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Georgia is a state in the southern portion of the United States, and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that rebelled against Great Britain during the American Revolution. Georgia was the 4th state to enter the Union when it ratified the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788 and was one of 13 states to secede from the Union in 1861, forming the Confederate States of America. Georgia's capital and largest city is Atlanta.
The state is ranked 24th in total area, but 9th in population with over 8 million residents. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the states of Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. Elevations range with sea level at the Atlantic Ocean to 4,784 feet (1,458 m) at Brasstown Bald in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
- December 19 – A-10 aircraft from Pope Air Force Base completed a move to Moody Air Force Base.
- December 17 – Former Georgia House Speaker Tom Murphy dies at 83.
- Other arms reach out to me
Other eyes smile tenderly
Still in peaceful dreams I see
The road leads back to you.
Georgia, oh Georgia, no peace I find...
Just an old sweet song
Keeps Georgia on my mind.- Georgia On My Mind (1960), lyrics by Stuart Gorrell and Hoagy Carmichael
The Culture of Georgia is a subculture of the Southern United States, which is in itself a subculture of the United States that has come from blending heavy amounts of rural Scots-Irish culture with the culture of African slaves and Native Americans. Georgians share a unique history with the other Southern States which includes the institution of slavery, the American Civil War and Reconstruction, the Great Depression, segregation and the Civil Rights Movement.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929–April 4, 1968), was one of the main leaders of the American civil rights movement. A Baptist minister by training, King became a civil rights activist early in his career, leading the Montgomery Bus Boycott and helping to found the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. His efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, raising public consciousness of the civil rights movement and establishing King as one of the greatest orators in American history. In 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to end segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience and other non-violent means.
King was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Jimmy Carter in 1977. Martin Luther King Day was established as a national holiday in the United States in 1986. In 2004, King was posthumously awarded a Congressional Gold Medal.[1]
This is a map of the Province of Georgia.
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