Civil Rights Review Game

Lester Maddox surprised many Georgians in his role as governor because:

• he was a segregationist who appointed many African Americans to government positions.
• he fought to keep the white primary system, but he ordered the state university system to integrate.
• he campaigned to cut government spending and then increased spending for education.
• he promised that he would lower taxes if he was elected, but he approved several tax increases.

Why was the Albany Movement unable to fully achieve its desegregation goals?

• The organizers tried to accomplish too many goals at once.
• It focused on using the political process rather than protests to create change.
• The use of violence by some of its members alienated moderate supporters.
• The movement lacked organization and leadership and quickly dissolved.

Which Civil Rights organization was created to organized student participation in the movement and promote voter registration throughout the South?

• SNCC ( Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee)
• SCLC ( Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
• AM ( Albany Movement)
• NAACP ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

Which organization created by a group of ministers including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was designed to organize sit-ins, marches and boycotts?

• SCLC ( Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
• SNCC ( Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee)
• AM ( Albany Movement)
• NAACP ( National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

Which individual worked with Dr. Martin L. King, Jr., in the nonviolent civil rights movement for social change?

• John Lewis
• Lester Maddox
• Malcolm X
• Stokely Carmichael

At which event did Dr. Martin L. King, Jr. give his "I Have a Dream" speech?

• March on Washington
• Selma to Montgomery March
• Albany Movement
• Montgomery Bus Boycott

Which approach was NOT part of Dr. Martin L. King's plan to gain equality and civil rights for all citizens?

• Aggressive pursuit of black power through violent protests, riots, demonstrations, and political organization.
• Economic boycotts of businesses that did not treat all citizens fairly.
• Legal actions against individuals and businesses that violated the civil rights of individuals based on race.
• Direct and nonviolent actions such as marches, protests, and demonstrations.

What court ruling caused the state of GA to change their 1956 state flag to include the Confederate Battle Flag?

• Brown vs. the Board of Education
• Plessy vs. Ferguson
• Worcester vs. Georgia
• Roe vs. Wade

What was the recommendation of the Sibley Commission, created in 1960 as a response to the ruling in Brown v. Board of Education?

• Counties should be able to determine for themselves whether to integrate
• The state government should resist federal efforts to force integration
• Counties should accept the state governments demand that they should integrate
• The state government should force counties to begin the process of integration

Which landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision made segregation, or separate-but-equal schools illegal/unconstitutional?

• Brown vs. Board of Education
• Plessy vs. Ferguson
• Worcester vs. Georgia
• Roe vs. Wade