Civil Rights (and GA history!) Review

Which US president supported the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• John F. Kennedy

• John Lewis

• Lester Maddox

Who was the main civil rights leader that pushed nonviolent protests and won a Nobel Peace Prize for his work?

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• Lester Maddox

• John Lewis

• John F. Kennedy

Which civil rights leader was a leader of the SNCC and attacked on "Bloody Sunday"?

• Sibley Commission

• Lester Maddox

• John Lewis

• John F. Kennedy

Governor of Georgia that closed his restaurant rather than serve African Americans but later hired many for government jobs

• Eugene Talmadge

• Henry Grady

• William Hartsfield

• Lester Maddox

What were the hearings held in Georgia called to determine whether Georgians wanted to integrate schools?

• Sibley Commission

• Jim Crow Laws

• Civil Rights movement

• Lend Lease Act

Why did Georgia change the state flag in 1956?

• To show anger over the Brown v Board of Ed. decision and maintain white supremacy

• Because the other flag did not have the state motto on it

• To show support for integration of schools

• Because the 60% of people were in favor of the civil rights movement

Brown v. The Board of Education said that segregation was constitutional.

• True

• False

The Albany Movement was an event led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the state capitol to promote Civil Rights legislation.

• True

• False

The civil rights group, the SCLC, sponsored many violent protests during the Civil War.

• True

• False

The Sibley Commission said the state should integrate schools on a limited basis.

• True

• False