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=** Georgia Civil Rights Movement: A pathfinder for 8th grade students **=

=** SS8H11 **** The student will evaluate the role of Georgia in the modern civil rights movement. ** = = a. Describe major developments in civil rights and Georgia’s role during the 1940s and 1950s; include the roles of Herman Talmadge, Benjamin Mays, the 1946 governor’s race and the end of the white primary, Brown v. Board of Education, Martin Luther King, Jr., and the 1956 state flag. =

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 * The Civil Rights Movement marked a time of struggle and change. Many significant individuals and groups impacted Georgians and Americans alike during this period. This pathfinder contains resources that allow students the opportunity to explore and learn of the fight for Civil Rights in Georgia as well as the nation. **