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Modern Georgia And Civil Rights
Test Description: First section of Civil Rights and Modern GA
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What was the result of the 1946 Governor’s Race?
A
Herman Talmadge (Eugene’s son) became governor by a Supreme Court Ruling.
B
Eugene Talmadge got well and became governor
C
Melvin Thompson (the lt. governor) became governor by a Supreme Court Ruling
D
Ellis Arnall (the current governor) became governor after re-election
2) - Both believed in equal rights for African-Americans - Both were born in Georgia - Both were winners of the Nobel Peace Prize The clues above describe what two people?
A
Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King, Jr.
B
Ellis Arnall and Jimmy Carter
C
Ivan Allen, Jr. and William Hartsfield
D
Eugene Talmadge and Herman Talmadge
3) The Atlanta Georgian Our New Governor is a Fan of Segregation! The headline above describes a man who threw African-Americans out of his restautant and later became governor. During his term, he elected many African-Americans to high-ranking posit
A
Lester Maddox
B
Joe Frank Harris
C
Carl Sanders
D
Eugene Talmadge
4) These two mayors of Atlanta helped to keep the city calm during the civil rights movement:
A
Ivan Allen and Benjamin Mayes
B
Ivan Allen, Jr. and William Hartsfield
C
Ellis Arnall and Eugene Talmadge
D
Maynard Jackson and Andrew Young
5) This white mayor originally brought aviation to Atlanta:
A
Ivan Allen, Jr.
B
William Hartsfield
C
Benjamin Mayes
D
Maynard Jackson
6) This mayor brought the Braves and other sports teams to Atlanta:
A
Ivan Allen, Jr.
B
Maynard Jackson
C
Andrew Young
D
William Hartsfield
7) This Supreme Court case stated that it was unconstitutional for public schools in the United States to be segregated.
A
None of the Above
B
Plessy v. Ferguson
C
Brown v. Board of Education
D
Topeka v. Washington State
8) Who was the first African-American mayor of Atlanta?
A
Maynard Jackson
B
Andrew Young
C
Jimmy Carter
D
Martin Luther King, Jr.
9) This was the name of Dr. King’s march that led him to the foot of the Lincoln Memorial. There, he gave a famous speech.
A
March on Washington
B
March for Progress
C
March for Pride
D
March for Freedom
10) This organization asked people's opinions and held hearings to test the public on integration and found that many white Georgians would rather close schools altogether than integrate:
A
the Sibley Commission
B
The SCLC
C
The SNCC
D
the NAACP
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