Civil Rights

Unsuccessful civil rights effort in Georgia

• Albany Movement
• Brown Vs. Board of Education
• SNCC

Mentor for Dr. King and was the president of Morehouse College. He believed in non-violence

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 
• Maynard Jackson
• Benjamin Mays

What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?

• To put pressure on the courts to reverse the Brown Vs. Board of Education decision
• To find out how Georgians felt about desegregation
• To pass laws supporting integration of schools

Which man from Georgia is recognized as the leader  of the modern Civil Rights movement?

• Benjamin Mays
• Herman Talmadge
• Martin Luther King, Jr.
• Lester Maddox

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Which was NOT a purpose of the March on Washington?

• Election of a Black President
• the right to vote
• full and fair employment
• decent housing

Who was both a governor of GA and a US senator who opposed integration?

• Ellis Arnall
• Herman Talmadge
• Andrew Young
• Maynard Jackson

What was the purpose of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating  Committee?

• SNCC coordinated youth led, non-violent campaigns against segregation and other forms of racism
• SNCC went door to door to find out how other Georgians felt about integration
• SNCC was a group who fought to March in Washington

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What did the South do in opposition to the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

• Added the Constatine battle flag to the Georgia state flag
• Added the Confederate Battle flag to the Georgia state flag
• Added thirteen bars to the Georgia State flag

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Where was opposition to the Brown v. Board of Education decision the greatest?

• South
• North
• Alaska
• New Jersey

What legislation was passed in 1964 to guarantee voting rights, prohibit segregation in public places, ban segregation by trade unions, schools and employers, call for the desegregation of public schools, and assure nondiscrimination in the distribution of federal funds?

• Civil Rights Act of 1960
• Civil Rights Act of 1963
• Civil Rights Act of 1946
• Civil Rights Act of 1964