SS8H11: The Civil Rights Movement in Georgia

What did the Supreme Court decide in Brown v. Board of Education?

• They supported the earlier case of Plessy V. Ferguson

• They said that segregation schools needed to be more equal.

• They said that segregation was no longer allowed in public school.

• They said that it was up to the individual states to determine if they would have segregated schools or not.

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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 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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Unsuccessful civil rights effort in Georgia

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

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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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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