Civil Rights Movement/Modern Georgia

What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?

• To find out how Georgians felt about desegregation

• To put pressure on the courts to reverse the Brown Vs. Board of Education decision

• To pass laws supporting integration of schools

• To pass laws to ensure that locations remained segregated

Which was NOT a purpose of the March on Washington?

• Election of a Black President

• the right to fairly vote

• full and fair employment

• decent housing

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

• Benjamin Mays

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Herman Talmadge

• Lester Maddox

What was the purpose of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating  Committee?

• SNCC went door to door to find out how other Georgians felt about integration

• SNCC coordinated youth led, non-violent campaigns against segregation and other forms of racism

• SNCC was a group who fought to March in Washington

• SNCC was a group that ensured that segregation laws were not overturned, wanting to ensure that races remained separated.

What did Georgia do in opposition to the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

• Added the Confederate Battle flag to the Georgia state flag

• Added the Constantine battle flag to the Georgia state flag

• Added thirteen bars to the Georgia State flag

• Burned the American Flag in the streets of Atlanta

Where was opposition to the Brown v. Board of Education decision the greatest?

• North

• Alaska

• New Jersey

• South

What legislation was passed in 1964 to guarantee voting rights, prohibit segregation in public places, ban segregation by trade unions, schools, and employers, call for the desegregation of public schools, and assure nondiscrimination in the distribution of federal funds?

• Civil Rights Act of 1946

• Civil Rights Act of 1960

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Civil Rights Act of 1955

Where did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. give his famous "I have a dream " speech?

• March on Washington

• Million Man March

• Vermont

• SCLC

He was the governor of GA from 1967 to 1971.  He believed strongly in states' rights and segregation. He became a public figure when he refused to serve African Americans in his Atlanta restaurant in defiance of the Civil Rights Act.

• Eugene Talmadge

• Herman Talmadge

• Lester Maddox

• Jimmy Carter

Which term means keeping blacks and whites apart in public places?

• integration

• desegregation

• segregation

• Civil Rights