Civil Rights

Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal

• allow children to work.
• to pay black people less than white people.
• to return a slave.
• to segregate schools.

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After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to

• let African Americans ride the bus.
• deny someone of a job because of their race.
• fire someone for not doing their job.
• kick someone out of the military.

Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.

• Sweatt v. Painter
• Brown v. Board of Education
• Plessy v. Ferguson
• Mendez v. Kirby ISD

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Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.

• Sit-In
• Freedom Rides
• Selma March
• Filibuster

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Which US president signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• Lyndon B. Johnson
• John F. Kennedy

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More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally for jobs and freedom.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Freedom Riders

• March on Washington

Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

• 13th Amendment

• Jim Crow Laws

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1964

True or False: Georgia initially did not support the Brown V BOE decision.

• True
• False

What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission?

• Help blacks secure jobs
• Help blacks and whites to meet civilly to discuss issues 
• To stop the protests in Georgia
• To solve the problems with desegregating Georgia schools 

Why was the Sibley Commission formed?

• to study the question of desegregation and gather residents' input regarding integration of public schools.

• to protect African American children who attended white schools from mob violence.

• to redesign and produce the new Georgia state flag.

• to organize marches, sit-ins and boycotts against businesses that refused to desegregate.