The Supreme Court ruled segregation in public schools was a violation of the 14th Amendment.

• Worcestor v. Georgia

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Brown v. Board of Education

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The Sibley Commission found ______________ of Georgians wanted the public schools to remain segregated.

• 40%

• 50%

• 60%

• 75%

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In response to Brown v. Board of Education, the Georgia General Assembly added a _________________ to the 1956 Georgia state flag.

• star

• Confederate Battle flag

• state seal

• school house

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Lester Maddox was _____________________?

• considered the father of aviation in Atlanta

• a civil rights activist and close associate of Dr. King

• Georgia's last openly segregationist governor

• Atlanta's first black mayor

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In 1964, this man became the first Georgian to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

• Lester Maddox

• William B. Hartsfield

• Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

• John Lewis

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Which event did 250,000 civil rights activist gather at the Lincoln Memorial to promote Civil Rights legislation?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Albany Movement

• March on Washington

• Freedom Rides

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Which legislation ended legal segregation in public places and employer discrimination based on race, religion, gender, and national origin?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voter Rights Act of 1965

• Plessy v. Ferguson

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Maynard Jackson was _________?

• Georgia's last openly segregationist governor

• The first black mayor of a major southern city

• The founder of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

• The leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

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Which Atlanta mayor had the airport renamed in his honor after remodeling the terminals?

• Ernest Vandiver

• Lester Maddox

• Maynard Jackson

• Andrew Young

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Which Georgia governor reorganized the state government and appointed more women and minorities to government positions?

• Maynard Jacson

• Andrew Young

• Jimmy Carter

• Lester Maddox

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