WorksheetsCivil Rights & Modern Georgia
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
- Won the Nobel Peace Prize
- Elected as President
- Helped with Camp David Peace Accords
- Only President from Georgia
Which person's accomplishments are described?
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
What was one way that Georgians protested having to integrate its public schools?
Georgia legislators voted to change the state flag to include the Confederate battle emblem.
Georgians organized peaceful marches in Atlanta to support integration.
Local schools held assemblies to promote the benefits of integration.
Parents withdrew their children from public schools to avoid integration.
They staged non-violent protests at lunch counters and segregated buses in the American south
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference)
CORE (Congress of Racial Equality)
How were Andrew Young and Maynard Jackson instrumental in the African American communities?
They both supported the African American/minority communities and worked to bring the Olympics to the city of Atlanta.
They focused solely on economic development for white communities.
They were primarily involved in international diplomacy and had little impact locally.
They opposed the civil rights movement and worked against African American interests.
To guarantee protection from segregation and discrimination in public places, as well as in hiring and firing.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Which of the following was NOT considered a short-term impact of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics?
Creation of Centennial Olympic Park.
Development of new housing, hotels, and businesses.
Infrastructure improvements, including roadways, sidewalks, and streetlights.
Atlanta attracted its first professional sports teams (Braves, Hawks, and Falcons)
Who was the Civil Rights leader who was a student, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), helped with voter registration, and later a Congressman?
John Lewis
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Malcolm X
What was one way that Georgians protested having to integrate its public schools?
Georgia legislators voted to change the state flag to include the Confederate battle emblem.
Georgians organized peaceful protests in front of public schools.
Parents withdrew their children from public schools entirely.
Local businesses boycotted schools that accepted integrated students.
How did Georgia react to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?
By changing the state flag
By implementing mandatory busing
By increasing funding for private schools
By closing public schools
This Civil Rights Leader from Atlanta was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), a minister, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, and delivered the "I have a dream" speech in his March on Washington?
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Frederick Douglass
The Sibley Commission:
held public hearings to see how Georgians felt about the integration of public schools
conducted a survey on the economic impact of school integration
organized protests against public school integration
developed a plan to segregate public schools further
Supreme Court case where the court ruled that racial segregation of schools violated the Constitution, segregated schools were unequal.
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Loving v. Virginia
Miranda v. Arizona
What did Lester Maddox do that was beneficial?
hired more African-Americans to government positions
closed down his restaurant to avoid integration
supported segregationist policies
fought against civil rights legislation
After the Supreme Court Decision of Brown v. Board of Education, the Sibley Commission found that instead of integrating their schools, most Georgians would rather close the public schools and open private schools.
True
False
Only some Georgians preferred private schools
Most Georgians supported integration
Due to Martin Luther King's leadership, what was a major effect of the March on Washington?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Brown v. Board of Education
Civil Rights Movement of 1963
Segregation of public facilities and discrimination based on race or sex was illegal after the passage of ________________.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Fair Housing Act of 1968
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 schools rather than integrate.
That 70% of Georgians supported full integration of public schools.
That 50% of Georgians were indifferent about the issue of desegregation.
That 80% of Georgians wanted to maintain the status quo and not change anything.
The first African American mayor of any major city in the South
Maynard Jackson
Andrew Young
Harold Washington
David Dinkins
The addition of Hartsfield Airport and professional sports teams helped which state industry by bringing in more money?
agriculture
manufacturing
tourism
housing
A group of college students who held sit-ins at segregated restaurants along with promoted voter registration
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Civil Rights Movement Organization (CRMO)
Youth Activism Coalition (YAC)
College Student Alliance for Equality (CSAE)
