Civil Rights Era Quiz

The cartoon seen above makes reference to Brown v. Board of Education, which addressed the issue of (H11a)

• segregation

• voting rights

• school funding

• affirmative action

The 1956 Georgia state flag caused controversy for nearly forty years because it (H11a)

• changed Georgia’s state seal

• was not approved by the governor

• bore the Confederate battle flag

• was not flown in front of municipal buildings

Which statement describes why the Georgia state flag changed designs in 1956? (H11a)

• because the white primary was ruled unconstitutional

• as a reaction to the desegregation movement of the era

• because most Georgians did not want to remember the Civil War

• to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the end of the Civil War

Which group was established in Georgia in 1960 to gather state residents’ feelings regarding desegregation and report the findings to the governor?

• Sibley Commission

• Congress on Racial Equality

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

The Sibley Commission recommended to Governor Ernest Vandiver that

• Georgia’s public transportation system should be integrated.

• the legislature should make recommendations to address racial issues.

• a quota system should be established to ensure the hiring of black workers.

• local school systems should be allowed to decide if they wanted to integrate.

One of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s roles in the civil rights movement was that he was the first president of

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

• Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

Which statement describes Martin Luther King, Jr.'s role in the civil rights movement?

• being involved with the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision

• creating the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

• advising the Sibley Commission on racial issues

• leader of the civil rights movement and advocator of nonviolent protests

John Lewis was important to the civil rights movement for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

• served as chairman of SNCC

• served as president of SCLC

• spoke at the March on Washington

• led the march in Selma, Alabama

What was the purpose of SNCC during the early years of the civil rights era?

• provide more militant leadership to combat racism

• determine Georgia citizens’ feelings about desegregation

• coordinate students around the South in resisting segregation laws

• keep white people in political power in the South

During the civil rights movement, what was SNCC known for? Choose two answers.

• organizing sit-ins at lunch counters in the South

• confronting known segregationists and threatening them

• organizing violent protests around the South

• being the dominant civil rights organization for young people