Mitesh - Civil Rights Movement

Education

Historical Oriented

Society

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Albany Movement

Sibley Commission

Brown v. Board of Education

began fall of 1961, ended summer 1962

first mass integration movement

ended segregation in public places

MLK became involved in it, 1000 African Americans jailed

proposed by JFK before his death, carried out by LBJ in 1964

huge positive impact on African Americans

helped the movement toward complete equality and integration
removal of segregation was a huge step for all

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.

SCLC vs. SNCC

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

1960: All Atlanta Public Schools integrated, + impact on ending segregation, negative impact on the whites and the white supremacists of Atlanta

segregation in public schools violates Equal Protection Clause of 14th Amendment

nonviolent crusaders, marched, protested, boycotted

MLK and other CR leaders

African American college students

sped up the Brown vs. BoE changes

had an overall positive impact, but negatively affected the whites in the organisation

sit-ins, registered to vote, positive directional impact and changes

Oliver Brown sued Topeka Education Board

Positive impact and led to a lot of other things

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