WorksheetsCivil Rights Movement
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 11mins
Thurgood Marshall:
Was a student in Linda Brown's class
Led the March on Washington
Was the sheriff of the Albany during the Albany Movement
Argued the Brown v. Board of Education case in front of the Supreme Court
What did many people believe the 1956 Georgia flag was in response to?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The old flag was ugly
Georgia's resistance to the federal government's integration laws
The Pro-Black National Party
The Sibley Commission found that:
Waldo was hiding by the jeep in the beach scene
Georgia was ready for desegregation
Schools wanted to individually choose how they handled segregation
2 out of 3 Georgians would rather see schools closed than integrated
What was the Civil Rights Movement
Civil lawyers voted to move the courts to cities
African Americans fought against racial discrimination and segregation
Whites fought to preserve segregation
Hispanics voters fought for the right to vote
Martin Luther King Jr. :
Was a student of Benjamin Mays
Was the leader of the Civil Rights Movement
Led the March on Washington
All of the above
Led anti-discrimination marches and protests throughout the South. Was founded by MLK and his church members.
The Bourbon Class
The Board of Education
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Ku Klux Klan
What did Martin Luther King Jr. believe was the cause of failure for the Albany Movement?
The government welcomed the protestors
There was not enough support
There were too many groups trying to do too many protests
Many groups got the days mixed up
The Civil Rights Act of 1964:
The law banned the use of civil lawyers in a court room
Law that banned Civil Rights protests in Washington
A play performed on Broadway about Martin Luther King Jr.
This law banned discrimination against any American because of race/color/religion
Leader of the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee, leader of the Selma March, current U.S. Representative from Georgia
John Lewis
Dr. Marin Luther King, Jr.
Maynard Jackson
Andrew Young
How did Lester Maddox surprise his supporters once he became Governor of Georgia?
He hired more African Americans to government jobs than all other Georgia Governors combined
He openly supported Civil Rights leaders
He agreed to take the Confederate battle flag off of the State Flag.
He organized a large memorial services for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In your opinion, how did the fact that President John F. Kennedy support the Civil Rights Movement allow it to gain in popularity? Do you feel that the movement would have been successful if it did not have his support?
