Civil War and Modern GA

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What were the ways the SCLC and SNCC went about their protest of segregation laws?

Boycotts, Marches, and nonviolent protest

What court case made segregation of races unconstitutional?

Brown V Board of Education

What court case is the cause of the Sibley Commission being created?

Brown v Board of Education

Who was Lester Maddox?

Governor who refused to serve black customers in his Atlanta restaurant in defiance of the civil rights act

Which president desegregated the military?

Harry Truman

Describe how MLK, Jr went about protesting segregation.

He did his protests peacefully

Besides the state flag issue, how else did GA say they would fight the integration of schools?

They would close the schools

What happened at the March on Washington?

250,000 protestors marched for jobs and freedom & MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream Speech"

Why is MLK, Jr so famous today across the United States?

Big influence to end segregation

What did he do once he was governor that surprised many people?

Appointed more African-Americans to Government positions than all previous GA Governors combined.

How did the bus boycotts hurt the bus systems across the South?

Bus systems quickly went bankrupt due to protestors walking, biking, and carpooling

Give three descriptions of MLK.

Civil Disobedience = like sit-in protest, peaceful nonviolent Group Marches= Like the March on Washington Boycotts = Like the Montgomery Bus Boycott

What law prohibits the discrimination of employers based on race, color, religion, etc?

Civil Rights Act of 1964

What were "Freedom Riders?"

Civil rights activists who participated in freedom rides across the south during 1961. The group was met with violence in multiple cities throughout the trip

How were colleges and universities affected by the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Colleges and Universities started integrating after the Civil Rights Act of 1964

What was the result of Brown v Board of Education?

End of segregation in public schools

Give 3 Descriptions of SNCC.

Focused on peaceful, NONVIOLENT protest, made up of High school and college-aged students, known for sit-ins, freedom rides, and freedom summer in Mississippi

Why would the 1956 GA flag cause controversy?

It had the confederate flag

What laws did the Civil Rights Act aim to end?

Jim Crow Laws

What were the segregation laws in the South referred to as during the '50s-'60s?

Jim Crow Laws

Who was the first president of SNCC?

John Lewis

What is the court case of Brown v Board of Education an example of in our system of government?

Judicial action

What was written by MLK, Jr?

Letters from Birmingham Jail

Which famous civil rights leader led and spoke at the Lincoln Memorial?

MLK

Who led the March on Washington?

MLK

What was the purpose of SNCC?

Non-violent, try to get local govt to change, if they refuse try to get federal govt to act

What are some ways that SNCC, SCLC, and MLK protested?

Nonviolent, peaceful protests such as sit-ins and freedom rides

What court case did Brown v Board of Education overturn?

Plessy v Ferguson

How did John Lewis begin his involvement with the Civil Rights movement?

President of the SNCC

What organization did MLK, Jr start? (He was the president )

SCLC

Who was Rosa Parks? Why was she arrested?

She was a african-american women who refused to give up her seat to a white man

What was the SCLC?

Southern Christian Leadership Council led by MLK jr and advocated for nonviolent resistance to segregation.

What does SNCC stand for?

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

What was one of the major reasons for the modern Civil Rights movement to begin in the 1950s?

The Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court decision in 1956.

How did the southern states respond to the possible integration of schools?

They did not comply

What was the primary purpose of the Civil Rights Act?

To allow African Americans to receive the same rights as White people ( jobs, opportunities, seating, etc)

Why did the state flag change to add the Confederate battle flag?

To show they were mad with the Brown v Board of Education

What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?

to find out how people felt about integrating schools


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