USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT DURING THE 1950S

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
GA adopting the ____ in ____ was a DIRECT message sent to the courts, Washington D.C., the country, etc., basically saying, we’re not going to respect ____ .
A
Confederate Battle Flag/2001/Brown vs. B.O.Ed decision
B
Confederate Battle Flag/1956/Brown vs B.O.Ed decision
C
ring of 13 white stars/1956/Brown vs. B.O.Ed decision
D
red, white and blue pattern/1920/Brown vs B.O.Ed decision
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In response to the Brown v. Board decision, Georgia passed legislation requiring the closing of public schools that had been forced to integrate by court orders and their conversion to private schools.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Which man from Georgia is recognized as the leader of the modern Civil Rights movement? Martin Luther King, Jr.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1963, King and the SCLC worked with NAACP and other civil rights groups to organize the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which attracted 250, 000 people to rally for the civil and economic rights of Black Americans in the nation’s capital. There, King delivered his majestic 17-minute “I Have a Dream” speech.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the early 1960s, young Black college students conducted sit-ins around America to protest the segregation of restaurants.

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