Civil Rights Movement

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Which does NOT describe Benjamin Mays? Options: Chairman of the Board of Education, Mentor to Martin Luther King Jr, Governor of Georgia, President of Morehouse college

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Governor of Georgia

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What was the ruling in the Brown V. BOE case?

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Separate but equal was unconstitutional

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True or False: Martin Luther King Jr. urged his followers to react with violence when they were physically attacked.

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False: He supported Non-Violent Protests

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What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?

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To solve the problems with desegregating Georgia schools 

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What was the name of the event where MLK Jr gave his "I Have A Dream" speech?

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The March on Washington, D.C.

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What was the purpose of the March on Washington?

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To urge the passage of the Civil Rights Act

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Thurgood Marshall:

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Argued the Brown v. Board of Education case in front of the Supreme Court

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What did many people believe the 1956 Georgia flag was in response to?

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Georgia's resistance to the federal government's integration laws

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The Sibley Commission found that:

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2 out of 3 Georgians would rather see schools closed than integrated

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What was the Civil Rights Movement?

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African Americans fought against racial discrimination and segregation.