Civil Rights 2018

When did Georgia change the state flag to incorporate the Confederate battle flag?

• Before Brown v. Board of Education.

• After Brown V. Board of Education

• The Georgia flag never incorporated the Confederate battle flag.

The Sibley Commission was formed to ___?

• Determine how Georgian's felt about the integration of public schools.

• Decide on the new state flag.

• Settle the Three Governors Controversy.

• Determine the success of the Albany Movement.

Which of the following is NOT true about John Lewis?

• He participated in Freedom Rides during the Civil Rights Movement.

• He worked with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.

• He is a current member of the House of Representatives.

• He was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.

Which group conducted sit-ins at lunch counters in order to boycott businesses that wouldn’t serve blacks

• Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

• Sibley Commission

• Freedom Riders

• General Assembly

What event is being described: 250,000 protesters came; Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream Speech"; Led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• Albany Movement

• March on Washington

• March from Selma to Montgomery

• Atlanta Race Riot

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What event took place in southern Georgia from 1961 to 1962 with the goal of ending all types of segregation in the city?

• Civil Rights Movement

• Greensboro sit-ins

• Albany Movement

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

Which Georgia governor refused to serve African Americans in his restaurant?

• Lester Maddox

• Herman Talmadge

• Eugene Talmadge

• Andrew Young

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 state?

• That everyone can get whatever job they want no matter their race, religion, sex, etc.

• That no one can be denied a job opportunity based on race, religion, sex, etc.

What did Lester Maddox do that surprised a lot of people in Georgia?

• He desegregated his restaurant the day the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed

• He appointed many Blacks/African Americans to government positions

Unsuccessful civil rights effort in Georgia

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