Civil Rights and Modern GA Review

The Georgia flag was changed in 1956 as a response to which Supreme Court Case ruling?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Dred Scott v. Sanford

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Worcester v. Georgia

After the Georgia flag change, many people in the state objected. Which BEST explains the reason for the objection?

• People believed it was an attempt to prevent integration of public places.

• The citizens of Georgia had been illegally denied the right to vote on the change.

• The state had moved on from the Civil War and did not want to be reminded of the war.

• People objected to the fact that the Civil War had only been over for 91 years.

Which court case was overturned in the Brown v. Board of Education court case decision?

• Dred Scott v. Sandord

• Worcester v. Georgia

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Roe v. Wade

The Sibley Commission recommended that

• The state move ahead with the following federal mandates to integrate schools.

• the state close schools rather than integrate

• Georgia should continue to punish schools that integrate

• schools should not be allowed to integrate

What position did John Lewis have from the mid-1980s until his death in 2020?

• the leader of the NAACP

• mayor of Atlanta

• governor of Georgia

• member of the United States Congress

Who was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Ivan Allen, Jr.

• Maynard Jackson

• John Lewis

This group's purpose was to coordinate students around the south in resisting segregation laws:

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

• Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee

• The Black Panthers

Which event convinced Congress to vote yes on the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• The Albany Movement

• The Race Massacre of 1906

• The March on Washington

• The Leo Frank Case

How did Lester Maddox, owner of a restaurant in Atlanta, react to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• He welcomed it and began serving African Americans.

• He closed his restaurant rather than integrating it.

• He was arrested for refusing to integrate.

• He reluctantly began serving African Americans.

What was the primary purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• protect impoverished groups by banning the poll tax

• implement affirmative action programs at the federal level

• issue federal grants to businesses owned by minorities and women

• prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin