unit 10- civil rights Flashcards
Mayor of Atlanta who oversaw Atlanta gaining three major league sports teams.
Ivan Allen jr
professional basketball team based in Atlanta
Hawks
Made segregation and discrimination in public places illegal.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Mayor of Atlanta who pushed for an airport and expanded air travel.
William Hartsfield
same thing as
“desegregate”
integration
A one day event organized by a coalition of civil rights organizations. This is where MLK Jr. delivered his
“I Have a Dream” speech.
March on Washington
A civil rights group in Atlanta, formed by Martin Luther King Jr. It helped teach others about how to nonviolently protest for Civil Rights.
SCLC
Atlanta mayors who worked with civil rights leaders and businesses to make sure everything went smoothly.
Helped Atlanta become “The city too busy too hate!”
William B. Hartsfield and Ivan Allen Jr.
US Supreme Court case in which the court declared that separate but equal schools were
unconstitutional
Brown vs Board of Education
One of the founders of
SNCC, later became a U.S. congressman from Georgia.
John Lewis
primary or preliminary elections held in which only white voters where permitted to participate.
white primaries
professional American football team based in
Atlanta
Falcons
Brief period of time in 1947 when Georgia had three people claiming to be the Governor.
Three Governors Contreversy
The son of Eugene
Talmadge. Claimed he was the governor because many voters who voted for his dad were actually voting for him.
Herman Talmadge
A civil rights organization of college students who were involved in sit-ins and other civil disobedience.
SNCC
Had been set to become the Lt.
Governor before Eugene
Talmadge died. Claimed he was the Governor because under normal circumstances the Lt.
Governor takes over if the
Governor dies.
Melvin Thompson
Group created by GA legislature to determine how to desegregate schools.
Sibley Comission
To refuse to support or buy something
Boycott
Died after being elected Governor, triggering the Three Governors
Controversy.
Eugene Talmadge
A strong segregationist, closed his restaurant rather than integrate it. He was elected governor in 1966.
Lester Maddox
The Governor of Georgia when Eugene Talmadge died. He claimed that he should remain the Governor until a solution to the Three Governors Controversy could be found.
Ellis Arnall
A civil rights group founded in 1909 by W.E.B.
Dubois, challenged discrimination and
segregation in the courts
NAACP
A minister from Atlanta, leader of the Montgomery bus boycott and the nonviolent peaceful resistance movement.
Martin Luther King Jr.
A movement to desegregate Albany, GA; led by SNCC, MLK Jr. and other SCLC leaders. It gained a lot of publicity because many were arrested but there was no immediate change because the goal was too broad.
Albany Movement
American professional baseball franchise in the Atlanta Metropolatian
Braves
Mayor of Atlanta who oversaw Atlanta gaining three major league sports teams.
Ivan Allen Jr
What was a result of technology transforming agriculture in Georgia?
Population shift to cities
Who was the Atlanta mayor known for promoting aviation and transportation?
William B Hartsfield
Which mayor brought sports teams to Atlanta?
Ivan Allen Jr
Which man refused to leave the governor’s office?
Ellis Arnall
Which court case did
Georgia respond to with the 1956 flag?
Brown vs Board of Education
Who was a Georgia governor known for his opposition to desegregation?
Lester Maddox
Which mayor of Atlanta promoted the city as “the city too busy to hate”?
William B Hartsfield
Which civil rights event took place in Georgia and involved Martin Luther
King, Jr.?
Albany Movement
Which Supreme Court case kept schools in the south segregated?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What was Georgia’s initial response to the Brown v.
Board of Education ruling?
Resistance to integration
What were the two main groups involved in the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia?
SNCC and SCLC
In what year was the Civil Rights Act passed?
1964
Which Supreme Court case led to changes in Georgia’s education system?
Brown vs Board of Education
Who resisted the 1964
Civil Rights Act in Georgia?
Lester Maddox
Which organization was known for its sit-ins and freedom rides?
SNCC
Which civil rights group was known for its student-led initiatives?
