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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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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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

This man was elected president in 1976. He is our 39th president and the ONLY one from Georgia ever to be elected.

• Ronald Reagan
• Barak Obama
• Jimmy Carter
• Maynard Jackson

72 million visitors came to Georgia to witness this event; it created revenue of more than $5billion; built sports venues and parks increased international recognition; also the event that killed Alice Hawthorne and wounded 117 others at Centennial Olympic Park.

• 1996 Olympic Games
• The Million Man March
• March on Washington
• Free Style Olympics

Which of the following is correct about Jimmy Carter?

•  He was the only Georgian to serve as president of the United States.
• He established the HOPE scholarship
• He was the first mayor of Atlanta, GA
• He was president for two terms.