Georgia has been the birthplace for some of the most prolific civil rights and civil liberties leaders in the country. Hover on the image and click for more information on these important figures.
Hank Aaron
Cecil Alexander Jr.
Ivan Allen Jr.
Dr. Carol Anderson
Benny Andrews
Ludie Clay Andrews
Susan Cobb Milton Atkinson
Clarence A. Bacote
Sarah Randolph Bailey
Cornelia Bailey
Julian Bond
Mary Musgrove Bosomworth
Jimmy Carter
Xernona Clayton
Pearl Cleage
John Wesley Dobbs
Shirley Franklin
Grace Towns Hamilton
Hamilton Holmes
Lugenia Burns Hope
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King
Lucy Craft Laney
John Lewis
Joseph E. Lowery
Annie L. McPheeters
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey
Bernice Johnson Reagon
David Satcher
Mildred Seydell
Alana Shepherd
Susie King Taylor
Dorothy Rogers Tilly
Alice Walker
Elbert Parr Tuttle
Raphael Warnock
Hosea Williams
Andrew Young
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Hank Aaron
Cecil Alexander Jr.
Ivan Allen Jr.
Dr. Carol Anderson
Benny Andrews
Ludie Clay Andrews
Susan Cobb Milton Atkinson
Clarence A. Bacote
Sarah Randolph Bailey
Cornelia Bailey
Julian Bond
Mary Musgrove Bosomworth
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Jimmy Carter
Xernona Clayton
Pearl Cleage
John Wesley Dobbs
Shirley Franklin
Grace Towns Hamilton
Hamilton Holmes
Lugenia Burns Hope
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Coretta Scott King
Martin Luther King
Lucy Craft Laney
John Lewis
Joseph E. Lowery
Annie L. McPheeters
Gertrude "Ma" Rainey
Bernice Johnson Reagon
David Satcher
Mildred Seydell
Alana Shepherd
Susie King Taylor
Dorothy Rogers Tilly
Elbert Parr Tuttle
Alice Walker
Raphael Warnock
Hosea Williams
Andrew Young