Post on 27-Dec-2015
CH. 12 MODERN GEORGIA
Cold War* Relationship between US & Soviet Union grew
strained after WW2
* Fought mainly with words & diplomacy
* US wanted democracy for other countries
* Soviet Union wanted communism
Korean War
* June 25 1950 North Korea invaded South Korea
* Hoping to make one unified communist country
*17 United Nations countries came to South Korea's help
* Peace declared July 1953 with no clear victor
* Remains divided along the 38th parallel
Brown vs. Board of Education
* court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional
* Ordered racial integration of schools
* Plessy vs. Ferguson ruling was upset by this ruling
Supreme Court and Education
* Ga General Assembly voted to cut off state funding to systems that integrated
schools
* Governor Vandiver promised to keep Georgia schools segregated
* 2 out 3 Georgians wanted to close schools rather than integrate them
* Federal Government refused federal funding to any school system that did not
end segregation
Georgia's Reaction to Brown vs. Board of Education
- Martin Luther King Jr. - Rev. William Borders- Walter White - Andrew Young- William Hartsfield - Ivan Allen
Men who worked for the Peaceful integration of schools in Atlanta
Methods Major Ivan Allen used to end discrimination in Atlanta
* Removal of "colored" and "white" signs in city hall
* Removed restrictions on African American Policemen
* Integrated city's fire dept. and city gov't
Martin Luther King Jr.
* Direct, Nonviolent Actions (marches, protests, demonstrations)
* Legal Remedies * Ballots
* Economic Boycotts
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. approach to gaining equality and civil rights for all
citizens
* March on Washington D.C - " I Have a Dream Speech"
* March from Selma to Montgomery - directly influenced the Voting Right Act of
1965
Example
- Andrew Young
- John Lewis
- Julian Bond
3 Georgians who joined Dr. King in nonviolent civil rights movement
Civil Rights Act
* Federal legislation that refused federal funds to any system that did not end
segregation
* Federal legislation also made racial discrimination illegal
* Signed my President Lyndon Johnson
Civil Rights Act 1964
2 Events that occurred in Alabama that lead congress to pass Civil Rights Act
* Montgomery Bus Boycott - lasted over a year
* Bombing of Birmingham 16th Street Baptist Church
Jimmy Carter
As Governor of Georgia
- Reorganized gov't agencies - Unified court system
- Created Georgia Heritage Trust to protect resources
- Equalized funding- Expanded education
As President of United States
- Negotiated peace between Israel and Egypt (Camp David Peace
Accords)