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The study aims to investigate the origins and strategies of student-led civil rights activism in Atlanta during the 1960s.

April 12, 2026Open Access

Trouble the Land: Atlanta Student Movement

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The study aims to investigate the origins and strategies of student-led civil rights activism in Atlanta during the 1960s.
Analysis of student movements in Atlanta
Examination of key events like the boycott of Rich's Department Store
Incorporation of participant testimonies
Highlighted the publication of 'An Appeal for Human Rights' as a crucial document
Documented tensions between student activists and older Black power leaders
Emphasized the role of student movements in advancing civil rights

Abstract

With an emphasis on 1960, \"Atlanta Student Movement\" explores the origins and tactics of student-led civil rights activism in Atlanta, Georgia, through the voices of participants. Topics include the publication of \"An Appeal for Human Rights,\" the boycott of Rich\'s Department Store, and the tensions between student activists and older members of Atlanta\'s Black power structure.\"Atlanta Student Movement\" is the second installment in Southern Spaces’s Trouble the Land series as well as the second of the series\' five presentations featuring Atlanta.

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