Civil Rights Quick Check QUIZIZZ

What president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

• Jimmy Carter

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Eugene Talmadge

• William Hartsfield

At what event did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech?

• Albany Movement

• Selma to Montgomery March

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

Why did Georgia's General Assembly change the state flag in 1956?

• to show they opposed integration

• they were following the orders of the new governor

• they were happy about integration

• to show they still believed in slavery

Which civil rights organization consisted of high school and college students who cared about civil rights change?

• NAACP

• SNCC

• SCLC

• HCHL

Which of the following were ways SNCC protested for changes in civil rights? (CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)

• sit - in

• riots

• freedom summer

• freedom rides

• looting

Which civil rights leader believed equality and justice could be reached via peaceful protests?

• W.E.B. DuBois

• John Lewis

• Lester Maddox

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

What was the verdict in Brown v. Board of Education?

• separate but equal is acceptable in public schools

• integration in public schools is unconstitutional

• segregation in public schools is unconstitutional

• Brown's daughter could only attend an African Americans only school

Who in Georgia was in opposition to integration and encouraged massive resistance?

• Lester Maddox

• John Lewis

• GA General Assembly

• GA Governor

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 detail?

• all segregation in public places was against the law

• integration could occur in public schools only

• granted African Americans the right to vote

• segregation was only allowed in Southern states

What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?

• to determine if public schools had to close

• to investigate the reports of integration in Atlanta

• to determine how Georgians felt about integration

• to stop segregation in the South