Civil Rights Study

The governor of Georgia hired more black citizens to office than any governor before after, even though he was a segregationist

• Lester Maddox

• Maynard Jackson

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Andrew Young

This group was headed by Martin Luther King Jr. and was a group of Christian leaders who supported the Civil Rights Movement

• Albany Movement

• Sibley Commission

• Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

  (SCLC)

This was a direct response to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling and showed that Georgia was not willing to integrate schools.

• 1956 Flag Change

• Albany Movement

• Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

• March on Washington

The law states that you could not be discriminated against based on race or gender in the workplace.

• Sibley Commission

• March on Washington

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• 1956 Flag Change

This event was led by the NAACP and SNCC to desegregate this Southwestern Georgia city. It was seen as a failure, but as a great learning experience.

• Civil Rights Acts of 1964

• March on Washington

• Sibley Commission

• Albany Movement

One of Atlanta's many mayors. He helped expand the airport and was the first black man elected to be mayor of a major Southern city.

• Lester Maddox

• Andrew Young

• Maynard Jackson

• Martin Luther King Jr.

The ruling of this court case stated that segregation in schools was unconstitutional and that schools must begin to desegregate and integrate.

• March on Washington

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Sibley Commission

The goal of this group was to increase student involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. They participated in sit-ins, freedom rides, and protests, It was later led by John Lewis

• March on Washington

• Sibley Commission

• Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

This mayor of Atlanta was known for bringing in International business to the city, being the first black congressman in Georgia since Reconstruction, serving as an ambassador to the United Nations, and for bringing the Olympics to the city in 1996.

• Andrew Young

• Maynard Jackson

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Lester Maddox

One of the most well -known leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. He was a preacher who supported nonviolent protesting and led many marches and protests across the US.

• Lester Maddox

• Andrew Young

• Maynard Jackson

• Martin Luther King Jr.