Civil Rights

An organization aimed at determining how Georgians felt about integrating their school systems. Found 60% would rather close schools than integrate. They recommended school districts be allowed to decide if they will integrate and laws be removed that penalized schools who chose to integrate.

• Tories

• General Assembly

• Sibley Commission

• Liberty Boys

Which Supreme Court decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson? (SS8H11.a)

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Scott v. Sanford

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Cooper v. Aaron

How did the Georgia legislature react to the ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education? (SS8H11.a)

• They went along with the change because they felt they had to, even though they did not support it

• They were willing to close schools rather than integrate, and passed laws that would stop funding to schools that did.

• They had a filibuster and it never took place.

• They welcomed the change, and increased funding to schools that integrated.

What symbolic change did Georgia make to the state flag to show their feelings about the ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education? (SS8H11.a)

• They changed the flag to include all previous Georgia flags.

• They changed the flag to include two red stripes and one white stripe.

• They changed the flag to include the Confederate battle flag

• They changed the flag to mirror the look of the United States flag.

Which Georgia city was the first to begin integrating its schools? (SS8H11.a)

• Athens

• Augusta

• Atlanta

• Savannah

What was the purpose of the Albany Movement? (SS8H11.b)

• to end all types of segregation

• to end segregation on transportation systems

• to continue segregation in schools

• to continue segregation in public facilities

This racist restaurant owner closed his restaurant rather than integrate. He eventually became governor and hired more blacks to office than all prior governors combined.

• Lester Maddox

• Martin Luther King

• John Lewis

• Linda Brown

This person was the leader of the civil rights movement, started the (SCLC), and believed in a non violent form of protest.

• lester Maddox

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• John Lewis

• Linda Brown

This person is a member of the US House of Representatives and is a civil rights leader who believes in a non-violent form of protest.

• Lester Maddox

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• John Lewis

• Linda Brown

What was the outcome of the Albany Movement?(SS8H11.b)

• The movement was unsuccessful because they tried to integrate too much at once.

• The movement was unsuccessful because the Civil Rights Act had been passed.

• The movement was successful and Georgia school remained segregated.

• The movement was successful and transportation systems were integrated.