What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?

To solve the problems with desegregating Georgia schools

Help blacks and whites to meet civilly to discuss issues

To stop the protests in Georgia

What was the purpose of the March on Washington?

To urge the passage of the Civil Rights Act

It was a political rally for the campaign of Herman Talmadge

It was organized to stop the Albany Movement in Georgia

True or False: The Civil Rights Act demanded that churches integrate as well as schools, and businesses.

False: Churches were excluded from the act

True: Churches had to abide by the integration rule

What was one of Lester Maddox's accomplishments as governor?

Appointed more African Americans to state boards

Decreased funding for public schools and the arts

Which was NOT and accomplishment of Andrew Young?

Brought the Olympics to Atlanta

Established the Citizen's Scholarship

Was the first African American since reconstruction to be elected to the House of Representatives

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which does NOT describe Benjamin Mays?

Chairman of the Board of Education

Mentor to Martin Luther King Jr

Governor of Georgia

President of Morehouse college

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the white primary?

The type of paint you use before adding a top coat of color

The rule that only whites could vote in the primary elections

The rule that only blacks could vote in the secondary elections

The rule that kept underaged people from voting in primary elcetions

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main controversy in the 1946 Governor's race in Georgia?

Ellis Arnall was impeached because of his views on segregation

Herman Talmadge and Eugene Talmadge were father and son and couldn't run on the same ballot.

Eugene Talmadge died before he could take office and two men claimed they were the rightful governor

Talmadge did not win the popular vote

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What caused Herman Talmadge to eventually win the Governor's office in 1950?

His promise to lower taxes

The sacrifices he made as a soldier in WWII

His involvement in public school improvment.

His views on segregation

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Herman Talmadge made changes as governor to allocate tax money to help public school systems.

True

False

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Separate but equal was OK but not in schools

Separate but equal was unconstitutional

Buses should not be segregated

All schools should be segregated

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

True: He supported Violent Protests

False: He supported Non-Violent Protests

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Civil Rights and Georgia

Which does NOT describe Benjamin Mays?

What is the white primary?

What was the main controversy in the 1946 Governor's race in Georgia?

What caused Herman Talmadge to eventually win the Governor's office in 1950?

True or False: Herman Talmadge made changes as governor to allocate tax money to help public school systems.

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

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

Where did the first sit-in occur?

Who was the first president of the SNCC?

True or False: Georgia initially did not support the Brown V BOE decision.

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