Resistance in Georgia

Where did the friction to integrate, because of a law in Georgia Begin???

• Charlayne Hunter + Hamilton Homes were rejected by UGA, though they were peak performing students.

• Linda Brown's Father who filed a case stating how the "Separate but equal" doctrine is not reality, as his daughter had in-equal opportunities to go to school.

• The Governors were Segregationists

• Martin Luther King's speech that stated "We the people should Integrate all schools."

Who Was John Sibley???

• My Uncle

• Lawyer & Segregationist

• Governer

• Business man

What was the purpose of the Sibley commission???

• It was to find whether the Plessy v. Fergusson doctrine was flawed.

• To see where most racial tensions are in Georgia.

• To see White Americans' interest and opinion in terms of integrating African Americans with White American Students.

• To analyze the effectiveness of each Civil Rights movement.

• To seek information from Americans whether they should stop the "Separate but equal" doctrine should be denied or left alone.

What did The Sibley Commission discover about Americans' thought on integration???

• 60% Americans opposed the idea of integration. They preferred that schools closed, rather than their children attending school with African Americans...

• 40% of Americans Opposed the idea of integration. They preferred African Americans went in the same county, instead of mixing with White Americans' kids.

What was the Sibley Commission's final decision on how to go about his situation???

• All schools decide whether to integrate or not for themselves.

• All districts had the decision on what to do.

• Parents decided whether schools integrate or close.

• John F. Kennedy personally said all schools had no choice, but to integrate all students in schools.

How did Georgia demonstrate how it felt about the recent integration of public schools.

• It adopted a confederate looking flag

• It fired its people like during the 1770 Boston Massacre

• Started false conspiracies like during the 1906 Atlanta riots.

• Murdered JFK

Lester Maddox would eventually surprised all Georgia Citizens, albeit he is a segregationist?

• True

• False

Why was Lester Maddox such a surprise to all the citizens??

• He had caused catastrophic devastations to GA

• He was the last segregationist governer of GA

• He offered more Jobs to African Americans than any other governer.

Describe Lester Maddox's Little Children's day

Fill in the blank...

On Lester Maddox's Little Children's day all Children can drop a (a)   that is later reviewed by the governer himself...

Think About what you give to a teacher when she asks for ideas... 👍😁

Why did Lester Maddox close his Restaurant???

• According to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Maddox had to serve all customers including African Americans fairly. Instead he had opposed that and closed.

• He strongly believed in his Governer campaign, therefore he sold the restaurant for money.💲💲💲