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Your Civil Rights Movement graphic organizer. You must know everything about the people, groups, events, and acts on it.
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What was the Civil Rights Movement?
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A mass attempt for blacks to gain equal rights.
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What did Martin Luther King, Jr. and the SNCC have in common?
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They both supported nonviolent forms of protest to gain equal rights.
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What forms on nonviolent protest were used to fight segregation?
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sit-ins, freedom rides, and marches
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How did the Brown v. Board of Education court case affect a previous judicial court case?
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It overturned the Plessy v. Ferguson court case, banning segregation in public schools.
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During Ivan Allen, Jr.'s term as mayor, how did he support the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
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He took down all Jim Crow signs in Atlanta. ("Whites Only" and "Colored Only").
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What were people marching for at the March on Washington?
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equality in:
- jobs - voting - education - housing |
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What were the results of the Sibley Commission in Georgia?
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Whites would rather close schools than integrate them and allow their white children to go to school with black children.
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What did Lester Maddox and Herman Talmadge have in common?
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They were both governors and both supported segregation.
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How were Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter able to attend UGA?
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The Brown v. Board of Education court case banned segregation in schools.
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What other situations were similar to that of Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter?
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Linda Brown and the Little Rock Nine
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How did Andrew Young impact the Civil Rights Movement?
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He improved African American equality in the government by becoming the first African American since Reconstruction to become a member of Congress in the House of Representatives.
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How did affirmative action help African Americans?
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It forced businesses to provide more and better jobs to African Americans, allowing them opportunities to become more successful.
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What did the new state flag of 1956 symbolize and why was it chosen to do so?
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The new flag included the Confederate flag, which was meant to symbolize southern pride and the promise to continue fighting AGAINST integration and equality for African Americans.
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