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26 Cards in this Set
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What was the purpose of the Civil Right Movement
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to outlaw legal segregation in public places
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What does SCLC stand for? What was the purpose of the SCLC group?
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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What was the purpose of Sibley Commission
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to steady the integration of schools
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What was the decision of Sibley Commission
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To let the local schools decide how to integrate
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What civil rights group was responsible for organizing most of the sit-ins and boycoutts as a form of protest during the Civil Rights Movement
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SNCC - Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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What was the focus of the Albany Movement? What group helped organize the Albany Movement?
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To integrate bus waiting areas. SCLC/NAACP
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Who were the first two African Americans admitted into the University of GA?
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Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes
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What was the purpose of the March on Washington
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To bring attention to the Civil Rights Acts
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Who gave a speech at the end of the March on Washington? What was the famous speech called?
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Martin Luther King, I Have a Dream
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What approach did Martin Luther King Jr. use to bring about social change or equality?
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Civil Rights disobedience / Non Violence
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What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 say?
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It is unlawful / illegal to discriminate in public place
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What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown vs Board of Education court case?
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Separate but Equal is not equal
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The ruling in the Brown vs Board of Education court case overturned the decision in what other famous Supreme Court Case?
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Plessey v Ferguson
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How did the famous 3 Governor's Controversy start? Who won the initial election?
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Because the governor died before becoming Governor, it was three people arguing about who should take his place. Eugene Talmadge
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Why did Herman Talmadge think he should be governor after his father died?
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Write in vote
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Who did the Georgia Supreme Court rule should be named the governor to end the controversy?
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Melvin Thompson - the Lt. Governor Elect
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What was one reason to keep the Georgia state flag of 1956
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Anger - protest of the Brown decision
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What was one reason not to keep the Georgia state flag of 1956?
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Confederate Flag
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What major event did the 1956 Georgia state flag become a controversy for?
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The 2001 Governor's race
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What Civil Rights leader was a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr. and President of Morehouse College in Atlanta
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Andrew Young - Civil Rights Leader
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What office did Benjamin Mays hold?
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President of Morehouse College
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What Civil Rights leader was a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., a mayor of Atlanta, and received the keys to the city from Maynard Jackson?
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Andrew Young
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Who was the first African American mayor of Atlanta?
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Maynard Jackson
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What did Lester Maddox accomplish as governor?
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People's day, appoint more AA's to office than any other official
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What did Lester Maddox host at the governor's mansion in order to get input from voters?
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People's Day
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When did the white primary elections end? how was the white primary a form of disfranchisement
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When Ellis Arnall didn't protest legislation to stop white primary. The white primary prevented AA from voting in primary democratic elections
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