What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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Responses

Legalize segregation of all public facilities
Legalize segregation of all public facilities

Fine businesses and labor unions that integrated despite segregation laws
Fine businesses and labor unions that integrated despite segregation laws

Release civil rights activists from jails
Release civil rights activists from jails

Make segregation of public facilities illegal

• chose to close rather than integrate his restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia
• chased African American civil rights activists away from restaurant with ax handles
• elected governor of Georgia by opponents of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
The list describes which person?
(1 point)
Responses

Carl Sanders
Carl Sanders

Lester Maddox
Lester Maddox

Ellis Arnall
Ellis Arnall

George Busbee
George Busbee

Which Georgian was an aide to Martin Luther King, Jr., served as mayor of Atlanta, and was instrumental in bringing the Olympics to Atlanta?
(1 point)
Responses

John Lewis
John Lewis

Roy Barnes
Roy Barnes

Richard B. Russell
Richard B. Russell

Andrew Young

Mayor William B. Hartsfield is best known for.
(1 point)
Responses

being the first Atlanta mayor to be born outside the state of Georgia.
being the first Atlanta mayor to be born outside the state of Georgia.

opposing efforts to integrate the public school system in the city of Atlanta.
opposing efforts to integrate the public school system in the city of Atlanta.

making the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia an important aviation center.
making the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia an important aviation center.

refusing to allow African Americans to vote in Atlanta elections.

Which statement about Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. is true?
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Responses

His efforts to peacefully integrate Atlanta served as a model for the rest of Georgia.
His efforts to peacefully integrate Atlanta served as a model for the rest of Georgia.

He oversaw the construction of a large metropolitan rail system in Atlanta.
He oversaw the construction of a large metropolitan rail system in Atlanta.

He was disliked for his strong opposition to desegregation.
He was disliked for his strong opposition to desegregation.

His policies on race relations were rarely controversial.

1 answer

  1. What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

    • Make segregation of public facilities illegal.
  2. The list describes which person?

    • Lester Maddox.
  3. Which Georgian was an aide to Martin Luther King, Jr., served as mayor of Atlanta, and was instrumental in bringing the Olympics to Atlanta?

    • Andrew Young.
  4. Mayor William B. Hartsfield is best known for.

    • Making the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia an important aviation center.
  5. Which statement about Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr. is true?

    • His efforts to peacefully integrate Atlanta served as a model for the rest of Georgia.