Events, Resistance, & Maddox
This Georgia civil rights campaign challenged segregation in Albany and involved local activists, SNCC, and SCLC
The Albany Movement
In 1956, Georgia decided to change what during the civil rights era
Georgia state flag
This Georgia commission studied public opinion about school integration after Brown
The Sibley Commission
This Atlanta born civil rights leader helped lead the SCLC
Martin Luther King Jr.
What does the SNCC stand for
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
This 1963 event in Washington, D.C. is famous for MLK Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
The March on Washington
The 1956 Georgia flag prominently included this controversial symbol
Confederate battle emblem/symbol
The Sibley Commission mainly dealt with Georgia's response to this issue
desegregation of schools
This Civil rights leader from Georgia became known for nonviolent protest and later served in Congress for many years
John Lewis
SCLC stands for this
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
This law banned segregation in public places and discrimination based on race and other protections
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Lots of people connect the flag change to be in opposition of this supreme court ruling
Brown v. Board of Education
The Sibley Commission held meeting across Georgia to gather this
Public Opinion
MLK Jr. strongly promoted this protest strategy
nonviolent protest
Which group was more directly connected to student activism and sit-ins
SNCC
This Georgia businessman resisted integration at his restaurant ad became a symbol of resistance to civil rights laws
Lester Maddox
True or False: The 1956 flag change is commonly seen as a political change during the civil rights era.
True
What did the results of the Sibley Commission show
Parents wanted to keep schools open instead of closing them
John Lewis was a major leader in this student-led civil rights organization
What is SNCC
This group is most associated with Martin Luther King Jr.'s leadership
SCLC
The 1956 flag is often seen as a symbol of Georgia's resistance to this process in schools
Desegregation or school integration
Both MLK Jr. and John Lewis spoke at this famous 1963 event in Washington, DC
What is the March on Washington
Both SNCC and SCLC worked toward this broad goal during the Civil Rights Movement
Racial Equality