Modern Georgia

What was the result of the 1946 Governor’s Race?

• Ellis Arnall (the current governor) became governor after re-election

• Melvin Thompson (the lt. governor) became governor by a Supreme Court Ruling

• Eugene Talmadge got well and became governor

- Both believed in equal rights for African-Americans

- Both were born in Georgia

- Both were winners of the Nobel Peace Prize

The clues above describe what two people?

• Ivan Allen, Jr. and William Hartsfield

• Eugene Talmadge and Herman Talmadge

• Ellis Arnall and Jimmy Carter

• Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Atlanta Georgian

Our New Governor is a Fan of Segregation!

The headline above describes a man who threw African-Americans out of his restautant and later became governor. During his term, he elected many African-Americans to high-ranking positions. Who is he?

• Lester Maddox

• Carl Sanders

• Eugene Talmadge

• Joe Frank Harris

These two mayors of Atlanta helped to keep the city calm during the civil rights movement:

• Ivan Allen and William Hartsfield

• Ellis Arnall and Eugene Talmadge

• Maynard Jackson and Andrew Young

This white mayor originally brought aviation to Atlanta:

• William Hartsfield

• Maynard Jackson

• Ivan Allen, Jr.

• Benjamin Mayes

This mayor brought the Braves and other sports teams to Atlanta:

• William Hartsfield

• Ivan Allen, Jr.

• Andrew Young

• Maynard Jackson

This Supreme Court case stated that it was unconstitutional for public schools in the United States to be segregated.

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Topeka v. Washington State

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• None of the Above

Who was the first African-American mayor of Atlanta?

• Jimmy Carter

• Andrew Young

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Maynard Jackson

This was the name of Dr. King’s march that led him to the foot of the Lincoln Memorial. There, he gave a famous speech.

• March for Progress

• March for Pride

• March on Washington

This organization asked people's opinions and held hearings to test the public on integration and found that many white Georgians would rather close schools altogether than integrate:

• The SNCC

• The SCLC

• the Sibley Commission

• the NAACP