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An organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement.
a) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
b) Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
c) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
d) Congress on Racial Equality (CORE)
Court case that created Separate-but-equal doctrine.
a) Brown v. Board of Education
b) Plessy v. Ferguson
c) Georgia v. Worcester
d) Miranda v. Arizona
The civil rights movement affected the state of Georgia in many important ways. Which of the following was the LEAST affected by the movement?
a) the state’s educational system
b) voting opportunities for African Ameircans
c) the number of African Americans in public office
d) economic opportunities for the state’s citizens
What was one of the reasons the Albany Movement was unable to fully achieve its desegregation goals?
a) The focus was on using the political process rather than protests to create change.
b) The use of violence by some of its members alienated moderate supporters.
c) The movement lacked organization and leadership and quickly dissolved.
d) Local police purposely avoided violently reacting to black protesters.
Why was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. willing to organize civil rights demonstrations despite the high risk of violence to himself?
a) He wanted national recognition so that he could be elected to public office.
b) He believed civil rights were a cause greater than his individual liberty or life.
c) He considered violence a necessary part of the struggle for civil rights.
d) He thought that as a leader he would be safe from personal harm.
How did the state of Georgia show its dissatisfaction with Brown v. Board of Education?
a) The Georgia state flag was changed in 1956 to include the Confederate battle emblem.
b) Mayor Ivan Allen removed al lte separate entrance signs at Atlanta City Hall.
c) Riots broke out around the capitol building in Atlanta.
d) Govern Talmadge protested by retiring from politics.
Which of the following accurately describes the IMMEDIATE effects of Brown v. Board of Education in Georgia?
a) Violence erupted in the city of Atlanta and this halted the process of integrating schools.
b) Students everywhere were impacted as the state government closed schools to avoid desegregation.
c) Schools in Georgia changed drastically after schools integrated immediately following the federal decision.
d) Nothing much changed as many white-only private schools opened which maintained school segregation.
Court case that ruled that segregated schools are inherently unequal, ending the separate but equal doctrine.
a) Brown v. Board of Education
b) Plessy v. Ferguson
c) Georgia v. Worcester
d) Miranda v. Arizona
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a) Boycott
b) Freedom Rides
c) Sit-In
d) Silent Auction
What was the recommendation of the Sibley Commission, founded to determine the level of public support for the desegregation of Georgia’s schools?
a) The state should improve African American schools rather than desegregate.
b) The state should continue to resist federal civil rights legislative efforts.
c) All schools should immediately begin the desegregation process.
d) School districts should individually determine whether to desegregate.
What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?
a) To pass laws supporting integration of schools
b) To put pressure on the courts to reverse the Brown Vs. Board of Education decision
c) To come up with a new design for the state flag
d) To find out how Georgians felt about desegregation
Which was NOT a purpose of the March on Washington?
a) the right to vote
b) to elect a Black President
c) full and fair employment
d) decent housing
Who was both a governor of GA and a US senator who opposed integration?
a) Ellis Arnall
b) Andrew Young
c) Herman Talmadge
d) Maynard Jackson
What was the purpose of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?
a) to organize church leaders in order to coordinate the Civil Rights Movement
b) SNCC coordinated youth led, non-violent campaigns against segregation and other forms of racism
c) SNCC went door to door to find out how other Georgians felt about integration
d) SNCC was a group who fought to March in Washington
GA adopting the ___________________ in _______ was a DIRECT message sent to the courts, Washington D.C., the country, etc., basically saying, we're not going to respect _______________ .
a) Confederate Battle Flag / 2001 / Brown vs. B.O.Ed decision
b) Confederate Battle Flag / 1956 / Brown vs B.O.Ed decision
c) ring of 13 white stars / 1956 / Brown vs. B.O.Ed decision
d) red, white and blue pattern / 1920 / Brown vs B.O.Ed decision
This Civil Rights desegregation campaign began in southwest Georgia in the fall of 1961 and was led by Martin Luther King, Jr., the SNCC, and the NAACP.
a) March on Washington
b) Montgomery Bus Boycott
c) Albany Movement
d) March on Selma Bridge
Who was the leader of SNCC?
a) Martin Luther King Jr.
b) John Lewis
c) Lester Maddox
d) Jimmy Carter
Christian organization made up of black ministers who's sole purpose was to achieve civil equality for all African Americans; Martin Luther King Jr. was the first president of the organization; members took part in peaceful protests across the south.
a) SCLC- Southern Christian Leadership Conference
b) SNCC-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
c) 1964 Civil Rights Act
d) Sibley Commission
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