Civil Rights in Georgia TEST REVIEW

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

• Lester Maddox

• Herman Talmadge

• Eugene Talmadge

• Andrew Young

What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?

• to protect private property rights

• to prevent school desegregation

• to study the effects of integration

• to get the opinion of how Georgians felt about Brown v. Board of Education.

Unsuccessful civil rights effort in Georgia

• Albany Movement

• Brown Vs. Board of Education

• SNCC

• March on Washington

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

• SNCC was not a part of the Civil Rights Movement

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

• They seceded from the Union