The General Assembly has operated continuously since 1777, when Georgia became one of the thirteen original states and revoked its status as a colony of Great Britain. Since the General Assembly is the legislative body for the state, the location of its meetings has moved along with each move of the state capital. In its earliest days the legislature met first in Savannah, and subsequently in Augusta, Louisville, and Milledgeville.
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In his June 1974 ruling in Morgan v. Hennigan, Garrity stated that Bostonâs de facto school segregation discriminated against black children. The beginning of forced busing on September 12 was met with massive protests, particularly in South Boston, the cityâs main Irish-Catholic neighborhood. Protests continued unabated for months, and many parents, white and black, kept their children at home.