Civil Right Movement Review

Civil Right Movement Review

Georgia Studies

Brown v Board of Education

What was the decision???

Multiple Choice

The case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) resulted in

• the Topeka school district spending more money on black schools.

• the creation of the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine of segregation

• a ruling that stated that race-based education in Kansas was equal in opportunity.

• a ruling that stated segregation in American public schools was inherently unequal.

Multiple Select

How did Georgia respond to the Brown v Board of Education decision? Check all that apply.

• appealing the decision in the Federal Court of Appeals.

• Changed Georgia's state flag

• Creating the Sibley Commission

• Desegregated / integrated all schools in Georgia

Multiple Choice

Which of these Civil Rights-era situations was unique because its goal was the desegregation of an entire community?

• the Little Rock 9

• the Albany Movement

• the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

Multiple Select

How did the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) differ from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?

• majority pf participates were students

• more willing to take risks and put their bodies on the line

• Violent

• Sit-ins at segregated lunch counters all across the South

Multiple Choice

President Lyndon B. Johnson persuaded Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The primary purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to

• protect impoverished groups by banning the poll tax.

• implement affirmative action programs at the federal level.

• issue federal grants to businesses owned by minorities and women.

• prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin

Fill in the Blanks

Lester Maddox took opposition to the federal government after the 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed. Which action describes how he took action against the progression of the Civil Rights Movement?

What law is represented by this picture?

Multiple Choice

Which of these was most responsible for putting an end to Jim Crow Laws?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• the Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Plessy v. Ferguson