Civil Rights Unit Test

Which court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

• Marbury v. Madison

What did many people believe the 1956 Georgia State flag was in response to?

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The old flag was ugly

• Georgia's resistance to the federal government's integration laws

• The Pro-black National Party

The Sibly Commision:

• Printed signs to boycott desegregation

• Helped transition African American students into white schools

• Held sit ins at local stores to boycott segregation

• held public hearings to see how Georgians felt about the integration

A group of college students wh held sit-ins at segregated restaurants along with promoted voter registration"

• Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

• Children of MLK Together

• ALL Civil Rights Acitivists Unite

• Tuskeegee Coalition

The March on Washington:

• Was led by Martin Luther King Jr.

• Was a March FROM Washington TO Selma

• Called for President JFK to pass a low promising equal rights/education for ALL citizens

• Both A and C

In Brown v. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation laws violated the

• 13th Amendment

• Declaration of Indepdence

• Preamble of the Constitution

• 14th Amendment

What was the ultimate success of the Albany Movement?

• The city of Albany's public facilities and schools were rapidly desegregated.

• Civil rights leaders used the experience they gained to organize more successful protests

• The state of Georgia criminalized belonging to the Ku Klux Klan and similar organization

• The movement's leaders created the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

Who of the following influenced Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and helped shape King's ideas about how to gain civil rights for African Americans?

• Booker T Washington

• WEB Dubois

• Benjamin Mays

• Lester Maddox

What was a major effect of the March on Washington?

• Helped JFK get elected

• Helped with the passage of the civil rights act of 1964

• It desegregated all southern schools immediately

• Less support for the civil rights movement in the south

What most helped Lester Maddox get elected as governor of Georgia?

• his support of the civil rights act

• the county unit system

• his support of progress in ATL

• His opposition to the civil rights act