The Civil Rights Movement in Georgia

In your opinion, how did the fact that President John F. Kennedy support the Civil Rights Movement allow it to gain in popularity? Do you feel that the movement would have been successful if it did not have his support?

John Lewis is known for what?

• Chairman of the SNCC

• House of representative member

• Violent protestor

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 sought to end the series of laws in the south known as

• Jim Crow Laws

• segregation

• unequal treatment

• Habeas Corpus

• Affirmative Action

The Governor of Georgia ordered the Sibley commission to find out how Georgians wanted to handle desegregating public schools. What did the commission find out?

• That 60% of Georgians wanted to close public school rather than integrate.

• That 70% of Georgians wanted to desegregate as quickly as possible

• That Georgians were divided 50-50 about desegregating

• That only 10% of Georgians had strong feeling about refusing the integrate schools

How did Lester Maddox surprise his supporters once he became Governor of Georgia?

• He hired more African Americans to government jobs than all other Georgia Governors combined

• He openly supported Civil Rights leaders

• He agreed to take the Confederate battle flag off of the State Flag.

• He organized a large memorial services for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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

Mayor of Atlanta who was instrumental in the development of the city, bringing major league sports teams to Atlanta, and a key figure in the civil rights movement.

• William Hartsfield

• Richard Woods

• Ivan Allen

• Julian Jones

Which man from Georgia is recognized as the leader of the modern Civil Rights movement?

• Jimmy Carter

• Lester Maddox

• my mom

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did all of the following EXCEPT

• allow the government to withhold federal funds from schools that failed to integrate

• prohibit discrimination in business and labor unions

• make the segregation of all public facilities illegal

• bring about the release of all Civil Rights activists from jails across the country

What was the goal of SNCC?

• to boycott for change

• to promote violent protests

• to desegregate public spaces

• to sit til they can't sit no more