SS-Unit 10 Test Review

An effort on the part of Blacks and their supporters to gain equal rights and end segregation

• Civil Rights Movement

• Brown vs Board of Education

• Sibley Commissions

• John Lewis

The court ruled that segregation in schools was against the 14th amendment

• Civil Rights Movement

• Brown vs Board of Education

• Sibley Commissions

• John Lewis

The purpose was to determine public opinion concerning desegregating schools

• Civil Rights Movement

• Brown vs Board of Education

• Sibley Commissions

• John Lewis

In Georgia ________ did not start desegregating and 60% of people said they would rather close than segregate

• Government

• Retaurants

• Malls

• Schools

Many of Georgia's leaders were for segregation in schools

• True

• False

• Georgia

• Schools

_____ of Georgians felt they would rather shut down schools rather than segregate schools

• 50%

• 80%

• 65%

• 60%

After the Brown vs Board of Education decision, it appeared that Georgia changed its ______ to show opposition to the federal mandate.

• Motto

• Slogan

• Flag

• State Boarder

Was the leader of the SNCC and led students in peaceful "sit-ins" and "freedom rides" during the Civil Rights Movement

• John Lewis

• John Sibley

• Lester Maddox

• Martin Luther King Jr

The Civil Rights leader gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington

• John Lewis

• John Sibley

• Lester Maddox

• Martin Luther King Jr

He was asked to be in charge of the meetings throughout the state of Georgia to gather public opinion concerning public schools

• John Lewis

• John Sibley

• Lester Maddox

• Martin Luther King Jr