Civil Rights

What was the Georgia flag changed to?

• Pro-slavery symbol

• British war emblem

• Confederate agriculture symbol

• None of the above

Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have A Dream" speech in which on of these

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

• The Albany Movement

• Atlanta Cotton Exposition

• The March on Washington

Albany Movement

• an organized civil rights protest led by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, whose primary objective was to desegregate the city of Albany, Georgia, and the surrounding community

• an organized civil rights protest led by the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, whose primary objective was to desegregate the city of Albany, Georgia, and the surrounding community

• A successful movement to end segregation as a whole, named after Fredrick Albany who sadly passed away protesting

• A failure of a movement to end segregation as a whole, named after Fredrick Albany who sadly passed away protesting

What did Lester Maddox do that was Ironic?

• He became the first colored senator for the state of Georgia

• appointed more African Americans to government positions

• He desegregated his restaurant after being so against color people.

• He became the first colored governor for the state of Georgia

Jackson, Maynard

• first African-American or Black mayor of a major southern city

• important civil rights leader who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and Mayor of Atlanta; was also instrumental in bringing the 1996 Olympic Games to Atlanta

• leader in the Civil Rights movement; leader of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee; U.S. Representative (1986-present).

• important civil rights leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Who was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• Andrew Young

• Maynard Jackson

• Stokely Carmichael

• Martin Luther King Jr.

Brown v. Board of Education

• Forced segregation in school to be enforced by law

• A pointless ruling because it didn't contradict anything other rulings.

• Ruled separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional

• Gave states the right to segregate, thus allowing Jim Crow Laws

What did Andrew Young do?

• A politician who continued the believes of Booker T. Washington

• He was a segregationist who became very politically famous for his propaganda

• Active in the Civil Rights Movement and primarily focused on voter registration drives

• A politician who continued the believes of DuBois

Maynard Jackson

• A segregationist who worked alongside Hermand Talmadge

• Made the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Serving as mayor of Atlanta, was instrumental in providing more contract work to black-owned businesses and expanding Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport

• Mayor of Georgia who helped bring the Olympics to Atlanta

What was the outcome of The March on Washington

• Civil Rights Act of 1964 and The Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1964 and The anti-disenfranchised Act of 1966

• Potential Act of 1964 and The Guardsmen Act of 1965

• Freedmen's Burrow Act of 1964 and The Minorities Act of 1965