PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S
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Electing John Lewis as a U.S. representative
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Closing all public schools so students would not have to integrate
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Creating a new set of laws that would continue to allow segregation
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Changing the state flag to include the confederate battle symbol
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Detailed explanation-1: -State Flag, 1956-2001 Georgia’s General Assembly ratified the addition of the Confederate Battle Flag to the state flag in 1956 as a backlash to the Brown v. Board of Education decisions, which federally imposed integration of public schools.
Detailed explanation-2: -Signed into law on February 13, 1956, the bill became effective the following July 1. Before an in-depth examination of the 1956 state flag can be carried out, it should be noted that there is nothing inherently controversial or racist about the actual design of the Confederate battle flag.
Detailed explanation-3: -“I pledge allegiance to the Georgia flag and to the principles for which it stands: Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation.” On the banner encircling the three pillars are the words “Wisdom, ” “Justice, ” and “Moderation”-with each word associated with one pillar.
Detailed explanation-4: -To conserve material, the ANV changed Miles’ design from a rectangle to a square for the battle flag. The rectangular version, similar to the battle flag used by the Army of Tennessee under General Joseph E. Johnston, is the most popular today and common in modern reproductions.