Civil Rights

Which Civil Rights activist and minister from Atlanta believed in non-violent protest, formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and later received the Nobel Peace Prize?

• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Benjamin Mays
• Hamilton Homes
• Jackie Robinson

What three methods of non-violent protest were used by MLK, Jr. during the Civil Rights movement?

• Marches, demonstrations, boycotts

• Rallies, Protests, and Boycotts

• Mob Protests with Torches and Pitch Forks

What supreme court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and desegregated public schools?

• Brown v. Board of Education
• Brown v. Segregation
• Madison v. Marbury 

How did the General Assembly respond to Brown v. Board of Education?

• Brown v. Board of Education They added the confederate battle symbol to Georgia’s flag and refused to fund any system that desegregated
• They chose to try desegregating schools, but ultimately it failed. 

What group of Morehouse College students organized sit-ins to protest the segregation of Atlanta’s diners?

• Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
• NAACP
• SCLC

In addition to boycotts, marches, and freedom rides, the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) helped

• organize sit-ins at lunch counters across the South.

• promote removing the poll taxes

• promote removing literacy tests

What were the two findings of the Sibley Commission?

• -let each school system decided desegregation for themselves
  -do not penalize desegregated schools
• Desegregation should be forced upon each school district.
  -Schools should be penalized if they do not desegregate.  

What two organizations supported the Albany Movement?

• NAACP and SNCC
• SCLC and SNCC

What was the goal of the Albany Movement?

• Desegregate all aspects of life in Albany
• Desegregate all public schools in Albany 

Why was the Albany Movement a failure?

• It attempted to do too many things at one time
• It did not have effective leadership