SS8H11: The Civil Rights Movement in Georgia

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What did the Supreme Court decide in Brown v. Board of Education?

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They said that segregation was no longer allowed in public school.

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When did Georgia change the state flag to incorporate the Confederate battle flag?

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After Brown V. Board of Education

Front

The Sibley Commission was formed to ___?

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Determine how Georgian's felt about the integration of public schools.

Front

Which group conducted sit-ins at lunch counters in order to boycott businesses that wouldn’t serve blacks?

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Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

Front

What event is being described: 250,000 protesters came; Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream Speech"; Led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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March on Washington

Front

Unsuccessful civil rights effort in Georgia

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Albany Movement

Front

Which man from Georgia is recognized as the leader of the modern Civil Rights movement?

Back

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Front

Who was both a governor of GA and a US senator who opposed integration?

Back

Herman Talmadge

Front

What was the purpose of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

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SNCC coordinated youth led, non-violent campaigns against segregation and other forms of racism.

Front

What did the South do in opposition to the Brown v. Board of Education decision?

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Added the Confederate Battle flag to the Georgia state flag.