The Civil War Moments

Georgia The Peach State Established 1788, 4th State

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The Civil Rights Movement Print this section | E-mail this section In the 1950s and 1960s, Atlanta native Martin Luther King Jr. led a campaign to end racial segregation. He spoke and planned marches and other events in Georgia and many other parts of the nation. Because of the efforts of King and many others, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. People of different races no longer had to go to different schools, restaurants, and other places, or sit in separate places on buses, trains, or at public events.