Georgia and the Modern Civil Rights Movement
SS8H11 The student will evaluate the role of Georgia in the modern civil rights
movement.
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.
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.
c. Discuss the impact of Andrew Young on Georgia.
In the 1940s and 1950s, Georgia took a central role in the demand for change for African
Americans in the U.S:
Benjamin Mays (pg. 132)
1. The influence of Benjamin Mays, _____________________________________
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Minister & education; __________________________________________
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Heavily influenced by the non-violent teachings of ___________________
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Believed that all human beings must be treated with dignity
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Spoke out against ______________________before the Civil Rights movement began
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Became a teacher and father-figure to ______________________________
Martin Luther King, Jr. (pg. 135)
2. The influence of Martin Luther King, Jr., _____________________________________
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Born in __________________________
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Studied at ____________________________________________________
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Believed in ____________________________________________________
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Led a ___________________________ that ended bus segregation in Montgomery, AL
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Founded _______________________________________________________________
End of the White Primary (pg. 132-133)
3. The Government gets involved:
 In 1946, the courts ruled that the ________________________________ in Georgia was
unconstitutional violation of the ______________________ (the “equal protection” clause).
1946 Governor’s Race (pg. 133-134)
B. The “___________________________________”
In November 1946, ______________________ was elected for a fourth term as governor, but
died before taking office. A struggle ensued, with three men claiming the office.
1.
2.
3.
The contested election was challenged in court, and the GA Supreme Court determined that
______________________________________________.
Brown vs. Board of Education (pg. 135)
C. In 1954, the (NAACP) __________________________________________ won a
landmark decision in the US Supreme Court. According to the Supreme Court,
_______________________________________________________________________.
Many southern states protested the Supreme Court’s decision, including Georgia.
In 1956, to demonstrate its disagreement with the decision, Ga changed its state flag to include
_________________________________________. (pg. 136-137)
Civil Rights Movement
By the 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement was well underway and was gaining momentum.
1. The founding of the SNCC: _________________________________ (pg. 138)
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Several students adopted King’s strategy __________________________and formed
the _________________________________________________.
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One of the leaders of the SNCC was ____________________________. He was later
elected to the US Senate for Georgia
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SNCC used ____________________________________________________________
2. The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (pg. 138)
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After schools were ordered desegregated in 1954 by the _____________________,
Georgia refused______________________________________________________.
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In 1960, Georgia’s government formed a commission to ask ___________________
_____________________________________. The commission was led by Atlanta
Banker _____________________________.
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The Commission’s findings:
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_________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________
3. The Integration of the University of Georgia (pg. 139)
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By order of the US District Court in Athens, Ga. The University of Georgia was ordered
__________________________________.
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Despite angry protests and threats, ______________________ and
___________________ became the first two ___________________________ to enroll
at UGA.
4. The Albany Movement (pg.140)
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From fall 1961 to summer 1962, ___________________________________________,
involving the NAACP and SNCC.
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Goal - ________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
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In order to draw American attention to Albany, the NAACP and SNCC recruited
______________________________________.
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Despite King’s assistance, the Albany movement Failed…
 By December 1961, _____________________________________________________
 Albany’s police chief used ________________________________________________
 The __________________________________________________________________
 The Albany movement did not concentrate on a single kind of segregation- It tried to do too
much.
5. The March on Washington (pg. 140-141)
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In August 1963, _______________________________________________________
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Martin Luther King, Jr. __________________________________________________
6. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (pg. 141)
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The Civil Rights Act was signed into law by ____________________________
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The legislation made segregation of all public facilities illegal. This included:
_______________________________________________________________
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It gave the federal government power to withhold funds from schools that
_______________________________________________________________
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It also prohibited discrimination in ____________________________________
7. The Election of Governor Lester Maddox (pg. 143)
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1964 – he closed his ___________________ (the Pick Ric) rather than
____________________________________________.
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In 1966, ________________________________________________________
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As governor he hired ______________________________________________
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He supported ____________________________________________________
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He started “_________________________” where, once a month, average citizens
could come talk to the Governor directly at the Governor’s office.
8. Mayor Maynard Jackson (pg. 142)
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By 1973, _________________________________________________________
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Defeated popular Mayor Sam Massell to become the _________________________
___________________________________________.
Andrew Young (pg. 144)
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In the 1950s and 1960s, _________________________________________________
________________________________________________
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Worked closely with _____________________________________________________
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1972, ______________________________________________________________
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1977, ______________________________________________________________
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1981, ______________________________________________________________
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1996, ______________________________________________________________