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- 4. Began in 1961 and ended in 1962, formed by local activists (SNCC & NAACP), goal was to desegregate the entire community.
- 6. Best known for desegregating the University of Georgia in Athens, also admitted to the Emory University in Atlanta.
- 8. established in 1957 to coordinate the action of local protest groups throughout the south, drew attention to the independence of black churches.
- 9. Governor of Georgia from 1967-1971, known for segregationist policies, appointed more African Americans to state government positions.
- 10. Helped organize sit-ins at segregated lunch counters, participated in the Freedom Rides of 1961, became chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, helped plan the March on Washington.
- 11. Organized voter registration drives, assisted in the organization of "citizenship schools" for the SCLC, teaching nonviolent organizing strategies to local people or "potential leaders" during the movement.
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- 1. Gave younger blacks more attention in the civil rights movement
- 2. advocate for nonviolent protest, bounded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, provided leadership to the African-American civil rights movement.
- 3. One of the first two African-American students admitted to the University of Georgia, known for her career as a successful journalist.
- 5. procedure for political primaries that gave less populated counties more unit votes than urban counties.
- 7. A policy enacted into law throughout the south during the period of segregation, allowed African Americans and Americans of European decent to receive the same services but be distinct facilities for each race.