Georgia's Response to Brown v. Board of Education Quiz

What was the Supreme Court case that mandated the desegregation of public schools?

• Roe v. Wade

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

Who led the Sibley Commission to determine the response to integration in Georgia?

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• John Sibley

• Ernest Vandiver

• Jim Crow

What percentage of Georgians claimed they would rather close the public schools than integrate?

• 70%

• 60%

• 50%

• 40%

In what year did Georgia's legislators vote to change the state flag to incorporate the Confederate battle flag?

• 1958

• 1952

• 1956

• 1954

What was the main reason behind the change in the state flag design according to the legislators?

• Celebrating Georgia's history

• Promoting unity

• Opposing desegregation

• Honoring the veterans

Who overruled the attempt to close the University of Georgia in response to integration?

• Georgia General Assembly

• Federal judge

• Sibley Commission

• Ernest Vandiver

What old symbol was placed on the 1956 Georgia State Flag as a means of showing Georgia had no intention of following integration rulings.

• Stars and Bars of the Confederate Battle Flag

• The seal of the Original Trustees

• An eagle

• Red - White - and Blue stripes

John Sibley recommended that Georgia schools begin integrating on a limited basis.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What event in 1961 distracted the governor and the General Assembly from the question of desegregation of public schools?

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Ole Miss Rebels National Championship Run

• The fight over the integration of the University of Georgia

• The moon landing

Which of the following BEST characterizes the reason the General Assembly placed the Confederate battle flag on the 1956 state flag?

• It was racially motivated.

• It was designed to please all Georgians.

• It was designed to please the Supreme Court.

• It showed that Georgia would follow the Brown Decision