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Mitesh - Civil Rights Movement (Society (SCLC vs. SNCC (Southern Christian…
Mitesh - Civil Rights Movement
Education
Sibley Commission
1959, GA Government was forced to have to desegregate their schools or close all public schools in Atlanta
John Sibley was put in charge by governor Ernest Vandiver
He commissioned for the integration of schools.
1960: All Atlanta Public Schools integrated, + impact on ending segregation, negative impact on the whites and the white supremacists of Atlanta
Brown v. Board of Education
segregation in public schools violates Equal Protection Clause of 14th Amendment
Oliver Brown sued Topeka Education Board
Positive impact and led to a lot of other things
Historical Oriented
Society
Civil Rights Act of 1964
ended segregation in public places
huge positive impact on African Americans
helped the movement toward complete equality and integration
removal of segregation was a huge step for all
proposed by JFK before his death, carried out by LBJ in 1964
Albany Movement
began fall of 1961, ended summer 1962
first mass integration movement
MLK became involved in it, 1000 African Americans jailed
SCLC vs. SNCC
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
nonviolent crusaders, marched, protested, boycotted
had an overall positive impact, but negatively affected the whites in the organisation
MLK and other CR leaders
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
African American college students
sped up the Brown vs. BoE changes
sit-ins, registered to vote, positive directional impact and changes
State Flag Controversy
changed the flag to be reminiscent of the Confederate times
flag was criticised by many people as it was negatively impacting the Civil Rights movement by returning to what GA had stood for, but it had a positive show on the fact that GA was showing what they had believed in truly