Civil Rights - Modern GA

Why did the Georgia General Assembly vote to change the state flag in 1956?

• They wanted to have a visually attractive flag.

• The Georgia citizens voted to changed the flag.

• To avoid confusion with other southern state's flag.

• In response the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

According to the Sibley Commission...

• most Georgians would rather close public school than integrate them.

• the majority of Georgia voters supported the desegregation of schools.

• the citizens of Georgia wanted the Government to solve the desegregation issues as quickly as possible.

• the General Assembly and the Georgia citizens had opposing issues on integrating schools.

Why did former GA Governor Lester Maddox choose to close his infamous restaurant in the 1960s?

• He was unable to hire black workers after the great migration.

• He refused to integrate and serve blacks.

• The government cut funding to all political officers at that time.

• He shut it do to pursue his political career.

Population Growth, Increase tourism, new housing construction, growth of the hotel industry, and improved sport facilities were all positives falling what major event in Atlanta?

• The International Gran Prix

• World War 2

• International Cotton Exposition of 1980

• 1996 Summer Olympics

Who was the first president of the SNCC?

• John Lewis
• H. Rap Brown
• Maynard Jackson
• Martin Luther King Jr

What was the name of the event where MLK Jr gave his "I Have A Dream" speech?

• The March on Atlanta, GA
• THe Montgomery Bus Boycott
• The Albany Movement
• The March on Washington, D.C.

What was the purpose of the March on Washington?

• To urge the passage of the Civil Rights Act
• To protest for women's rights
• It was a political rally for the campaign of Herman Talmadge
• It was organized to stop the Albany Movement in Georgia

Who was the first African American Mayor of Atlanta?

• Maynard Jackson
• Michael Jackson
• Andrew Young
• Sam Massell

What was one of  Lester Maddox's accomplishments as governor? 

• Started the HOPE scholarship
• Decreased funding for public schools and the arts
• Appointed more African Americans to state boards
• Changed the State flag

What was the purpose of SNCC during the Civil Rights Era?

• kept whites in political power in the South

• coordinated students in the South to resist segregation laws

• provided militant leadership to fight racism

• surveyed Georgians regarding their feelings about segregation