Georgia has always honored those who have fallen in the line of duty. With Memorial Day on the horizon, take a moment to learn more about how Savannah remembers its heroes. To learn more about Georgia veterans, search the GHS Collection online at https://7063.sydneyplus.com/archive/final/Portal.aspx. Pictured: Memorial Day parade, GHS 1360-PH-15-11-10. #georgia #georgiahistory #georgiahistoricalsociety #memorialday #armedforces #parade (fb)

The modern Civil Rights Movement in Georgia began on July 4, 1944, when Primus E. King, an African-American barber and minister, attempted to vote at the Muscogee County Courthouse in the Democratic Party's primary election, which barred blacks from participating. King, a registered voter, was roughly turned away by a law enforcement officer. With the encouragement and financial backing of local activist Dr. Thomas Brewer, King filed suit in federal court in Macon, arguing that excluding black voters was unconstitutional. The court ruled in King's favor, as did the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, ending Georgia's "Whites only" primary. King's challenge eliminated the legal barriers to Black voting in Georgia's state and local elections, and set in motion a statewide Black voter registration campaign that helped end disfranchisement and the system of Jim Crow discrimination. Start exploring Georgia’s Civil Rights Trail historical markers at https://historicalmarkers.georgiahistory.com/. Pictured: News article courtesy of the Library of Congress. Illustration courtesy of the New York Public Library. #markermonday #historicalmarker #georgiahistoricalmarker #georgiahistory #americanhistory #history #georgia #exploregeorgia #civilrights (fb)