Post WWII & Civil Rights Movement

Development of better technology and less reliance on agriculture after World War II had which effect on Georgia’s growth?

• More citizens wanted to work in farm areas

• Georgia’s importance in the Southeast decreased

• Georgia’s urban areas grew rapidly

• The state’s growth slowed drastically

Use the clues in the boxes to match the correct people to each set of clues.

• X is Ivan Allen, Y is William B. Hartsfield

• X is William B. Hartsfield, Y is Ivan Allen

• X is Kasim Reid, Y is Richard B. Russell

• X is Richard B. Russell, Y is Kasim Reid

Ivan Allen, a businessman, was elected mayor of Atlanta in 1962. Some of the actions he took as mayor included the following:

• Made an official statement that there were no racial problems in Atlanta

• Ordered the immediate removal of the "Colored" and "White" signs on all entrances and exits to City Hall.

• Ordered all schools in Atlanta to be segregated.

• Hired eight African American police officers for restricted duties, an unheard of move.

William Hartsfield served as mayor of Atlanta for 6 terms. He is known for the following:

• Ordered the removal of "Colored" and "White" signs on entrances and exits to City Hall.

• Made an official statement that there were no racial issues in the city of Atlanta.

• Used a gun and an ax handle to chase African Americans away from his restaurant.

• Helped in the area of civil rights and developed the city as an aviation hub.

What was the purpose of the White Primary?

• keep blacks from having input into the general elections

• To guarantee protection form segregation and discrimination.

• To allow African Americans to move to Canada.

• To prevent a third March on Washington by protesters.

Former governor Eugene Talmadge brought about the "Three Governors Controversy" when he

• ran against three other candidates and won.

• resigned from office.

• won the primary but died before taking office.

• challenged all opponents to three public debates.

Based on the picture, what conclusion can be drawn about the court decision in Brown V. Board of Education?

• The Supreme Court ensured that schools would remain segregated for another decade.

• The Supreme Court broke the tradition of segregation and pushed for integration.

• The Supreme Court sealed the deal by making black schools equal to white schools.

• The Supreme Court denied that black schools were not the same as white schools.

A 1960's group comprised of Georgia political leaders who, after holding hearings around the state, recommended leaving the issues of desegregation in the hands of local education systems.

• Albany Movement

• Civil Rights Movement

• Sibley Commission

What was one way that Georgia protested having to integrate its public schools?

• Georgia fired the Board of Education.

• Georgia Legislators voted to change the state flag to include the Confederate battle emblem.

• Georgia Legislators closed public schools until the courts ordered them re-opened.

• Georgia did nothing to protest and schools were integrated without incident.

In 2012 John Lewis released a book entitled Across That Bridge: Life Lessons and a Vision for Change. Select the best answer that explains why he chose this as the title for his book.

• Because he was a young reporter who covered the March on Washington for television.

• Because he was one of the young African American students who enrolled in previously all white schools in order to integrate the educational system.

• Because he was the first African American congressman from Georgia who passed laws to end segregation.

• Because he was one of the leaders who led marchers over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma in order to change the way African Americans were being treated.