Activism in the US

Civil Rights Actions

Courtesy of the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Cite as: William Stanford Sr. Photographs, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, Ga.

View of unidentified men protesting segregated facilities outside of Rich's store in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. In December of 1960 African Americans, perhaps students attending Atlanta University Center colleges and universities, protested racial segregation policies of Rich's Department Store by picketing in front of the Rich's store in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

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<p>Demonstrations were major tools of the civil rights movements, such as those in Birmingham and Atlanta, among other locations.  The nonviolent direct action protest proved especially effective, as attested by Martin Luther King’s eloquent “A Letter from Birmingham Jail.”  Demonstration tactics might include marches, rallies, picketing, sit-ins, and other forms of protest.  Such demonstrations were so successful that similar approaches were soon adopted by activists for peace, women’s issues, gay rights, and other causes. </p>

Civil Rights Demonstrations

Civil Rights Movements

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Education Activism

Anti-War Activism

Women’s Activism

LGBT Activisim

View of an unidentified man handing a flyer protesting segregated facilities to Roswell E. Smith outside Rich's department store in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. In December of 1960 African Americans, perhaps students attending Atlanta University Center colleges and universities, protested racial segregation policies of Rich's Department Store by picketing in front of the Rich's store in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

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Atlanta History Center

Digital Library of Georgia

<p>In December 1960 African Americans, perhaps students attending Atlanta University Center colleges and universities, protested racial segregation policies of Rich's Department Store by picketing in front of the Rich's store in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.</p>

View of an unidentified woman wearing a sign protesting segregated facilities outside of Rich's department store in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. In December of 1960 African Americans, perhaps students attending Atlanta University Center colleges and universities, protested racial segregation policies of Rich's Department Store by picketing in front of the Rich's store in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.

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Activism in the US

Atlanta (Rich’s) Demonstrations

Atlanta (Rich’s) Demonstrations