Civil Rights & Modern GA

Which is NOT true of Jimmy Carter?

• Born in Georgia on a peanut farm

• Only person from Georgia to become President

• Was a successful Georgia Governor

• Retired after his presidency & did nothing after his presidency

What was a major success of the Carter Presidency?

• Ending the Cold War

• Successful peace negotiations

• Ending segregation & racism worldwide

• Great economic times

Jimmy Carter always proved to be __________. An example of this is when he was elected Governor, he stated that the time for racial discrimination was over.

• violent

• racist

• non-racist

• unintelligent

This court case said that segregation in schools was now illegal

• Plessy v Ferguson

• Brown v Board of Education

• Dred Scott Case

• Worcester v. Georgia

This event came to Atlanta in 1996 and showcased Atlanta to the rest of the world while making serious money for the city

• World Fair

• The Super Bowl

• The World Cup

• The Olympics

1st African American Mayor of Atlanta

• Jimmy Carter

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Andrew Young

• Maynard Jackson

Which group was MLK & Andrew Young affiliated with?

• SCLC

• SNCC

• CORE

• CCC

Check ALL that are true of Martin Luther King Jr:

• Believed in Peaceful Protest

• Held several Government Positions in his life

• Involved with Albany Movement

• Gave the I Have a Dream Speech

This group went around the state asking opinions on school desegregation

• SCLC

• CORE

• Sibley Commission

• GA state senators

The Albany Movement:

• Was a complete failure and set the civil rights movement back years

• Did not succeed in changing anything in Albany due to protest groups and nonviolence

• Helped end segregation in Albany and the rest of Georgia

• Involved MLK and Malcolm X protesting together in South Georgia