Civil Rights Review

Why did MLK and other Civil Rights leaders feel that the Albany Movement was a failure?

• It was actually very successful

• No one showed up to help with the movement

• It tried to desegregate too many things at once

• MLK didn't show up until the last day

Why did Georgia incorporate a new flag in 1956?

• To protest the ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education

• To show that they wanted another Civil War

• To protest the 14th Amendment

• To show their loyalty to the American Government

Which was NOT a benefit of hosting the 1996 Olympics

• Many new facilities were built in Atlanta

• Georgia was put "on the map" and recognized as being a great place to visit

• Georgia's roads and facilities were showcased worldwide

• Atlanta became known as the best Olympic host of all time.

Jimmy Carter is known for all of the following in his political career except...

• The Iranian Hostage Crisis

• Focusing on bills dealing with education

• Camp David Accords

• Bringing the Olympics to Georgia

Which ruling did Brown vs. Board of Education overturn?

• Plessy vs. Ferguson

• Roe vs. Wade

• Dred Scott vs. Sandford

• Farner vs. Morrison

Andrew Young is known for...

• Helping bring the Olympics to Georgia

• Being with Martin Luther King Jr. the day he was assassinated

• Being the first African America to be elected to the House of Reps since Reconstruction

• All of the above

What was one positive thing Lester Maddox accomplished as governor of Georgia?

• He helped overturn Plessy vs. Ferguson

• He appointed more African Americans to state boards than any other governor

• He shut down businesses that would not allow African Americans inside

• He helped bring the 1996 Olympics to Georgia

Maynard Jackson was known for...

• Helping to expand the airport in Atlanta

• Being the first African American mayor of large southern city

• He was on the board that helped bring the Olympics to Georgia

• All of the above

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the end goal of which Civil Rights event?

• The Albany Movement

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott

• The March on Washington

• None of the Above

What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• To end slavery in the United States

• To end segregation in public and discrimination in the workplace

• To overturn Plessy vs. Ferguson

• To pass the 13th Amendment