Post WWII and Modern Georgia DT #3 Remediation Lesson

Post WWII and Modern Georgia DT #3 Remediation Lesson

1956 Georgia Flag

In 1956, the Georgia Assembly approved the state’s most controversial flag. The 1956 flag offended African Americans and progressive whites because two-thirds of it looked like a Confederate battle flag. Most people believed the legislature’s new flag decision to be symbolic of Georgia’s resistance to the federal government’s integration laws (Brown vs BOE). The flag represented Georgia until it was finally replaced in 2001. 

Georgia's Current Flag

Multiple Choice

In an attempt to show disdain to Supreme Court decisions such as Brown v Board of Education, in 1956, Georgia’s legislators voted to change the state flag to incorporate the _______________________________ battle flag.

• Union

• Confederate

• Federal

• National

Lester Maddox

Lester Maddox became a public figure when he chose to close his Atlanta restaurant rather than comply with the Civil Rights Act and serve African Americans. In 1966, he was elected as Georgia’s governor, despite being a strict segregationist. Maddox surprised many people by hiring more African Americans into office than any governor before him.

Multiple Choice

Who was the last overtly segregationist governor in the state’s history, which also appointed more African Americans to government positions than all prior Georgia governors combined?

• Carl Vinson

• Andrew Young

• Herman Talmadge

• Lester Maddox

Andrew Young

Andrew Young became well known as a civil rights activist and aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. In 1972, he won a seat in Congress and was Georgia’s first African American representative to the House since Reconstruction. In 1977, President Carter appointed Young to be America’s ambassador to the United Nations. In 1981, he succeeded Jackson as Atlanta’s mayor.

Multiple Choice

In 1972, ________________________________ was elected as Georgia’s first African American Congressman since Reconstruction. He was later elected Mayor of Atlanta and helped bring the Olympics to the city.

• Lester Maddox

• Jimmy Carter

• Andrew Young

• Maynard Jackson

Maynard Jackson

Maynard Jackson was elected as Atlanta’s first African American mayor in 1973. As mayor, Jackson made sure that Hartsfield Airport added a new international terminal that helped the economy. The city of Atlanta honored Maynard for his work and added his name to the airport in 2003: Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Maynard also was instrumental in helping to bring the 1996 Olympics to Atlanta.

Multiple Select

Choose THREE facts about the life of Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson.

• Brought professional sports to Atlanta

• Helped to bring Olympics to the city

• instrumental in expanding Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport

• First African American Mayor of Atlanta

Jimmy Carter as Governor

In 1970, Jimmy Carter won the governor’s race and quickly began to create a “new Georgia”. In his inaugural address, he informed Georgians that it was time for segregation to end. Carter favored integration and often butted heads with his lieutenant governor, Lester Maddox, over promoting civil rights.

Camp David Accords

For centuries, Arabs and Jews have fought over land in the Middle East. President Carter invited Egypt’s president and Israel’s prime minister to Camp David (the president’s personal retreat) to try to work out a peace agreement. On September 17, 1978, the leaders negotiated a peace treaty and signed the Camp David Accords. Many saw this as a diplomatic miracle and Carter was given credit for his role in negotiating the agreement.

Multiple Select

Choose THREE facts that are true about the life of Jimmy Carter?

• In 1970 he was elected governor of Georgia

• Helped bring the Olympics to Atlanta

• His achievements include the Camp David Peace Accords between Egypt and Israel.

• The only person from Georgia to be elected President of the United States