MCR - Developments In The Civil Rights Movement: 1960s-1970s (Lesson)

Developments In The Civil Rights Movement: 1960s-1970s

Introduction

During the 1960s, the Civil Rights Movement continued to gain speed and attention. The key piece of legislation passed by Congress, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, called for the desegregation of all public facilities including schools. The University of Georgia was ordered by the federal government to admit two African American students, Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter. Even with this progression, 60% of the state polled that they did not want schools and colleges to integrate. The work of Martin Luther King, Jr. and others saw the progression of change in the South that would continue to have lasting change into the 1970s.

 

Civil Rights

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Desegregation

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Review

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The 1960s and 1970s saw Civil Rights Activists becoming more vocal and action focused. The Albany Movement, March on Washington, and Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee left a lasting legacy on the South. They saw progression with the integration of schools and election of African American figures. By the end of the 1970s, the state began to see a progressive approach to integration and modernization of social issues. The legacy will continue in the region into the 1980s and 1990s. 

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