The Georgia Equal Rights Association was organized in Augusta, Georgia, becoming the first statewide political organization for African Americans in Georgia after the Civil War. It was affiliated with the National Equal Rights League and advocated for civil rights, voting rights, and protection under the law for newly freed African Americans. The organization played a pivotal role in post-emancipation political organizing and laid the groundwork for African American involvement in Reconstruction-era politics.
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