Question

In 1956, Georgia’s Assembly approved what controversial measures? (Including the Confederate battle flag within the new state flag; Integrating the University of Georgia; Banning Dr Martin Luther King Jr. from speaking publicly in Georgia; Inaugurating the first elected African-American mayor of Atlanta)

Answer 1

In 1956, Georgia's Assembly approved the controversial measure of including the Confederate battle flag in the new state flag. This decision was part of a broader reaction to the desegregation efforts following the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 and was intended to assert racial pride and resistance to integration during the Civil Rights Movement. The other options listed, such as integrating the University of Georgia and other actions regarding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of an African-American mayor, are significant events in Georgia's history but did not occur as a direct result of the 1956 Assembly decisions.