SNCC
Who was the mayor of Atlanta known for removing segregation signs?
Ivan Allen Jr
When was the controversial Georgia state flag adopted?
1956
Which city did mayors
William B. Hartsfield and Ivan Allen, Jr. help
develop?
Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
promised to bring back the White Primaries when he ran for governor.
true or false
true
Who was one of the mayors that helped develop Atlanta?
William B Hartsfield
Which man was appointed governor by GA’s General
Assembly?
Herman Talmadge
What was created to study public opinion on school integration in Georgia?
Sibley Commision
Which man sued the state to become governor?
Melvin Thompson
What was one impact of Atlanta’s development under its mayors?
Economic growth
What significant change occurred in Georgia’s political system in 1946?
End of white primary
Who was the Atlanta mayor known for promoting aviation and transportation?
William B. Hartsfield
Which Supreme Court case led to Georgia’s response involving the
1956 flag?
Brown vs Board of Education
Which Supreme Court case kept schools in the south segregated?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What was created to study public opinion on school integration in Georgia?
Sibley Commision
Describe Georgia’s agriculture after WWII and how it changed.
New technology like tractors reduced the need for farm workers and poultry farming quickly became popular.
farming in the south changed or evolved, people moved away from rural areas and into__________. This caused an urban __________ boom.
cities
population
WHO IS THIS?
He pushed for the creation of Atlanta’s airport and supported air travel for goods and people.
William B. Hartsfield
(most remembered for)
WHO IS THIS?
He supported and helped bring three major sports teams to Atlanta. Braves, Falcons, Hawks
Ivan Allen Jr
(most remembered for)
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down school segregation. Instead of “separate but equal” this time they said “separate automatically unequal”.
impact of the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling.
List Georgia’s 4 major transportation systems and describe their importance.
Airports, Deepwater Ports, Railroads, Highways (They provide Georgia with efficient cheap travel and shipping.)
The leader of nonviolent peaceful resistance movements including marches, protests/demonstrations, and boycotts.
Martin Luther King Jr. and his philosophy of non-violent protest.
What court case reversed Plessy vs. Ferguson and got rid of the idea of “separate but equal”?
Brown Vs Board of Education
What triggered the Three Governors Controversy? Why was it a controversy?
Eugene Talmadge was reelected as Governor, but then died. Three men claimed to be the Governor after Talmadge’s death and were all trying to make decisions.
What impact did John Lewis have on Georgia?
Lewis was one of the founders of SNCC and was active in nonviolent protests during the Civil Rights movement. Later, he became a U.S. Congressman representing GA for nearly 30 years.
Who started the SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) and what was its purpose?
Martin Luther King Jr. founded the SCLC to teach others about the tactics of nonviolent/peaceful protest.
Under this law only white Georgians were allowed to vote in primary (preliminary) elections where candidates are chosen. Consequently, political candidates rarely represented the interests of African Americans in Georgia.
white primaries
Who started SNCC? What new type of nonviolent protest did they use?
SNCC was started mostly by college students. They used “sit-ins” at lunch counters in an effort to desegregate them.
What was the number one issue that the Sibley Commission was appointed to take care of? Did they make an efficient plan to accomplish this goal?
They were supposed to deal with how to desegregate/integrate schools in GA. Their plan included many tactics that school districts used to delay integration for as long as possible.
Why did Georgia change the state flag in 1956?
The flag was changed to signal displeasure with the Brown v. BOE court case ruling
What was the goal of the Albany movement? Why did MLK believe that it failed?
The intention was to segregate the city of Albany, GA. He believed the goal was too broad and should have been more focused.
What was the significance of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Banned segregation in public places and eliminated employment discrimination based on race, religion, gender, national origin, etc.
Why did Lester Maddox close his restaurant in Atlanta after the Civil Rights Act of 1964? What position did he later hold in Georgia’s government?
He strongly believed in segregation and said he would rather close the restaurant than integrate it. He later became governor, where he appointed more African Americans to government jobs than anyone before him.
