GA Studies Civil Rights Movement

When did Georgia change the state flag to incorporate the Confederate battle flag?

• Before Brown v. Board of Education.

• After Brown V. Board of Education

• The Georgia flag never incorporated the Confederate battle flag.

Which of the following is NOT true about John Lewis?

• He participated in Freedom Rides during the Civil Rights Movement.

• He worked with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.

• He was a long time member of the House of Representatives.

• He was the first African American Supreme Court Justice.

What did the Supreme Court decide in Brown v. Board of Education?

• They supported the earlier case of Plessy V. Ferguson which supported the "separate but equal" doctrine.

• They said that segregation schools needed to be more equal.

• They ruled against the "separate but equal" doctrine and said that segregation was no longer allowed in public school because it violated the 14th amendment.

• They said that it was up to the individual states to determine if they would have segregated schools or not.

The Sibley Commission was formed to ___?

• Determine how Georgian's felt about the integration of public schools.

• Decide on the new state flag.

• Settle the Three Governors Controversy.

• Determine the success of the Albany Movement.

Which of the following is NOT true about Martin Luther King Jr.?

• He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott

• He practiced non-violent civil disobedience.

• He formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Which group conducted sit-ins at lunch counters in order to desegregate businesses that wouldn’t serve blacks?

• Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

• Sibley Commission

• Freedom Riders

• General Assembly

What event is being described: 250,000 protesters came; Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream Speech"; Pressured political leaders and give them momentum to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• Albany Movement

• March on Washington

• March from Selma to Montgomery

• Atlanta Race Riot

What event took place in southern Georgia from 1961 to 1962 with the goal of ending all types of segregation in the city, but was looked at as a failure to MLK Jr. because it did not desegregate the city?

• Civil Rights Movement

• Greensboro sit-ins

• Albany Movement

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

If you wanted to become involved in the Civil Rights movement and join Dr. King and other religious leaders in organized peaceful protests and make sure there is equal job opportunities for all people, which organization would you join? They also created boycotts and lawsuits against discrimination.

• SNCC

• SCLC

• ACRI

• NAACP

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education most affected which of the following?

• Integration in private businesses

• Racial policies in public schools

• The amount of state funds granted to public schools.

• A. The number of public schools in Georgia