Which of the following is an example of de facto segregation?

Concentrating blacks in urban slums

Which of the following groups exemplified the ideology of nonviolent civil disobedience?

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

What action did JFK take when James Meredith was brought to the campus of Ole Miss in 1962?

He ordered 12,000 National Guard troops to quell the riot

What is De Jure segregation?

Segregation mandated by the government

gathering to fight for equality. MLK gave his "I Have a Dream" speech

Montgomery Bus Boycott

A bus protest in 1955 that started with Rosa Parks

Brown v. Board of Education established that....

separate schools for black & white students was illegal.

What action did President Eisenhower take to bring about integration in Little Rock, Arkansas?

he placed the National Guard in charge of desegregation

Brown v. Board of Education - What did it determine?

Ordered the desegregation of all schools.

What was the purpose of the Freedom Rides?

To test desegregation in interestate bus stations

What were "sit-ins" ?

Protests where people would sit in segregated restaurants

was the first black student to integrate Ole Miss

What justified Pres. Eisenhower’s decision to involve federal troops is Little Rock, Arkansas?

Enforcing Brown v. Board of Education.

gave young African American activists a voice in the civil rights movement

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

What was the purpose of “SNCC” during the early years of the Civil Rights era?

coordinated students in the south in resisting segregation

Leader of the Nation of Islam?

Honorable Elijah Muhammad was the founder

During the Montgomery Bus Boycott, African American citizens:

Deprived the bus companies of most of their customers.

Main purpose of the Freedom Rides

See if Southern states accept integration laws on buses.

After Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965,

many African Americans were elected to office at all levels

Segregation occurs w/o state authority, usually on socioeconomic factors

President Johnson had to overcome filibusters in order to

gain passage of civil rights legislation

prohibits racial discrimination in voting

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1
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s philosophy of protest stressed:
Radical collaboration with Malcolm X
Nonviolent, passive resistance
Violent protest in the streets
Acceptance of segregation.
2
Martin Luther King assassinated
False
True
3
Which of the following is an example of de facto segregation?
Literacy Test
Grandfather Clause
Poll Tax
Concentrating blacks in urban slums
4
Ideology of Black Panthers
More education in the arts
Civil disobedience
Back to Africa movement
Black Power
5
television coverage convinced many Americans to support civil rights legislation
Arrest of Rosa Parks
Violence in Birmingham
Freedom Rides 1961
Watts Riot 1965
6
Which of the following groups exemplified the ideology of nonviolent civil disobedience?
Ku Klux Klan
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Black Panthers
Nation of Islam
7
What action did JFK take when James Meredith was brought to the campus of Ole Miss in 1962?
He ordered Ole Miss to be closed for 10 days
He ordered the removal of the State Highway Patrol
He ordered 12,000 National Guard troops to quell the riot
He ordered James Meredith to attend Jackson State College
8
What is De Jure segregation?
Segregation that happens by choice
Segregation by private companies
Affirmative Action
Segregation mandated by the government
9
Black Panthers wanted African Americans to:
join interracial groups
practice nonviolent protest
End the urban riots
lead their own communities
10
Banned discrimination in all public facilities
24th Amendment
13th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act
11
March on Washington
gathering to fight for equality. MLK gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
boycotted buses in Montgomery
sat in resteraunts until they got what they wanted
Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
12
President Truman ordered an end to discrimination in:
The armed forces
Arkansas
Labor Unions
The transportation industry
13
"I Have a Dream"
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Muhammad Ali
Jesse Jackson
Malcolm X
14
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Events that occurred after the infamous bus bombing
Freedom Rides
A bus protest in 1955 that started with Rosa Parks
A strike of black bus drivers who wanted equal pay
15
Brown v. Board of Education established that....
Protestors could not demonstrate at public schools
Schools could be segregated as long as they were "equal"
separate schools for black & white students was legal.
separate schools for black & white students was illegal.
16
What action did President Eisenhower take to bring about integration in Little Rock, Arkansas?
he began impeachment proceedings against the Governor
he urged Congress to pass civil rights legislation
he had the Justice Department file a suit in federal courts
he placed the National Guard in charge of desegregation
17
Brown v. Board of Education - What did it determine?
Allowed marriages between blacks and whites.
Protected blacks and their rights to vote.
Ordered the desegregation of all schools.
Ended segregation of public transportation.
18
Biggest difference between MLK and Malcolm X's ideologies?
Isolationism
Coexistence
Assimilation
Nonviolence
19
What was the purpose of the Freedom Rides?
To support Rosa Parks
Promote free public transportation
To test desegregation in interestate bus stations
To transport protesters to and from the March on Washington
20
Told Blacks to separate from white society
SCLC
Malcolm X
JFK
Martin Luther King
21
Introduced the concept of nonviolent protest
SCLC
Nation of Islam
CORE
SNCC
22
What were "sit-ins" ?
Protestors would sit on the ground outside
Protests where people would sit in segregated restaurants
None of the above
Protestors would sit in on white church services
23
African Americans should unite, take pride in their heritage, & control their own organizations
Freedom Rides
Black power
Congress of Racial Equality
De jure segregation
24
True or false was JFKs brother Robert Kennedy assassinated?
True
False
25
"most segregated city in America"
Birmingham
Selma
Montgomery
Mobile
26
James Meredith
conducted workshops and role-playing in non-violent protest
was the first black student to integrate Ole Miss
was the KKK member who bombed the 16th Street Baptist Church
was the racist chief of police in Birmingham, Alabama
27
Refused to move to the back of a public bus.
Betty Friedan
Nancy Pelosi
Susan B. Anthony
Rosa Parks
28
What justified Pres. Eisenhower’s decision to involve federal troops is Little Rock, Arkansas?
Enforcing Brown v. Board of Education.
Protecting Southern citizens who were rioting.
NONE OF THE ABOVE
Escorting black residents to the polls.
29
Which individual argued that using violence was necessary to get equality?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jackie Robinson
John F. Kennedy
30
Was Malcolm X assasinated?
Yes
No
31
gave young African American activists a voice in the civil rights movement
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
32
Influenced by Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr. believed in
violent revolution.
“an eye for an eye.”
The Book of Hector.
nonviolent protest.
33
Martin L. King, Jr., and other members of SCLC encouraged a policy of:
Giving away free ice cream
Nonviolent protest
Armed confrontation
Lawsuits
34
What was the purpose of “SNCC” during the early years of the Civil Rights era?
“whites only” organization to keep whites in political powe
coordinated students in the south in resisting segregation
it replaced the NAACP as the dominant Civil Rights era
to provide more militant leadership to combat racism
35
Leader of the Nation of Islam?
Honorable Elijah Muhammad was the founder
Honorable Elijah Malik was the founder
promoted black separation
Honorable Muhammad Ali was the founder
36
The Montgomery Bus Boycott introduced a new generation of African Americans
High school students
Leaders
Bus drivers
Baseball players
37
During the Montgomery Bus Boycott, African American citizens:
Deprived the bus companies of most of their customers.
Stopped white citizens from using the bus.
Did NOT develop a carpool system.
sought to desegregate rstaurants.
38
Main purpose of the Freedom Rides
Desegregate restaurants.
Keep schools segregated.
See if Southern states accept integration laws on buses.
NONE
39
After Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
the civil rights movement slowly ended
the Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional
white Southerners prevented most African Americans voting
many African Americans were elected to office at all levels
40
De Facto Segregation
The holding in Plessy v. Ferguson
Segregation that is sanctioned by law
Segregation occurs w/o state authority, usually on socioeconomic factors
Busing
41
Members of SNCC used this technique to force segregated businesses to serve African Americans:
Violent Protest
Sit-in
Freedom Rides
March on Washington
42
The Voting Rights Act
aimed to increase African American voter registration.
was passed in 1965, a year after the Civil Rights Act.
was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson.
All of the above.
43
When led by James Farmer, it initially embraced a pacifist, non-violent approach to fighting racial segregation.
CORE
SNCC
NAACP
SCLC
44
President Johnson had to overcome filibusters in order to
gain passage of civil rights legislation
create the Kennedy Memorial
desegregate the military
become President
45
Black Panthers: What did they teach?
End segregation peacefully.
Create a nation for minorities in California.
Separate from white society.
Move back to Africa.
46
Martin Luther King Jr. preached nonviolent disobedience
True
False
47
Voting Rights Act
outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin
uses all means of protest except violence
focused on raising Mexican American consciousness
prohibits racial discrimination in voting

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