The movement led to the desegregation of all schools, recreational areas, and hospitals in Maryland and the longest period of martial law within the United States since 1877.
Since the local hospitals were segregated and only served white people, Black residents had to drive two hours to Baltimore for medical care.
The Cambridge Movement, much like Freedom Summer, placed significant emphasis on voter education drives, but there were some differences.
In Cambridge, local white residents did not react as violently to increased Black voter registration as they did in Mississippi.
In fact, some white moderates even advocated for voter registration, viewing it as a better alternative to direct action protests in the streets and public facilities.
Gloria Richardson and Inez Grubb both became the co-chairs of CNAC, which was the only SNCC affiliate not led by students.
Cleveland Sellers, a SNCC Field Secretary, later reflected, "By the time we got to town, Cambridge's Black people had stopped extolling the virtues of passive resistance.
In response, Governor Tawes declared martial law and sent the National Guard to Cambridge.
[3] In May 1964, George Wallace, the segregationist Governor of Alabama, was invited by the DBCA, the city's primary business association, to give a campaign speech in Cambridge.