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What did mayors Ivan Allen, Jr. and William B. Hartsfield have in common? Select all that apply.
A focus on improving transportation systems to increase trade and tourism. A commitment to pursuing policies geared toward the further development of the city.
The cartoon seen here made reference to what Supreme Court decision?
Brown v. Board of Education
In the early 1900s, gasoline-powered tractors became part of the modern farm. In that same era, the modern combine harvester became common, allowing crops to be harvested mechanically and quickly. Today, both of these are a part of nearly all farming endeavors.
City population could increase.
What was the ultimate success of the Albany Movement?
Civil rights leaders used the experience they gained to organize more successful protests.
What was the recommendation of the Sibley Commission, created in 1960 as a respond to the ruling in Brown v Board of Education?
Counties should be allowed to determine from themselves whether to integrate.
Why is Atlanta's longest serving mayor, William B. Hartsfield, known as the "father of aviation"?
He believed that an airport for Atlanta would be a key to the city's economic prosperity.
n which two ways did Ivan Allen Jr. contribute to the growth of Atlanta, Georgia?
He brought professional sports teams to Atlanta. He promoted the construction of new rail and highway systems, including MARTA.
On his first day in office in 1962, Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. ordered all "white" and "colored" signs removed from City Hall. Later, he gave the city's black policemen the authority to arrest whites and he hired the city's first black firefighters. ~from "Ivan Allen, Jr. in the New Georgia Encyclopedia
He challenged the policies of segregation in Atlanta.
This photograph is from the Albany Movement (1961-1962). In what way does it represent the philosophy of its founders, SNCC and NAACP?
It is a form of nonviolent social protest.
early supporter of MARTA and building the interstate, worked with Martin Luther King, convinced major sports leages to come to the city
Ivan Allen, Jr.
Use the timeline below to answer the question. This timeline illustrates the role and accomplishments of what prominent civil rights leader?
John Lewis
keynote speaker at MLK speach, one of the 13 original freedom riders, chairman of the sncc
John Lewis
Owner of the Pickrick Cafeteria in Atlanta Opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 the last openly-segregationist Governor of Georgia (1967-1971) Died in 2003 at age of 87
Lester Maddox
Which Georgia governor appointed more African Americans to government positions than all previous Georgia governors combined?
Lester Maddox
Georgia's 1946 gubernatorial (governor) election was one of the most controversial in Georgia history. Eugene Talmadge was elected governor of Georgia in the 1946 race, but he died before taking office. For various reasons, three people claimed the governor's seat, causing turmoil for Georgia state government. What was the ruling of Georgia's Supreme Court that solved the issue?
M.E. Thompson took office because he was elected as lieutenant governor until a special election could be held in 1948.
What was one way that Lester Maddox showed his opposition to the 1964 Civil Rights Act?
Maddox pledged to close his restaurant rather than serve African Americans.
How did Lester Maddox's views regarding the Civil Rights Act of 1964 compare to his actions when he was elected governor of Georgia?
Maddox strongly opposed the Civil Rights Act, but appointed a significant number of African Americans to government positions.
How did new agricultural technologies affect the population demographics of Georgia following World War II?
New technologies increase crop yields but reduced the demand for labor, causing a major rural-to-urban migration.
After World War II, new agricultural technologies were a factor in what population change in Georgia?
People migrated from rural areas to cities.
What earlier U.S. Supreme Court decision did the ruling of Brown v. Board of Education overturn?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What issue did Eugene Talmadge make central to his successful 1946 campaign for governor of Georgia?
Reinstating the white primary.
In the 1960s, Robert and Carol were concerned about how the government treated people and wanted to join an organization involved in the fight for civil rights. Both of them wanted to protest by nonviolent means, but Carol wanted to attend sit-ins at lunch counters while Robert wanted to work with his church to organize letter-writing campaigns and marches. Carol was a student and wanted to see Brown v. Board of Education enforced, while Robert focused on improving overall social, political, and economic opportunities for African Americans.
Robert likely joined the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Carol likely joined the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.
Which group was established in Georgia in 1960 to gather state residents' sentiments regarding desegregation and report back to the governor?
The Sibley Commission
Which portion of the 1964 Civil Rights Act did Lester Maddox openly defy?
The ban on racial segregation in public accommodations.
How were the events at Lester Maddox's Pickrick Cafeteria in 1964 representative of Georgia's social climate?
The events illustrated citizens' opposition to desegregation in the state.
Use the image of a past version of Georgia's state flag to answer the question.
The flag was adopted in response to the decision in Brown v. Board of Education. Georgia adopted the flag to show the state's opposition to school integration.
ormer Atlanta mayor, William B. Hartsfield, played a key role in which development?
The integration of the public school system in Atlanta.
How did the March on Washington affect the Civil Rights Movement?
With its dramatic turnout and powerful speeches, the march helped to increase pressure on political leaders to support federal civil rights legislation.
The results of the 1946 election for governor of Georgia largely represented
anger over the end of the white primary system.
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was created in 1957 with the primary purpose of
coordinating non-violent protests to segregation and discrimination.
Lester Maddox surprised many Georgians in his role as governor because
he was a segregationist who appointed many African Americans to government positions.
President Lyndon B. Johnson persuaded Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The primary purpose of the 1964 Civil Rights Act was to
prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin.
At the beginning of the Civil Rights movement, the group, Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, would have been most likely to
stage non-violent protests at lunch counters in the American south.
The Sibley Commission discovered that most Georgians
were willing to close public schools rather than integrate.