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The Civil Rights Movement
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Martin Luther King, Jr.•Principal leader of the C.R.M.•Attended Morehouse at 15 (where he met Mays)•Later became a minister•Was instrumental in social & political advancement of Afr. Americans•Key events:•March on Washington (1963)
Awarded Nobel Peace Prize (1964) and Civil Rights Act (1964)
Assassinated in 1968
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Make a jot list on Martin Luther King, Jr. Do this without notes and do it with your neighbor! You have 3 minutes.
AP:
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Brown v. Board of Education (Topeka, KS) 1954•Linda Brown’s parents sued for her to be able to go to a “white” school down the street rather than attend the “black” school several miles away.
•In 1954, U.S. Supreme Court declared segregation in schools “unconstitutional.”
This case overturned “Plessy v. Ferguson”!
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How do you think GA’s citizens reacted to Brown v. Board of Education case- the African American community? The white community?
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1956 State Flag•Flag contained the “stars and bars” (Confederate flag from the Civil War).•Was the state flag from 1956-2000.•GA’s General Assembly voted to have the flag in response to the Brown v. Board of Ed ruling.•Why?•GA leaders wanted to send the message that the state will not support the desegregation of schools.
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Journal Topic #6
“Why was the 1956 Georgia state flag so controversial?”
Strategy: A Expectations: 4 sentences You have 5 minutes to write!
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1946 Governor’s Race
Eugene Talmadge died after his 4th election as governor.
Dispute between 3 as to who should be governor: Ellis Arnall (current governor), Melvin Thompson (Lt. Governor), and Herman Talmadge (Eugene’s son).
General Assembly placed Herman Talmadge in as governor.
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Also known as SNCC (“Snick”)
Formed by students as a way to do nonviolent protests
Had sit-ins (restaurants, etc)
Some where freedom riders (ride on segregated buses)
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AP
How did participants of the SNCC voice their opinion?
A. by using nonviolent, direct actions B. By using force and violent means C. By writing their members of
Congress D. By joining politics and making a
difference
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Sibley Commission
Known as the Gen. Assembly Committee of Schools
Gathered info on how citizens felt about desegregation of schools
Gov. Earnest Vandiver had to choose b/n closing schools or desegregation.
Slowed down desegregation of schools (GA did not desegregate schools until the late 1960s)
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AP
Why was the Sibley Commission formed?
A. To find out how people felt about taxes.
B. To tell people about the March on Washington
C. To organize freedom rides. D. To help determine how Georgians
felt about desegregation.
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1st Afr. Amer. Students admitted to UGA
They were Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes
Had to apply 4 times before they were accepted
Dealt with riots on campus
Both graduated; one’s a lawyer and the other is a dr.
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AP
Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes were the first African American students admitted to…
A. Morehouse College B. University of Georgia C. Savannah State D. Harvard University
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The Albany Movement
Began in 1961 in Albany, GA.
Goal: desegregate Albany
Members of SNCC (from Albany State College) along w/ other students & MLK boycotted the bus station.
Result: hundreds of protestors, along w/ MLK, were arrested.
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AP
Which of the following was a goal of the Albany Movement?
A. To bring new residents to Albany, GA.
B. To bring residents of Albany, GA, to the integrated cities of the northeast.
C. To end segregation in Albany, GA. D. To end segregation in Albany, NY.