Unit 8: Modern Georgia and Civil Rights
Lesson 2: Segregation and Civil Rights
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Standard - SS8H11: The student will evaluate the role of Georgia in the modern civil rights movement.
Element a.: Describe major developments in civil rights and Georgia’s role during the 1940s and 1950s; include
the roles of Herman Talmadge, Benjamin Mays, the 1946 governor’s race and the end of the white primary,
Brown v. Board of Education, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the 1956 state flag.
Element b.: Analyze the role Georgia and prominent Georgians played in the Civil Rights Movement of the
1960s and 1970s; include such events as the founding of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
(SNCC), Sibley Commission, admission of Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter to the University of
Georgia, Albany Movement, March on Washington, Civil Rights Act, the election of Maynard Jackson as mayor
of Atlanta, and the role of Lester Maddox.
Element c.: Discuss the impact of Andrew Young on Georgia.
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Lesson 2 – Segregation and Civil Rights – Key Vocabulary
Herman Talmadge
Benjamin Mays
1946 Governor’s Race/End of the
White Primary
Brown v. Board of Education
Martin Luther King, Jr.
1956 State Flag
SNCC
Sibley Commission
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne
Hunter to UGA
Albany Movement
March on Washington
Civil Rights Act
Maynard Jackson as Mayor of
Atlanta
Lester Maddox
Andrew Young
E.Q. – How can the policies of state and local political leaders influence economic growth?
E.Q. – How can political policies and decisions create a climate in which individuals and groups can voice
opinions to bring about social change?
Identification
Who? and/or What?
Herman Talmadge
Context
When? and/or Where?
Connections
Why and/or How? Explain its connection to the
GPS, its impact on GA, and/or the “big picture”.
How did Herman Talmadge impact the
Civil Rights movement in Georgia?
Describe the “three governors
controversy.”
Benjamin Mays
What role did Benjamin Mays play in
the Civil Rights movement in Georgia?
1946 Governor’s Race/End of the White
Primary
How did the outcome of the 1946
Governor’s race impact Georgia?
What impact did the end of the White
Primary have on Georgia?
Brown v. Board of Education
How did the Supreme Court decision in
Brown v. Board of Ed. Impact students
across the U.S.?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
What impacts did Martin Luther King,
Jr. have on Georgia and the United
States during the Civil Rights
movement?
1956 State Flag
Describe the controversy associated
with the 1956 State Flag.
Student Non-Violent Coordinating
Committee (SNCC)
What impact did the SNCC have on the
Civil Rights movement in Georgia?
Sibley Commission
What impact did the Sibley Commission
have on Georgia’s education system
during the Civil Rights movement?
Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne
Hunter to UGA
What impact did Hamilton Holmes and
Charlayne Hunter have on the
University of Georgia?
Albany Movement
What impact did the Albany Movement
have on the Civil Rights movement in
Georgia?
March on Washington
What impact did the March on
Washington have on the Civil Rights
movement?
Civil Rights Act
What impact did the Civil Rights Act
have on America’s citizens during the
Civil Rights movement in Georgia?
Maynard Jackson as Mayor of Atlanta
What impact did Maynard Jackson
have on the Civil Rights movement in
Georgia?
Why, in your opinion, was Atlanta’s
airport renamed after Maynard
Jackson’s death?
Lester Maddox
What role did Lester Maddox play in
the Civil Rights movement in Georgia
and what was his impact?
Andrew Young
What impact did Andrew Young have
on Georgia during the modern Civil
Rights movement?
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Essential Question #1: How can the policies of state and local political leaders influence economic growth?
Essential Question #2: How can political policies and decisions create a climate in which individuals and groups can voice
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