3 Governors Controversy Review

In 1942 Ellis Arnall was elected Governor of GA and replaced Eugene Talmadge. Which of the following is true about Arnall. (Check all that apply)

• He was very progressive concerning race relations and worked to end the poll tax.
• He was prejudice against blacks not wanting them to receive new deal help.
• He was honest, transparent, and want to serve all the people of GA.
• He was a major supporter of the state's white primary system.
• He ran for reelection of Governor in 1946 but lost the election.

Which best describes a primary election?

• A primary election is an election where voters choose either the democrat or republican candidate.
• A primary election is an election where voters vote to narrow down a particular parties candidates.
• A primary election is an election where party members meet and decide who will run for office and who will not run for office.
• A primary election is the first election and is followed by the secondary election that decides the outcome of general election.

Which statement below is 100% true?

• In GA during the 1930s and 40s black people could only vote in primary elections not general elections.
• In GA during the 1930s and 40s black people could only vote in black primaries and white people in white primaries.
• In GA during the 1930s and 40s black people could not vote in primary elections but could in general elections.

Which of the following best explains how some white people controlled politics in GA and even districts with a majority of black voters?

• White supremacists used the primary election to their advantage. By not allowing black people to vote in the primary election, white supremacists got to select all the candidates for the general election in the Fall.
• White supremacists used the general election to their advantage. They only would allow black people to vote in the primary where all the candidates where white. So black people had no choice but to vote for a white person.
• White supremacists used both the general election and primary election to their advantage. They did not allow black people to vote so their candidate always won.

1944 Dr. Thomas Brewer and Primus E. King, two African American men, went to vote in the Columbus GA primary election. What happened to them?

• Governor Ellis Arnall sent troops to guard them while they voted.
• They were peacefully denied their right to vote and later sued the state over the matter.
• They were allowed to vote but their votes were taken and tossed in the trash can with all the other votes from black people in Columbus.
• They were violently denied their right to vote and later sued the state over the matter.

What was the outcome of King v. Chapman et al.?

• The federal court ruled the white primary constitutional thus protecting it and ensuring it.
• The federal court ruled that states had to offer separate but equal primaries due to plessy vs. ferguson.
• The federal court ruled the white primary unconstitutional thus ending the white primary.
• The federal court ruled in favor of King and granted him $100 in damages but made not ruling on the primary.

After the white primary ended in GA many white people in the state were very angry and removed their support from Ellis Arnall and elected his opponent in the 1946 gubernatorial election.

• True
• False

I ran for Governor in 1946 and lost the election because of my role in ending the white primary system.

• Eugene Talmadge
• Melvin Thompson
• Ellis Arnall
• Herman Talmadge

I won the election of 1946 and promised to bring back the white primary (which I knew was a lie).

• Eugene Talmadge
• Melvin Thompson
• Ellis Arnall
• Herman Talmadge

I was elected Lt. Governor of Georgia in November of 1946. I also was anti-talmadge.

• Eugene Talmadge
• Melvin Thompson
• Ellis Arnall
• Herman Talmadge