Civil Rights Movements in GA Vocab

Question 1

Defiance

Answer 1

The act of refusing to obey someone or some organization

Question 2

Discrimination

Answer 2

Prejudice or unjust behavior to others based on differences in age, race, gender, and so on

Question 3

Oppression

Answer 3

The act of treating people in a cruel and unjust way

Question 4

Segregation

Answer 4

The act or practice of keeping people or groups apart

Question 5

Appeal

Answer 5

To ask for a decision made by a court of law to be changed

Question 6

Boycott

Answer 6

To refuse to buy something to take part in something as a way of protesting

Question 7

Albany Movement

Answer 7

An organized civil rights protest led by the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, whose primary objective was to desegregate the city of Albany, Georgia, and the surrounding community

Question 8

1956 State Flag

Answer 8

Controversial flag that flew over Georgia from 1956-2001. The flag was controversial due to the flag’s prominent Confederate Battle of the emblem.

Question 9

Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Answer 9

Supreme Court cases that struck down the policy of separate but equal; mandated the desegregation of public schools

Question 10

Civil Rights Act (1964)

Answer 10

Federal legislation that forbade discrimination on the basis of race and sex in hiring, firing, and promotion

Question 11

Holmes, Hamilton(1941-1995)

Answer 11

One of the first African-Americans to integrate the University of Georgia; became and successful doctor

Question 12

Hunter (Gault), Charlayne(b. 1942)

Answer 12

One of the first African-Americans to integrate the University of Georgia; became a successful journalist

Question 13

Jackson, Maynard(1938-2003)

Answer 13

First African-American mayor of a major southern city (Atlanta)

Question 14

King, Jr. Martin Luther(1929-1968)

Answer 14

Important civil rights leader and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

Question 15

Maddox, Lester(1915-2003)

Answer 15

One of the last openly segregationist politicians in Georgia (Governor)

Question 16

March on Washington(1963)

Answer 16

Famous civil rights march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the famous “I Have a Dream” speech was given at the march

Question 17

Mays, Benjamin(1894-1984)

Answer 17

President of Morehouse College and mentor to Dr. Matin Luther King, Jr.

Question 18

Sibley Commission(1961)

Answer 18

Investigation by lawyer John Sibley to determine what should be done about the integration in the state; 60% of Georgians claimed they would rather close the public schools than integrate, Sibley recommended that public schools desegregate on a limited basis.

Question 19

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

Answer 19

Civil rights organization by college students; urged non-violent protests to gain integration; the group became militant in the late 1960s

Question 20

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Answer 20

Prohibited states from imposing any voting qualifications on their citizens

Question 21

Young, Andrew(b.1932)

Answer 21

Civil Rights leader; served as U.S. ambassador to the UN and mayor of Atlanta; was also instrumental in bringing the 1996 Olympic Games to Atlanta

Question 22

Southern Christian Leadership Conference(SCLC)

Answer 22

Civil rights organization that advocated nonviolent protest; formed in 1957 by Dr. Marting Luther King, Jr., and other leaders.