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Civil Rights
Civil Rights Movement of 1950's and 1960's
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why did Americans feel that African Americans should have greater rights after WWII? | African Americans had fought alongside white Americans during the war. |
| What did Progressive southern whites believe prevented the area from modernizing after WWII? | Jim Crow institutions |
| Which president ordered desegregation of the military in 1948? | President Harry S. Truman |
| Which Georgia governor did not want to allow African Americans into all-white schools? | Governor Herman Talmadge |
| What was the motto of people (that came from the Plessy v. Ferguson lawsuit) who wished to keep segregation in place while trying to appease African Americans? | Separate But Equal |
| What was the lawsuit Brown v. Board of Education about? | Mr. Brown wanted his daughter to attend a white school that was closer to his home. This lawsuit challenged that separate but equal schools were inherently unequal. |
| What was the name of the African American man who took the Brown v. Board of Education case to the Supreme Court in 1954? | Thurgood Marshall |
| What was the name of the document written by southern white members of the U.S. congress and senate attacking the Brown v. Board of Education decision? | Southern Manifesto |
| How did the GA legislature show defiance for the Brown v. Board of Education decision? | They changed the state flag by adding the Confederate battle flag. |
| Who were the two GA governors that claimed no black students would ever attend school with white students? | Marvin Griffin & Ernest Vandiver |
| What was the name of the first African American to play major league baseball? | Jackie Robinson |
| Who were the first two African Americans to be admitted to the University of Georgia? | Hamilton Holmes & Charlayne Hunter |
| Why was Rosa Parks famous? | She refused to sit in the back of the bus as required at that time. |
| What protest happened that was directly related to Rosa Parks? | Montgomery Bus Boycott |
| What type of protest happened mainly at lunch counters of traditionally white restaurants? | Sit-ins |
| Which Atlanta mayor worked to peacefully desegregate Atlanta schools in 1961? | William B. Hartsfield |
| Which famous civil rights leader entered the Civil Rights Movement during the Montgomery Bus Boycott? | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
| What organization did Dr. King and fellow ministers begin in Atlanta in 1957? | The SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Conference) |
| What was the SCLC's position on fighting for Civil Rights? | They advocated non-violent resistance. |
| Who was the president of Morehouse College who influenced Dr. King and other civil rights leaders? | Dr. Benjamin May |
| Which group of African Americans were most involved in the civil rights movement? | Young college age people |
| What was the name of the group formed by black and white students, including Julian Bond and John Lewis? | SNCC (Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee) |
| In addition to sit-ins, what was the main way SNCC members brought attention to their causes? | Freedom Rides |
| What was the Albany Movement? | A group that formed to protest discrimination during efforts to register African American voters in Albany, GA. |
| What was the March on Washington? | 250,000 black and white people who gathered in Washington to hear speakers and musicians who were in favor of greater rights for African Americans. |
| What was Dr. King's role in the March on Washington? | He gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. |
| What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964? | Legislation that made segregation and discrimination in public places illegal. |
| What types of discrimination deemed illegal by the Civil Rights Act? | Discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender |
| What group was established as part of the Civil Rights Act? | The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) |
| What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965? | Laws that made it illegal to use literacy tests and other methods to try to keep certain groups of people from voting. |
| What two changes took place because of the Voting Rights Act of 1965? | Black voter registration increased as did the number of African Americans holding office. |
| Who was the first African American to serve in Congress since Reconstruction | Andrew Young |
| What were some of the offices that were held by Andrew Young? | Congressman, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., and mayor of Atlanta. |
| What famous event did Andrew Young help bring to Atlanta? | The 1996 Olympic Games |
| Which mayor of Atlanta was the first African American mayor in a major southern city? | Maynard Jackson |
| What were some great things Maynard Jackson did for the city of Atlanta? | Increased business opportunities for African Americans, led the addition of a new terminal at Hartsfield Airport, and helped Atlanta win the honor of hosting the Olympic Games. |
| Which major corporation was the first to work out a desegregation plan with the national government? | Lockheed-Georgia |
| How did Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., help desegregate Atlanta businesses? | He hired black firefighters and gave black police officers the right to carry out their duties with all students. |
| What prestigious award did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., win in 1964? | The Nobel Peace Prize |
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