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The Civil Rights Movement

The Civil Rights Movement. People of the Movement Events of the Movement Groups of the Movement Legislation of the Movement. People of the Movement.

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The Civil Rights Movement

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  1. The Civil Rights Movement People of the Movement Events of the Movement Groups of the Movement Legislation of the Movement

  2. People of the Movement

  3. *Head of SCLC*Organized bus boycott*Involved in Selma marches*Believed in nonviolent protest*Received Nobel Peace Prize in 1964*Assassinated in 1968 Martin Luther King, Jr.

  4. Georgia governor (1967-1971)Believed in segregationFought federal civil rights effortsEncouraged people to have children enroll in private school rather than integrateEnded up appointing more blacks than other governors Lester Maddox

  5. Georgia governor who won in special election after 3 governors controversyMost of his legacy in education Herman Talmadge

  6. Mentor and teacher to MLKPresident of Morehouse CollegeBelieved in nonviolence, went to India and met Ghandi Benjamin Mays

  7. Head NAACP lawyer with key victoriesNAACP lawyer in Brown caseFirst black justice of Supreme Court Thurgood Marshall

  8. First two blacks admitted to the University of GAGA Governor Vandiver supported the decision of them entering, although he ran being against integrationBoth went on to successful careers: Holmes became a doctor and Hunter a journalist Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes

  9. 1st black mayor of major Southern city1st black mayor of Atlantain 1973 Maynard Jackson

  10. -Served in U.S. Congress-Ambassador to the United Nations-Elected mayor of Atlanta 1982-Helped Atlanta win bid for 1996 Olympics Andrew Young

  11. Events of the Movement

  12. Began when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the busLed by MLK Jr.Boycotted bus system for over a year Montgomery Bus Boycott

  13. -Began when elected Gov. Eugene Talmadge died before taking office-Supreme Ct. ruled newly elected Lt. Gov. Thompson was governor, but special election would be held-Herman Talmadge then elected (who legislature wanted as gov.) Three Governors Controversy

  14. -Led by Dr. William Anderson-Massive boycotts and sit-ins at major department stores and restaurants-Not much media attention, movement collapses Albany Movement

  15. -High point of intensive voter registration project-Also called Mississippi Summer Project-sent 1000 volunteers to register and teach civics to blacks-June 1964, mainly because Mississippi had almost NO black voters Freedom Summer

  16. -The Selma to Montgomery marches were three marches in 1965-Wanted voting right movement in Selma-Many prominent leaders including Martin Luther King, Jr. Selma Marches

  17. -Largest political protest rally -Goal to convince President to sign Civil Rights Bill-More than 200,000 people-MLK Jr. gave “I have a dream” speech March on Washington

  18. Groups of Movement

  19. Goal was to organize students on campuses One of most active groups in movementInvolved in nearly every major peaceful campaign SNCC

  20. Formed in GeorgiaGoal to discover how people felt about integrationFound people would rather close schools than integrate Sibley Commission

  21. Congress of Racial EqualityFormed in 1940’s to help end segregation in the NorthWorked with other groups like the SNCC, SCLC, and NAACP towards nonviolent protest CORE

  22. Formed by W.E.B. DuBois and several white northernersGoal to achieve legal victories for blacksGreatest victory Brown decision NAACP

  23. Southern Christian Leadership ConferenceFounded in 1957 by MLKLeaders preached love and nonviolenceImportant role in many campaigns 1957 to 1965 SCLC

  24. Legislation of the Movement

  25. Supreme Court decision that desegregated public school in 1954NAACP chief lawyer Thurgood Marshall argued the caseUnanimous ruling from Warren Court Brown v. Board of Education

  26. 1956 new GA flag approvedAfter Brown decision, some saw it as protest of desegregationOthers said it reflected heritageChanged in 2001 and then again in 2003 Georgia 1956 flag

  27. Signed by Lyndon Johnson…tougher bill than JFK proposedOutlawed discrimination and segregation based on race, nationality, and gender Civil Rights Act 1964

  28. Response to Selma marchesDesigned to safeguard blacks right to voteOutlawed literacy tests (poll taxes outlawed in 24th amendment in 1964) Voting Rights Act of 1965

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