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Once upon a time in a land far, far away, 

people were segregated. The Black people 

were not allowed to intermingle with the 

White people. The White people were always 

mean to the Black people.

In 1967 a man named Lester Maddox was elected 

as governor of a state named Georgia. He was a 

proficient segregationist and believed that Blacks 

and Whites should not be together. When Lester 

was sworn into office, he surprised many people by 

appointing Black officials in Georgia. He tried to 

make Black people more involved with the 

government.

Lester Maddox tried to integrate the police 

department, but people were still cold towards 

Blacks.

One day, some Black people were in a train station 

and they just sat down and didn't leave. This was 

called the Albany Movement.

On   another day a little girl named Josephine Brown tried 

to enroll in an all white school. Of course, she was not 

admitted. Her parents were so angry that they took their 

case to the Supreme Court. The court decided that 

segregation in schools was unconstitutional. This case 

upturned Plessy vs. Fergusen.

Black people everywhere were starting to 

realize that they were getting some 

recognition. Soon colleges let Blacks enroll. 

Charlayne Hunter, Hamilton Holmes, and 

somebody else were the first Black students 

admitted into the University of Georgia.

Another key player in the Civil Rights 

movement is Martin Luther King Junior; he 

started the march on Washington. The March 

on Washington was thousands of Black people 

peacefully protesting their unfair treatment. 

This is where he delivered his famous "I Have 

A Dream" speech. 

Martin Luther King Jr. was the son of a 

preacher in Georgia. He attended Moorhouse 

College and soon received a doctorate in 

theology. He developed a nonviolent approach 

to social change. He became a great civil 

leader for Black people in the 1960' s. He 

encouraged nonviolent protests such as sit-ins 

and boycotts.

The SNCC is The Student Nonviolent 

Coordinating Committee. It was made up of 

black college students. They were a prominent 

leaders in sit-ins, nonviolent protests, and 

black civil rights. The SNCC was determined to 

steer clear of MLKJ, but ended up working 

closely with his organizations in the future.  

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