WorksheetsThe Civil Rights Movement in Georgia
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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?
John Lewis is known for what?
Chairman of the SNCC
House of representative member
Violent protestor
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 sought to end the series of laws in the south known as
Jim Crow Laws
segregation
unequal treatment
Habeas Corpus
Affirmative Action
The Governor of Georgia ordered the Sibley commission to find out how Georgians wanted to handle desegregating public schools. What did the commission find out?
That 60% of Georgians wanted to close public school rather than integrate.
That 70% of Georgians wanted to desegregate as quickly as possible
That Georgians were divided 50-50 about desegregating
That only 10% of Georgians had strong feeling about refusing the integrate schools
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.
A group of college students wh held sit-ins at segregated restaurants along with promoted voter registration"
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Children of MLK Together
ALL Civil Rights Acitivists Unite
Tuskeegee Coalition
Mayor of Atlanta who was instrumental in the development of the city, bringing major league sports teams to Atlanta, and a key figure in the civil rights movement.
William Hartsfield
Richard Woods
Ivan Allen
Julian Jones
Which man from Georgia is recognized as the leader of the modern Civil Rights movement?
Jimmy Carter
Lester Maddox
my mom
Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did all of the following EXCEPT
allow the government to withhold federal funds from schools that failed to integrate
prohibit discrimination in business and labor unions
make the segregation of all public facilities illegal
bring about the release of all Civil Rights activists from jails across the country
What was the goal of SNCC?
to boycott for change
to promote violent protests
to desegregate public spaces
to sit til they can't sit no more
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?
outlawed the segregation of all public facilities in the United States
granted African Americans the right to vote
ordered the immediate release of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from jail
placed all southern school systems under federal control
The Sibly Commision found that:
Waldo was hiding by the jeep in the beach scene
Georgia was ready to desgregate
Schools wanted to individually choose how they handled segregation
2 out of 3 Georgians would rather see schools close than integrated
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
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 act banned discrimination against citizens of all races?
Civil rights act of 1964
Integration act of 1964
Equality acts of 1964
