Resistance in Georgia

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which statement best describes Lester Maddox?

Anti-segregation; supported Civil Rights movement

Supported women; gave women the right to vote and hold jobs in the government

Segregationist; strongly believed in states' rights and segregation of public areas

Communist; defied the federal government's orders and established a communist government in Georgia

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How did Lester Maddox surprise many citizens in Georgia while in office?

He put more women in government positions

He changed the state flag 5 times in 3 years

He supported integration in public schools

He put more African Americans in government positions

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How did Georgia and other states in the South react to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Resisted; against changing traditional ways to view African Americans as equals

Attempted to sue the federal government for violating their state rights

Ignored the Civil Rights Act; pretended it was never issued

Complied; believed the act was beneficial and would bring justice to the South

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do? And who did it benefit?

Enforced equal voting rights; affected women

Prohibited discrimination based on color, race, or religion; benefited minorities and women

Prohibited segregation in public; benefited African Americans

Took away certain powers of police; benefited African Americans

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was Georgia's flag from 1956 to 2001 based on?

Union Battle Flag

Equality for all races and genders

The Pledge of Allegiance

Confederate Battle Flag

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What provoked Georgia legislators into modifying the state flag in 1956? What did the flag symbolize?

Plessy v. Ferguson case ruling; symbolized southern protest and resistance to the federal government's integration laws.

March on Washington; symbolized resistance and Georgia's traditional ways

Brown v. Board of Education case ruling; symbolized southern protest and resistance to the federal government's integration laws.

Ku Klux Klan; symbolized how Georgia supported the KKK and white supremacy

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What did the Sibley Commission to recommend about integrating schools?

It is up to each school district to decide whether to integrate

Schools should be integrated fully

Schools should be kept segregated

A vote should be held by the local school districts to determine Georgia's schools' integration

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Who played a significant role in the Sibley Commission?

Marshall Sibley

Martin Luther King Jr.

John Sibley

Governor Ernest Vandiver

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What caused the Sibley Commission to be put in action?

Citizens participated in protests held every day for 56 days in Atlanta to hold the Sibley Commission.

After the court ruling of Brown v. BOE, Governor Vandiver refused to follow federal orders to integrate in public schools and decided to create the Sibley Commission to gain public opinion.

Citizens in Georgia felt that their opinions were not taken into consideration in Georgia's legislature, so they asked for the Sibley Commission to be held.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Governor Vandiver agreed that the Sibley Commission would a beneficial way to take action in the Civil Rights Movement as a Southern State.

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What was the goal/job of the Sibley Commission?

To travel around the state and listen to Georgia families about what should be done regarding the voting rights.

To interview Georgia families about their lives living as free men and women regardless of race or gender and create a newspaper that supports the Civil Rights Movement.

To gain opinion of Governor Vandiver from local districts and his time in office.

To travel around the state and listen to Georgia families about what should be done regarding the integration of schools.

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