Georgia History - Civil Rights Test

Lester Maddox surprised many Georgians in his role as governor because:

• he campaigned to cut government spending and then increased spending for education.

• he promised that he would lower taxes if he was elected, but he approved several tax increases.

• he fought to keep the white primary system, but he ordered the state university system to integrate.

• he was a segregationist who appointed many African Americans to government positions.

Why was the Albany Movement unable to fully achieve its desegregation goals?

• It focused on using the political process rather than protests to create change.

• The use of violence by some of its members alienated moderate supporters.

• The movement lacked organization and leadership and quickly dissolved.

• The organizers tried to accomplish too many goals at once.

Which Civil Rights organization was created to organized student participation in the movement and promote voter registration throughout the South?

• SNCC ( Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee)

• SCLC ( Southern Christian Leadership Conference)

• AM ( Albany Movement)

• NAACP ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

Which organization created by a group of ministers including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was designed to organize sit-ins, marches and boycotts?

• SNCC ( Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee)

• SCLC ( Southern Christian Leadership Conference)

• AM ( Albany Movement)

• NAACP ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

Which individual worked with Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., in the nonviolent civil rights movement for social change?

• Malcolm X

• Lester Maddox

• Stokely Carmichael

• John Lewis

At which event did Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. give his "I Have a Dream" speech?

• the march from Selma to Montgomery

• The Birmingham Jail Letters

• The March on Washington

• The Albany Movement

Which approach was NOT part of Dr. Martin L. King's plan to gain equality and civil rights for all citizens?

• Economic boycotts of businesses that did not treat all citizens fairly.

• Legal actions against individuals and businesses that violated the civil rights of individuals based on race.

• Direct and nonviolent actions such as marches, protests, and demonstrations.

• Aggressive pursuit of black power through violent protests, riots, demonstrations, and political organization.

What court ruling caused the state of GA to change their 1956 state flag to include the Confederate Battle Flag?

• Brown vs. the Board of Education

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Worchester vs. Georgia

• Roe vs. Wade

What was the recommendation of the Sibley Commission, created in 1960 as a response to the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education?

• The state government should resist federal efforts to force integration

• Counties should accept the state governments demand that they should integrate

• Counties should be able to determine for themselves whether to integrate

• The state government should force counties to begin the process of integration

Which landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision made segregation, or separate-but-equal schools illegal/unconstitutional?

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Brown vs. Board of Education

• Worchester vs. Georgia

• Rollins vs. Flordia