What Was Georgia S Role in the Modern Civil Rights Movement

What was Georgia’s role in the modern Civil Rights Movement? (SS8H11a &b)

Event/Group Date Description Impact on Georgia/U.S. End of the white A practice started in 1900 that did not allow blacks to Blacks were able to vote in primary 1946 vote in primary elections. B/C most candidates were primaries and make a Democrats, it meant that elections were basically difference in elections. decided during the primary.

Brown vs. Board of Court case that started in 1950 when Linda Brown tried In Georgia, most schools Education to enroll in an all-white school in Topeka, KS. NAACP refused to desegregate. 1954 helped her father file the court case to sue Topeka General Assembly voted to cut school board. Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that off funds to schools that did separate-but-equal schools were unconstitutional integrate.

Adoption of the 1956 Adopted state flag with Confederate battle emblem, Gave GA a negative image until state flag Pro-flag - claimed it was in preparation for the 100th 1970s and 1980s; 1956 anniversary observance of Civil War. Led to vote by citizens that Anti-flag – Saw it as a protest against the Brown vs. adopted current state flag in Board of Education ruling against segregation 2003

Student Non-Violent An organization of students that worked with the Organized in Atlanta; Got Coordinating Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) to students more involved in civil Committee 1960 end segregation. Staged sit-ins at department store rights movement by organizing lunch counters throughout the south. freedom rides and beginning Had disagreements eventually with SCLC over methods the Albany movement that were being used for protests. Sibley Commission A 14-member commission set up to study the issue of Many private schools opened.; school segregation in Georgia. Held public hearings and Atlanta public schools worked 1960 made recommendations to let local school districts to remain open decide on integration. Districts could either abide by impending court order or close Event/Group Date Description Impact on Georgia/U.S. Albany Movement Started in 1961 when activists sat in white-only waiting National coverage of arrests; room and bus station and were arrested. Freedom biracial committee set up to 1961 Riders were arrested at train station and high school study integration in Albany; students were also arrested. City would not budge and Albany not desegregated but protests continued for a year. MLK was arrested. activists developed strategies March on Washington 250,000 citizens of all races marched in the nation’s Federal civil rights legislation capital to demonstrate support for the civil rights was passed the next year 1963 movement.

Civil Rights Act Prohibited racial discrimination in employment, labor Opened public facilities to all unions and public facilities. Also allowed the people; Penalized companies 1964 government to withhold federal funds from school and states not operating fairly systems refusing to desegregate in areas of housing, public access and employment