SS8H11 Quick Review

Which statement is FALSE regarding Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?

• The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation violated the 14th amendment

• Thurgood Marshall argued the case as chief counsel of the NAACP

• Both unequal funding & sociological inferiority was presented as to why segregation was unconstitutional

• The Brown v. BOE ruling would overturn the Dred Scott v. Sanford ruling from 1857

Overall, the GA General Assembly adopted which stance on desegregation after the Brown ruling?

• Strong support

• Massive resistance

• Immediate action

• Jubilant celebration

Why did GA’s legislators vote to change the state flag to incorporate the Confederate battle flag?

• to show disdain to Supreme Court decisions such as Brown v. BOE

• to show support to Supreme Court decisions such as Brown v. BOE

• to celebrate the centennial of the beginning of the Civil War

• to honor Southern heritage

How did the Sibley commission recommend GA move forth on desegregating?

• SC recommended rapidly desegregating all schools to obey federal law

• SC recommended all wealthy white students attend private school

• SC recommended GA desegregate on a limited basis

• SC recommended GA close all the schools

Which organization did Martin Luther King, Jr. co-found to coordinate nonviolent marches, protests, & actions?

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

• Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

Which statement is FALSE regarding Dr. King?

• Dr. King was born in Atlanta & attended Morehouse College

• Dr. King served as the spokesperson for the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Dr. King's nonviolent methods & protests were accepted by all African-Americans in the 50s & 60s

• Dr. King is the only Black person in the U.S to have a federal holiday named in his honor