H11 - (19- 20) Civil Rights Movement

The landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized segregation was:

• the Dred Scott decision.
• Plessy v. Ferguson.
• Brown v. Board of Education

The landmark Supreme Court decision that ruled that separate was NOT equal was:

• the Dred Scott decision.
• Plessy v. Ferguson.
• Brown v. Board of Education

Most white southern leaders ________ the Supreme Court’s order to desegregate.

• favored
• opposed
• were divided on

Georgia’s General Assembly did all of the following in response to the order to desegregate EXCEPT

• modify the state’s flag by adding the Confederate battle flag.
• threaten to abolish all of GA’s public schools.
• express strong support for integration

Who was Governor of GA 1967-1971, believed in states’ rights & segregation, closed his restaurant rather than allow blacks to eat there, had Little People’s Day, allowed citizens to speak face to face with governor?

• Benjamin Mays
• Lester Maddox
• James Oglethorpe

The Albany movement failed because it

• focused on too many things.
• was extremely violent.
• was in a small town and no one cared.

What was the purpose of the March on Washington?

• To get equal rights and to push Congress to vote yes on the civil rights legislation.
• To gather and protest Congress.
• To get some exercise.

The Civil Rights Act prohibited

• blacks and whites from being together.
• discrimination based on color, race, gender, or religion.
• discrimination based on hair, height, or weight.

The change in the 1956 state flag show the feelings of Georgia legislators. What were those feelings?

• The state wanted to integrate schools.
• The state wanted each district to decide for themselves.
• The state wanted to preserve segregation in schools.

In 1956, the Georgia flag was changed to include what?

• The United States flag
• The Confederate Battle Flag
• Stripes
• The state seal.