Modern Civil Rights

Found that 60% of Georgians would rather close schools than integrate.

• Brown v. Board of Education
• Sibley Commission
• 3 Governor's Episode
• Gray v. Sanders

1946 Election and Death of Eugene Talmadge and the resulting actions that brought national embarassment to Georgia

• 3 Governor's Episode
• County Unit System
• Cocking Affair
• Sibley Commission

Integrated UGA and became successful professionals.

• Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes
• William Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson
• Benjamin Mays and Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Jimmy Carter and Andrew Young

Ruled that segregated schools are unconstitutional

• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Gray v. Sanders
• Worchester v. Georgia

The confederate symbol was added to protest the Federal Government and Desegregation

• 1956 Georgia Flag
• 2003 Georgia Flag
• State Seal
• State Motto

"Massive Resistance" was used to take about a group of laws that

• were passed to prevent schools from integrating.
• were passed to desegregate schools.
• were used to disenfranchise voters.
• were created by the SCLC.

The Albany movement was deemed unsuccessful because

• It was too broad, trying to desegregate an entire town.
• it was too narrow, only trying to desegregate schools.
• civil rights leadership was not involved.
• there was so much violence there.

Which of these is NOT a reaction to the Brown v. Board decision?

• Sibley Commission
• 1956 GA Flag
• Massive Resistance
• Atlanta Race Riot

Brought professional sports to Georgia.

• Maynard Jackson
• Ivan Allen Jr
• William Hartsfield
• Richard Russell

I ended the poll tax and gave 18 year olds the right to vote in Georgia

• Ellis Arnall
• Lester Maddox
• Herman Talmadge
• Jimmy Carter