PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Albany
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Atlanta
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Columbus
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Savannah
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Albany Movement began in fall 1961 and ended in summer 1962. It was the first mass movement in the modern civil rights era to have as its goal the desegregation of an entire community, and it resulted in the jailing of more than 1, 000 African Americans in Albany and surrounding rural counties.
Detailed explanation-2: -In November 1961, residents of Albany, Georgia, launched an ambitious campaign to eliminate segregation in all facets of local life. The movement captured national attention one month later when local leaders invited Martin Luther King, Jr. to join the protest.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Albany Movement was a desegregation campaign formed on November 17, 1961, in Albany, Georgia.
Detailed explanation-4: -This movement was founded by local black leaders and ministers, as well as members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).