the civil rights movement
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The Civil Rights Movement
Mrs. Eby
Slow Beginnings
Herman Talmadge Governor (1948-1951) After his father’s death, the General
Assembly selected him to replace his father
Resisted desegregation of schools Implemented GA’s first state sales tax▪ Money was used to improve public school
systems Served as U.S. Senator for four terms
Benjamin E. Mays
Distinguished African American minister, scholar, and activist
Presided over Morehouse College Emphasized
The inherent dignity of all Differences between ideals of America and
actual practices in American society MLK used his ideas to further the CRM
Brown v. Board of Education
In 1954, the US Supreme Court ruled that schools must be desegregated
This ruling helped launch the modern civil rights movement
1956 Georgia Flag
In 1955, John Sammons Bell (GA’s Democratic Party Leader) wanted to change the GA flag to incorporate the Confederate Flag
In 1956, the General Assembly voted to change the flag
People received this change as a statement against the Brown v. Board decision
This move was seen as a recognition of GA’s Civil War past.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Principal leader of the modern CRM He was a clergyman and advocate for non-
violent protest Attended Morehouse College Began career after the arrest of Rosa Parks African Americans boycotted the buses after Ms.
Park’s arrest Took risk to his own safety and that of his
family to progress Civil Rights for all
MLK continued MLK led and participated in marches
and protests calling for equal rights for all
Believed many problems were caused the economic inequalities in society
Killed by an assassin in Memphis, TN in 1968
January holiday commemorates his birthday
The Civil Rights Movement SNCC Sibley Commission Integration of UGA Albany Movement March on Washington Civil Rights Act of 1964
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Group grew out of the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Encouraged young people (both black and white) to use peaceful protest to gain equal rights Sit-ins Freedom riders▪ Protested by riding on segregated buses
Sibley Commission
Gathered information about how people felt about desegregation
Founded by Governor Ernest Vandiver Report decreased resistance against
desegregation Local school boards created methods to
slow down the desegregation process Desegregation finally began in GA in the
late 1960s
African Americans enter UGA
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were the first blacks admitted to UGA in 1961
The Hunter-Holmes building at UGA is named after them, and it was the site of their registration
Albany Movement
The goal of this movement was to desegregate the Albany, Georgia region
The groups involved: SNCC Youth Council of the NAACP Baptist Ministerial Alliance Federation of Women’s Clubs Negro Voters League
March on Washington
Site of the famous “I Have a Dream” speech by MLK, Jr.
Five goals of march:1. Meaningful Civil Rights laws2. Massive federal works program3. Full and fair employment4. Decent housing, the right to vote5. Adequate integrated education
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Signed by Lyndon Johnson Three main provision:
Guaranteed equal voting rights Prohibited segregation in public places Banned segregation by trade unions,
schools, and employers involved in interstate commerce or business with the federal government
Lester Maddox
Became governor of GA in 1967 Because he was popular with
Georgians who favored segregation, many feared he would return widespread segregation to the state
Requested huge police presence at MLK, Jr.’s funeral which kept many blacks from attending
African Americans Take Office In 1973, Maynard Jackson was
elected the first African American mayor of Atlanta- the first in a major southern city
Jackson encouraged a number of Affirmative Action programs
Andrew Young
An aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Civil Rights Movement
Served as an executive director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
First African American from Georgia to be elected to Congress since the 1860s.
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