In 1956, Georgia's Assembly approved the controversial measure of including the Confederate battle flag within the new state flag. This decision was made as a response to the civil rights movement and the integration of schools, aiming to assert a sense of Southern heritage and identity.
In 1956, Georgia's Assembly approved what controversial measure?
integrating the University of Georgia
including the Confederate battle flag within the new state flag
banning Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from speaking publicly in Georgia
inaugurating the first elected African-American mayor of Atlanta
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