. Senate from georgia since reconstruction.