Civil Rights and Modern GA

The main accomplishment of Mayor William Hartsfield was

• aviation

• business

• education

• tax reform

What was the first professional team to come to Atlanta under Mayor Allen's time in office?

• baseball

• football

• basketball

• hockey

Which amendment to the US Constitution did the county unit system violate?

• 13th

• 14th

• 15th

• 16th

What was the purpose of the white primary in GA?

• to keep blacks from voting in the Presidential election

• to keep blacks from voting in the democratic primary election

• to encourage non-whites to vote in the Presidential election

• to encourage non-whites to vote in the democratic primary election

What was the 1946 governor's race best remembered for?

• ending progressive reforms made by Governor Arnall

• beginning a progressive movement in GA

• no politician was elected by the people because multiple politicians claimed the right to the governorship

• the state of GA experienced a government shut down.

What was the focus of GA's Albany Movement?

• to end segregation of public schools in Albany

• to integrate interstate bus station waiting rooms and other public places in Albany

• to implement a first-come-first-served policy on Albany buses.

• to force the hiring of African American bus drivers for Albany's bus system.

This group of 14 met with Georgians after the case of Brown v. Board of education to discuss its impact on the state.

• The Albany Movement

• The Sibley Commission

• The Committee for Civil Rights

• Souther Christian Leadership Conference

Who does the following descriptions best describe:

President of Morehouse College

mentor to Martin Luther King, jr

first African-American President of the Atlanta School Board

• John Lewis

• Andrew Young

• Maynard Jackson

• Benjamin Mays

The following best describes:

Chairman of SNCC

Delivered a speech at the March on Washington

Known for his non-violent sit-in protests

a member of the US House of Representatives

• Maynard Jackson

• John Lewis

• Martin Luther King, Jr

• Ellis Arnall

This event was designed to challenge the segregation of bus waiting stations. Protests were arranged by SNCC and the NAACP with the help of John Lewis and MLK, jr.

• The Sibley Commission

• sit-ins

• The Albany Movement

• March on Washington