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Civil Rights

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name

Class

Date

Which Civil Rights activist and minister from Atlanta believed in non-violent protest, formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and later received the Nobel Peace Prize?

Martin Luther King Jr.

Benjamin Mays

Hamilton Homes

Jackie Robinson

What three methods of non-violent protest were used by MLK, Jr. during the Civil Rights movement?

Marches, demonstrations, boycotts

Rallies, Protests, and Boycotts

Mob Protests with Torches and Pitch Forks

What supreme court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and desegregated public schools?

Brown v. Board of Education

Brown v. Segregation

Madison v. Marbury

How did the General Assembly respond to Brown v. Board of Education?

Brown v. Board of Education They added the confederate battle symbol to Georgia’s flag and refused to fund any system that desegregated

They chose to try desegregating schools, but ultimately it failed.

What group of Morehouse College students organized sit-ins to protest the segregation of Atlanta’s diners?

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

NAACP

SCLC

In addition to boycotts, marches, and freedom rides, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) helped

organize sit-ins at lunch counters across the South.

promote removing the poll taxes

promote removing literacy tests

What were the two findings of the Sibley Commission?

-let each school system decided desegregation for themselves
-do not penalize desegregated schools

Desegregation should be forced upon each school district.
-Schools should be penalized if they do not desegregate.

What two organizations supported the Albany Movement?

NAACP and SNCC

SCLC and SNCC

What was the goal of the Albany Movement?

Desegregate all aspects of life in Albany

Desegregate all public schools in Albany

10.

Why was the Albany Movement a failure?

It attempted to do too many things at one time

It did not have effective leadership

11.

What bill was passed as a result of the March on Washington and prohibits discrimination in public places and makes it illegal for employers to discriminate?

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Civil Rights Act of 1968

12.

Which Georgia governor personally believed in segregation, but as governor appointed more African-Americans than any other governor?

Lester Maddox

Ellis Arnall

Melvin Thompson

Eugene Talmadge

13.

Which Congressman from Georgia fought for Civil Rights from a young age and participated in the march in Selma, AL?

Malcom X

John Lewis

A. Phillip Randolf

Thurgood Marshall

14.

What is Georgia's state motto?

Georgia On My Mind

Wisdom, Justice, Moderation

R.I.S.E.

E Pluribus Unum

15.

Which U.S. President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

FDR

Ronald Reagan

Jimmy Carter

Lyndon B. Johnson

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Civil Rights

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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