Civil Rights Movement

Question 1

Brown v. Board of Education 1954

Answer 1

1. Ended Legal segregation in public schools
2. Taken to Supreme court.
3. Showed that schools were separated, but not “equal”

Question 2

Benjamin Mays 1940

Answer 2

1. Long time president of Morehouse College. (27 years)
2. Mentor/Teacher to many Civil Rights leaders.
3. Served on the Atlanta Board of Education for 18 years.

Question 3

Dr. Martin Luther King 1955

Answer 3

1. Very well known Civil Rights leader born in Atlanta
2. Led peaceful protests and Speeches across the south.
3. Famous for his “I Have A Dream” Speech and the “March on Washington”

Question 4

Desegregation 1954

Answer 4

1. Facilities would no longer separate Blacks and Whites.
2. Started with schools in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
3. Was one of the Main goals of the Civil Rights movement.

Question 5

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) 1960

Answer 5

1. A Civil Rights group made to give blacks more freedom and voice.
2. Was led by Dr. King to peaceful protests and sit-ins.
3. Many famous Civil Rights leaders came from this group.

Question 6

Sibley Commission 1955

Answer 6

1. A plan made by the GA general Assembly to cut off state funds to any system that integrated its schools.
2. Asked Citizens to chose to shutdown schools or desegregate them.
3. The Governor decided to desegregate many schools and public facilities.

Question 7

Hamilton Holmes & Charlayne Hunter 1961

Answer 7

1. First African-Americans to enter the “University of Georgia”
2. Hamilton Holmes simply wanted to become a doctor. Charlayne Hunter simply wanted to become a journalist, but both decided they needed a higher form of education to do so.
3. Became Head of Grady Hospital of Atlanta.

Question 8

Albany Movement 1961-1962

Answer 8

1. First Mass movement in the Civil Rights Era to desegregate and entire area.
2. Over 1,000 African-Americans were arrested.
3. Famous leaders like Dr. King spoke there, and SNCC joined in.

Question 9

March on Washington 1963

Answer 9

1. Over 200,000 came to the march and stood in front of the Lincoln Memorial.
2. Site of the “I Have a Dream” Speech.
3. President John F. Kennedy endorsed this March.

Question 10

Civil Rights Act 1964 (1968?) (Unsure which act)

Answer 10

1. Outlawed discrimination based on Race, Gender, Color, Religion, etc.
2. Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson and Passed in Senate 73-27.
3. A major win for the Civil Rights movement as this ended segregation within the communities.

Question 11

Georgia’s 1956 State Flag 1956

Answer 11

1. Added the confederate battle flag in its new change.
2. Wanted to show resistance to the new change from segregation.
3. No Public hearing was shown before the adding of the flag, no public opinion was input.

Question 12

Maynard Jackson 1973

Answer 12

1. First Black mayor of Atlanta or of any major city in the south.
2. Helped host the Olympics in GA, and helped minorities have business in the government.
3. Helped make GA what it is today and promoted the World’s busiest Airport.

Question 13

Lester Maddox 1966

Answer 13

1. Was for Segregation and did not want to desegregate his restaurant and would rather shut it down.
2. Was the governor of GA for a while and surprised a large amount of political observers
3. Appointed more African Americans to government positions than all previous Georgia governors combined.

Question 14

Andrew Young 1961

Answer 14

1. A famous Civil Rights leader alongside Dr. King.
2. Was the first African-American to be elected to congress in GA, since Reconstruction.
3. He later became an Ambassador for the United Nations.