Post WW2 Politics - 3 Govs

Which word best describes Gov. Ellis Arnall

• Racist

• Liar

• Progressive

• Old Fashioned

Which best describes Primary elections?

• They decide who will hold office

• They decide who will run for office.

• They narrow down a parties candidates to one per office.

• They are held after the general election and are white.

In the early 1900s in GA only black males could vote in GA primary elections.

• True

• False

Black people were allowed to vote in the General election in November.

• True

• False

Black people who voted in November always had people to vote for that represented them and their interests.

• True

• False

Check all the items below that are true about the white primaries?

• Only white people could vote.

• White people used it to control who was and who wasn't elected.

• Majority black areas would have white politicians elected.

• Primus King challenged it in court and won a great victory which law it end.

Primus King tried to Vote in Columbus GA and was not allowed to. Therefore, what did Primus King do?

• Voted anyway

• Burned down the court house

• Sued the State of GA in federal court/

• Went to the NAACP and began a massive boycott of the city.

Who won the case King Vs. Chapman et al.?

• King

• Chapman

• et al.

• it was a tie.

What did King Vs. Chapman do?

• outlawed the use of guns in the classroom

• ended the white primary in GA only.

• ended the white primary in GA and the rest of the south.

• The state had to play King 45 million dollars in damages.

Gov. Ellis Arnall was a big supporter of the white primary and ran for Governor on the promise of bringing it back.

• True

• False