Category 1
Desegregation, races brought together, supported by Civil Rights leaders and African-Americans.
What is Integration?
Maynard Jackson
Who was the 1st African American mayor of Atlanta?
Racism
What did GA's 1956 flag represent to African-Americans?
Integrate public facilities in Albany, specifically bus waiting rooms
What was the focus of the Albany Movement?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What was the outcome of the March on Washington?
Change to 1956 (Confederate) flag
What did GA do to show it disagreed with Brown v Board of Education?
FREEBIE
FREEBIE
Grow the economy (large ships into the port), bring businesses to GA
Why is Georgia building roads, etc and expanding the Savannah port?
Takes a risk, invests money to try to make a profit
What is an entrepreneur?
"I Have A Dream"
What was the speech MLK Jr. gave during the March of Washington?
Helped GA's economy to grow (jobs, taxes)
How have businesses like Coca Cola and film studios helped GA?
Deepwater sea ports (Savannah & Brunswick), Railroads, Interstate highways and International airport
What are Georgia's 4 transportation systems?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Who was the leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?
John Lewis
Who was a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?
Chased African Americans out of his restaurant with an axe handle and hired African Americans to work for the office of governor
What did Lester Maddox do as restaurant owner and governor of Georgia?
Lester Maddox
Which man who later became governor of GA did not want to be forced to integrate his restaurant?
Non-violence, Boycotts, legal action, voting, marches, Sit-ins
How did MLK Jr want to achieve civil rights?
To run it more efficiently (save money)
Why did Governor Jimmy Carter reorganize the state government?
Infrastructure (roads, utilities, bridges) were built for the Olympics and are still used today for tourism.
What was the long term impact of the Olympics on Atlanta?
Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt (Camp David Accords)
What was Jimmy Carter's greatest accomplishment?
The 14th Amendment.
Which amendment did the Supreme Court say was violated with the Brown v. Board of Education ruling?
Workers, pay taxes, spend money
How have immigrant communities helped GA grow?
Bigger ships can come through the ports of Savannah
Why did GA want to deepen Savannah's port?
Nobel Peace Prize
What award did Jimmy Carter receive because of his work for peace?
Segregationists, the Talmadges, racists
Who would have agreed to Lester Maddox's beliefs?
Plessy v Ferguson - began separate but equal
Brown v Board of Education - ended separate but equal
How did the Brown v Board of Education change the Plessy v Ferguson case?
Andrew Young
What Civil Rights leader brought the Olympics to Atlanta while he was mayor?
Traveled around GA to find out how many Georgians felt about integrating public schools.
Why did the Sibley Commission form?
Helped other countries with human rights
How did Jimmy Carter continue his work after he was president?
Separate but equal (segregated) schools were unconstitutional/illegal.
What was the ruling of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case?