Question

How were the events at Lester Maddox's Pickrick Cafeteria

in 1964 representative of Georgia's social climate?

A
Georgians were finally excepting African Americans in public

B
Georgians still had issues with women being in public

C
Georgians were refusing to integrate.

D
Georgians wanted to do away with federal taxes

Answer 1

The events at Lester Maddox's Pickrick Cafeteria in 1964 were representative of Georgia's social climate in that **C. Georgians were refusing to integrate.**

Lester Maddox, the owner of the Pickrick Cafeteria, became notorious for his staunch opposition to the forced integration of his restaurant following the Civil Rights Act of 1964. He famously took to using an axe to prevent African Americans from entering, which symbolized the resistance to integration and civil rights that many in the South were experiencing during that time. This incident highlighted the broader struggles over race relations and integration in Georgia and the Southern United States during the civil rights movement.