Why were places such as georgia and alabama considered as "ground zero" for the american civil rights movement? include specific examples and instances of the civil rights movement.

Georgia and Alabama were considered ground zero because they took the attention of the whole nation in the decision over the American conscience.

Explanation:

It was essential to pass the marches for voting rights to support the American rights to vote. It was then signed into law by the president. Therefore the act was against discrimination and protects minorities, especially those in South American.

Alabama was considered the soul old Dixie, and due to this, it entered the national migration debate. However the American was surprised because the state was not an ordinary home for many of them.

lincoln declared that slavery should not be allowed to spread into the new states, and of course this angered the south at the time.