MLK
Where was King born?
Atlanta, Georgia
What was Georgia's initial reaction to the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
Georgia adopted a policy of "massive resistance," refusing to integrate schools and opposing federal desegregation mandates
What year was the March on Washington
August 28, 1963
what was john lewis in SNCC
a chairman
What amendment did the schools violate when they did not let kids of color to go in to the sertin schools (hint: was it the 13th 14th or 15th one of these three)
the 14th amendment
What famous speech did King deliver in Washington D.C.?
"I Have a Dream"
What significant legislative action did Georgia take in 1956 as a symbolic protest against school desegregation?
Georgia changed its state flag to include the Confederate battle emblem, symbolizing defiance against federal desegregation rulings
when March on Washington was organized what were the two main goals for the March
jobs,freedom
What state was John lewis born in?
Alabama
This doctrine, overturned by Brown v. Board of Education, claimed that racially segregated facilities were constitutional as long as they were of equal quality.
Separate but Equal"?
What university did King attend for his doctoral studies?
Boston University
What was the purpose of the Sibley Commission in Georgia?
The Sibley Commission was created in 1960 to gauge public opinion on school desegregation and recommended allowing local districts to decide on integration, slowing the process significantly
where was the March Washington
Washington dc
who did John lewis fight with??
MLK
This landmark decision partially overturned this 1896 Supreme Court case that upheld segregation under the "Separate but Equal" doctrine.
Plessy v. Ferguson
What was the name of the bus boycott King helped organize?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
How did Governor Herman Talmadge respond to the Brown decision?
Governor Talmadge strongly opposed integration, declaring that Georgians would not tolerate racial mixing in schools and advocating for state control over segregation policies
on March on Washington it drew many people, far exceeding initial expectations how many people went (hint: A 2,000 B 100,000 C 200,000 and more)
200,000 people went that day
what happens to John lewis on bloody Sunday
suffered a fractured skull during a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama
The case originated in this city, where Linda Brown was denied enrollment at a nearby white school, forcing her to attend a segregated school farther away.
Topeka, Kansas,
What was the name of the organization King co-founded in 1957?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
What role did litigation play in desegregating Georgia schools after years of resistance?
Legal challenges eventually forced integration, such as the 1961 court-ordered admission of Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes to the University of Georgia, marking a turning point in the state's desegregation efforts
who did MLK meet at the March on Washington (hint it was a president)
John F Kennedy
What reward did john lewis get in 2011 (hint:it was gave by Barack Obama)
Presidential Medal of Freedom
This individual was the lead attorney for the NAACP who argued the case before the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall