Civil Rights

• SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) is made of churches and missionaries
• SCLC was founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
• John Lewis was elected to the Atlanta City Council
• John Lewis was elected to the US Congress
• Benjamin Mays was an inspiration to Martin Luther King Jr.
• John Lewis participated in freedom rides and was the chairman of SNCC (Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee)
• SNCC was made of high school and college students
• SNCC planned rallies, protests, sit-ins, and freedom rides
• The Albany Movement started in the fall of 1961
• Over 600 protestors went to jail during the Albany Movement
• The March on Washington took place in 1963
• The March on Washington was attended by 250,000 civil rights activists
• The March on Washington was for jobs and freedom
• The March on Washington led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965