The Civil Rights Movement People of the 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

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

Georgia governor (1967 -1971) Believed in segregation Fought federal civil rights efforts Encouraged people to have children enroll in private school rather than integrate Lester Maddox Ended up appointing more blacks than other governors

1 st black mayor of major Southern city 1 st black mayor of Atlanta in 1973 Maynard Jackson

Andrew Young -Served in U. S. Congress; first Black congressman since Reconstruction -Ambassador to the United Nations -Elected mayor of Atlanta 1982 -Helped Atlanta win bid for 1996 Olympics

Seeks civil rights for all Americans Keynote speaker at the 1963 March on Washington Led 600 marchers in Selma, Alabama and beaten by Alabama State troopers U. S. Representative John Lewis 1986, elected to U. S. House of Representatives – still there today

Events of the Movement

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

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

Groups of Movement

Goal was to organize students on campuses One of most active groups in Civil Rights movement SNCC Involved in nearly every major peaceful campaign

Formed in Georgia Goal to discover how people felt about integration Sibley Commission Found people would rather close schools than integrate

Southern Christian Leadership Conference Founded in 1957 by MLK Leaders preached love and nonviolence SCLC Important role in many campaigns 1957 to 1965

Legislation of the Movement

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

1956 new GA flag approved After Brown decision, some saw it as protest of desegregation Others said it reflected heritage Georgia 1956 flag Changed in 2001 and then again in 2003

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