The Albany Movement was a civil rights movement that took place in Albany, Georgia from 1961 to 1962. It involved a coalition of civil rights organizations, including the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). The movement was led by local civil rights activists such as William G. Anderson, C.B. King, and Slater King, as well as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other national civil rights leaders. The goal of the Albany Movement was to end segregation and discrimination in public facilities and to expand voting rights for African Americans in the city and surrounding areas.
