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WorksheetsGeorgia Studies SS8H11 Civil Rights Era
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which Georgia governor appointed more African Americans to government positions than all previous Georgia governors combined?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Jimmy Carter
Lester Maddox
Earnest Vandiver
Who led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?
Jimmy Carter
Martin Luther King Jr.
John Lewis
Andrew Young
Which action below was taken by Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen in a successful attempt at peaceful integration?
He removed segregated entrances at Atlanta City Hall
He instituted a strict desegregation deadline for Atlanta schools
He ignored desegregation, keeping the status quo
He argued against Martin Luther King Jr.'s SCLC
Which event involved the actions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
the March on Washington (1963)
Vietnam War Protests (1970)
the Social Security Act
Election of 1968
In what city was MLK Jr. born?
Montgomery
Savannah
Atlanta
Gainesville
What was the keynote speech at the March on Washington?
The "Atlanta Compromise" speech
"New South" speech
The "Gettysburg Address"
"I have a dream" speech
Why did the people of Georgia change the state flag in 1956?
To get away from the negative connotations the previous flag displayed
To protest against 1954's Brown v. Board Supreme Court ruling
To protest against segregation in public schools
To show reverence to the Civil Rights efforts of prominent Georgians
Owner of the Pickrick Cafeteria in Atlanta
Opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
the last openly-segregationist Governor of Georgia (1967-1971)
Died in 2003 at age of 87
This information could be used to write a report about what politician?
Ivan Allen Jr.
John Lewis
Lester Maddox
Earnest Vandiver
What types of protests did SNCC participate in (hint, its actually in the name!)
Segregated
Nonviolent
Carefree
Christian
Which Civil Rights organization had it's headquarters in Atlanta and was led by MLK Jr.?
SNCC
Sibley Commission
The March on Washington
SCLC
This Civil Rights organization was known for student-led lunch counter sit-ins
SNCC
SCLC
Albany Movement
Sibley Commission
1954's Supreme Court decision in the Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka, Kansas, resulted in
a ruling that stated that race-based education in Kansas was equal in opportunity.
the creation of the ‘separate but equal’ doctrine of segregation.
a ruling that stated segregation in American public schools was inherently unequal.
the Topeka school district spending more money on black schools.
What law ended the legality of Jim Crow laws?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Lunch counter sit-ins
Bus Boycotts
* March on Washington
* March to Selma
Vietnam War protests
Women's Rights movement
Civil Right Act of 1865
Civil Rights Movement
Which organization did John Lewis lead at the time of the Selma to Montgomery March?
NAACP
Black Panther Party
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Organization that focused on organizing religious communities to educate people about their rights, protest to end segregation in their cities. Led by Martin Luther King, Jr.
SNCC
NAACP
SCLC
CORE
Which organization was led by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
The Black Panthers
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference
The Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
Segregationist Governor of Georgia during the 1960 Civil Rights Movement
Earnest Vandiver
Ivan Allen Jr.
William Hartsfield
Lester Maddox
Who is credited with the quote “The vote is the most powerful tool we have in a democratic, non-violent society”.
Martin Luther King Jr.
John Lewis
Andrew Young
Ivan Allen Jr.
This was a failed attempt to de-segregate and entire city in south Georgia
The March on Washington
Civil Rights Act 1964
The Albany Movement
Sibley Commission
The 13th - 15th Amendments have what in common?
Equality and civil rights for all men
Protection for Georgia farmers
They are part of the Bill of Rights (the first 10 Amendments to the U.S. Constitution)
They were all authored by both the SCLC and SNCC
After being a leader of the SNCC, who became a member of the House of Representatives representing the state of Georgia?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ivan Allen Jr.
Lester Maddox
John Lewis
The Albany Movement was ultimately a
Success
Failure
Governor Ernest Vandiver put together the Sibley Commission, which had the job of
integrating schools in Georgia
de-segregating schools in Georgia
studying the problem of integration in schools
deciding when schools would be de-segregated
How did Lester Maddox show that he believed in racial segregation?
He closed his restaurant, the Pickrick, rather than serve black customers
He signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
He allowed African-Americans in his clothing stores
Martin Luther King Jr. became a national Civil Rights leader after he successfully led
The Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee
Sibley Commission
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Albany Movement
Leader of the SNCC
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Andrew Young
John Lewis
Which group, established by Gov. Ernest Vandiver, was established in Georgia in 1960 to study the problem of integration?
the Congress on Racial Equality
the Sibley Commission
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
This law banned segregation in public places and protected job opportunities for all races
The Sibley Commission
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Brown v. Board of Education
The focus of the March on Washington was
Jobs and Freedom
Ending segregation in Public Transportation
Ending segregation in Public Schools
