H11 Basic Quiz

Which year were schools ordered to integrate by federal law?

• 1956

• 1954

• 1952

• 1958

What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?

• To decide whether schools should be integrated or not

• To brainwash citizens to go against federal law

• To give support to black voters and make sure their voices are heard

• To give political leaders a platform to advertise

What was decided by the Georgia government after the Sibley Commission?

• Force all counties to obey federal law and integrate schools

• Listen to majority of Georgians and continue to segregate schools

• Give each county the choice to choose between keeping segregation or beginning integration

• Start integration or close down the school and do homeschooling

Which year and city in Georgia was the first to integrate?

• Atlanta in 1957

• Macon in 1963

• Atlanta in 1961

• Atlanta in 1963

What were Lester Maddox's views on segregation?

• He despised it. He was a strong advocate for integrations.

• His views were unclear.

• He did not support segregation. However, he wanted more customers, so he did not say much about it.

• He strongly supported segregation to the point of closing his restaurant rather than allowing it to integrate.

How did Maddox surprise many citizens during his term?

• He revealed his true views by strongly upholding his racist values in the government.

• Although he was an open segregationist, he hired more black citizens for government positions.

• He ordered a huge genocide on all civilians.

• He pushed against federal laws to prevent further integration of schools.

What was the ruling for the court case Brown v. BOE?

• The Supreme Court ruled that it was fair since it was "separate but equal."

• The Supreme Court ruled that segregation in education was unconstitutional.

• Brown lost the case.

• The Supreme Court ruled that neither sides won and the situation would be left as is.

Why was the Georgia flag changed in 1956?

• Georgians got bored of the flag and decided to spice things up.

• Another state sued Georgia for having a similar flag design forcing them to change their flag to avoid legal situations.

• The flag was first changed to show their thoughts on school integration.

• The flag was changed because Georgia Legislators favored the new design better.

Because of the ruling for the Brown v. BOE case, which previous court case was changed?

• Obergefell v. Hodges

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Loving v. Virginia

• Plessy v. Ferguson

Overall, how did the process of Integration go in Georgia?

• Georgians reacted positively and integration was an easy process to implement.

• Georgians still held lots of malice to African Americans but they allowed integration to go well without many issues.

• Georgians were very opposed to it and made it very difficult for African Americans.

• Georgians migrated to the North because they were so unhappy about integration.