Civil Rights Movement Part 1

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segregated

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separated

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Integration

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to bring together

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Who fought against racial discrimination and segregation?

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African-American citizens

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Who sued the Board of Education in Topeka, Kansas?

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Oliver Brown

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Who was the lawyer who argued the case before the U.S. Supreme Court that having separate schools violated the 14th Amendment to the Constitution?

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Thurgood Marshall

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What year did the Supreme Court rule that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

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1954

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Which Georgia Governor strongly opposed the Supreme Court's ruling? Options: Herman Talmadge, Lester Maddox, Jimmy Carter

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Herman Talmadge

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How did Georgians feel about integration of schools?

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They would rather see schools closed than integrated

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What was the name of the commission that recommended that each local district decide the desegregation matter for itself?

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The Sibley Commission

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Which university did Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes apply several times? Options: The University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Georgia Southern University

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The University of Georgia