Civil Rights Movement Part 1

What does "segregated" mean?

• separated

• together

• lawful

What does "integration" mean?

• to pull apart

• to bring together

• unlawful

Who fought against racial discrimination and segregation?

• White Citizens

• African-American citizens

• Hispanic American citizens

Who sued the Board of Education in Topeka, Kansas?

• Murphy Brown

• Linda Brown

• Oliver Brown

Who was the lawyer who

argued the case before the U.S. Supreme Court that having separate schools violated the 14th Amendment to the Constitution?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

• Oliver Brown

What year did the Supreme Court rule that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?

• 1967

• 1957

• 1954

Which Georgia Governor strongly opposed the Supreme Court's ruling?

• Herman Talmadge

• Lester Maddox

• Jimmy Carter

What was controversial about the 1956 state flag? (two answers)

• it had too many stars

• it looked like a Confederate Battlefield

• It was symbolic of Georgia's resistance to the new integration laws

How did Georgians feel about integration of schools?

• They would rather see schools closed than integrated

• They were in support of integrations

What was the name of the commission that recommended that each local district decide the desegregation matter for itself?

• The Kibbee Commission

• The Stanley Commission

• The Sibley Commission