1. Civil rights Menu Project
A journey through civil rights history in the United States and Georgia

2. Requirements/Directions
Dessert
Side Dish
Appetizer
ENTRÉE
Must complete Entrée and one other part

3. Appetizers Each of these questions must be answered in paragraph form with at least five sentences
1. Explain how one of the following court cases impacted the people living in Georgia at the time and give one example of how people reacted. Include what the person/people said and why.
Dred Scott Decision
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Brown vs. the Board of Education
Cumming vs. Richmond County Board of Education
Powell vs. Alabama (1932)
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)
2. How has the Civil Rights Movement impacted your life? (This does not have to be a paragraph. You can come up with another way to describe the impact on your life.) Be creative

4. Entrees Choose one Commemorative Newspaper Page Timeline
Create a newspaper commemorative page that reflects the role of citizens or events in Georgia’s Civil Rights history. The newspaper page must include the following:
Name of a newspaper and a date from the civil rights era
Main Headline (found at the top of the page)
Three articles on events/ organizations from the standards (include a title), include historical figures that contributed to the event. Remember the reader should be able to determine the who, what, when, where, and why from the article.
two illustration on something from the civil rights standards along with a caption giving an explanation
The timeline must include
the year and month
a short description of the event
how it relates to Georgia
picture 7 events
Title for the event
Events for timeline: (all 10 must be included)

5. Events for Timeline or Newspaper
Ending of the White Primary
Brown v. Board of Education
Sibley Commission
SNCC
Albany Movement
Civil Rights Act
Election of Maynard Jackson
Andrew Young role in international affairs
Beginning and end of Jim Crow Laws
Enrollment of African American students to UGA
SCLC
Lester Maddox election as Governor

6. Side dish Chose one to complete if you completed a topic for a different section you must chose a different one.
1. Why was Maynard Jackson’s name included in the name of the airport? Do you think he deserved to have his name added, yes/no, defend your answer with 3 reasons why.
2. Why was Georgia’s flag in 1956 change to include the square Confederate battle flag in place of the red and white bars? Additionally, why did then Governor Zell Miller try very hard to get the flag changed before the 1996 Olympics? Finally add your thoughts on the flag controversy once you have researched the topic. What do you think about the 1956 Georgia flag?
3. What did the civil rights act of 1964 change in America? Why do you think it did not pass earlier in the 1950s, give 3 reasons why.
4. Discuss at least one positive and one negative aspect of Lester Maddox.
5. Which do you think is a more effective approach for movements or revolutions: nonviolent or violent? Explain the reasons for your choice by citing others who have followed your choice (an example of people: Booker T. Washington would be more nonviolent where as WEB DuBois would accept violent actions if necessary)

7. Dessert
1. Draw/color a picture of an event from the Civil Rights Movement that is meaningful to you, Include a brief explanation of what is occurring in the picture.
2. Draw/color the following Georgia flags: the state flag prior to 1956, the state after 1956, and the current state flag. Label the flags and provide a brief explanation of why they changed each time.
3. Draw/color two maps of Georgia: one should show Georgia’s districts under the county unit system and the other should show Georgia’s districts after reapportionment. Briefly explain the differences in the maps, and briefly discuss why reapportionment was beneficial to Georgia.