Ms. Wildermuth's 8th Grade GA Studies

Civil Rights Movement in GA

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    • Unit 1: Geography & Exploration
    • Unit 2: Exploration and Colonization
    • Unit 3: Statehood and Westward Expansion
    • Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction
    • Unit 5: New South & WW2
    • Unit 6: Civil Rights
    • Unit 7: Modern Georgia
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By the completion of this unit, students should be able to:
​SS8H11 
Evaluate the role of Georgia in the modern civil rights movement.
  1. Explain Georgia’s response to Brown v. Board of Education including the 1956 flag and the Sibley Commission.
  2. Describe the role of individuals (Martin Luther King, Jr., and John Lewis), groups (SNCC and SCLC) and events (Albany Movement and March on Washington) in the Civil Rights Movement.
  3. Explain the resistance to the 1964 Civil Rights Act, emphasizing the role of Lester Maddox
Useful Links for Project:
  • http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr
  • https://www.biography.com/people/john-lewis-21305903
  • http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/lester-maddox-1915-2003
  • ​https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/education/benjamin-mays-ca-1894-1984
Foldable Project Instructions
Civil Rights Onesheet
Civil Rights Reading
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  • Home
  • Digital Learning
  • Blog
  • GA Studies Units
    • Unit 1: Geography & Exploration
    • Unit 2: Exploration and Colonization
    • Unit 3: Statehood and Westward Expansion
    • Unit 4: Civil War and Reconstruction
    • Unit 5: New South & WW2
    • Unit 6: Civil Rights
    • Unit 7: Modern Georgia
    • Georgia Government
  • Practice/Extra Credit
    • Benchmark Review
  • Calendar
  • Websites and Resources
    • Legacy Project