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What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
- Make segregation of public facilities illegal.
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The list describes which person?
- Lester Maddox.
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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.
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Mayor William B. Hartsfield is best known for.
- Making the city of Atlanta and the state of Georgia an important aviation center.
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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.
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?
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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?
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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.
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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.
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