Unit 10: Civil Rights and Modern Georgia Test

1. Who was an early influence in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s life, teaching about the injustices of segregation and the ways of nonviolent protest?

• A. John Lewis
• B. Julian Bond
• C. Benjamin Mays
• D. Mohandas Ghandi

2. What event gave Dr. Martin Luther King Jr national recognition as a leader in the Civil Rights Movement?

• A. Albany Movement
• B. March on Washington
• A. Civil Rights Act of 1964
• D. Montgomery Bus Boycott

3. The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) struck down which practice that had been in place since Reconstruction?

• A. the practice of using state tax money to fund public schools
• B. the practice of integrating Georgia's public colleges and universities
• C. the practice of requiring citizens to pass a literacy test in order to vote
• D. the practice of "separate but equal" schools for black and white students

4. How did the Georgia General Assembly react to Brown v. the Board of Education?

• A. In 1956, they changed Georgia's flag in protest of the decision.
• B. They supported it because they thought it would be a positive change.
• C. They threatened to stop funding any public schools that remained segregated.
• D. They threatened to close Georgia's schools if districts did not comply with the court order.

5. What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?

• A. To prevent school desegregation
• B. To promote civil rights through nonviolent events
• C. To survey Georgians on the issue of school desegregation
• D. To determine whether or not the Brown v. Board of Education ruling was constitutional

6. What recommendation was made by the Sibley Commission?

• A. Schools should desegregate
• B. Schools should remain segregated.
• C. Districts should decide if they desegregate.
• D. Atlanta Public Schools should desegregate first, and if it goes well, other districts should follow.

7. How did Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes contribute to the Civil Rights movement?

• A. They were the founders of SNCC
• B. They were leaders in the Albany Movement
• C. They were the first African American students at the University of Georgia
• D. They helped draft the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

8. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was created in 1957 with the PRIMARY purpose of

• A. urging people to turn in suspected communists.
• B. converting people in the American south to Christianity.
• C. coordinating nonviolent protests to segregation and discrimination.
• D. defeating the Democratic Party in the Presidential election of 1960.

9. What was the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), created by Julian Bond, known for? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• A. Organizing voter registration drives
• B. Riding the bus system throughout the south
• C. Organizing and leading the Albany Movement
• D. Organizing sit-ins to protest segregated restaurants

10. Who is described by the following statements? I. He helped organize the Freedom Summer II. He was a leader in the March on Selma. III. He received the Presidential Medal of Honor for his work as a Civil Rights leader.

• A. John Lewis
• B. Julian Bond
• C. Andrew Young
• D. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.