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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Brown v. Board of Education | Supreme court case that ended but equal and required desegregation of public schools |
| 1956 Georgia State Flag | Controversial flag that flew over Georgia from 1956-2001; controversial because it had the confederate battle emblem on it. |
| Sibley Commission | Group that investigated what should be done about integration in the state; recommended that public schools desegregate on a limited basis. |
| Martin Luther king, Jr. | Important civil rights leader who believed in nonviolent protests; first president of SCLC and winner of the Nobel peace prize |
| John Lewis | Leader in the civil rights movement and SNCC; spoke at the March on washington and led the march in Selma, Alabama. |
| Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) | Created as a civil rights organization for young people in the South; known for sit-ins at lunch counters in the south |
| Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) | Created in 1957 to coordinate non-violent protests of segregation and discrimination; Martin Luther King, Jr. was the first president of SCLC |
| March on Washington | Famous civil rights march where Marin Luther King jr. delivered his “ I have a dream” speech; also encouraged the civil rights act of 1964 to pass |
| Albany Movement | An organized civil rights protest with a goal to desegregate the whole city of Albany |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | Required equal treatment of all people; Lester Maddox was openly against this act |