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Supreme Court Docs and Birmingham Jail
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How do allusions to Jesus, Lincoln, and Jefferson help justify King's extremism?
they were extremely violent
they are extremely important to American/religious values
they were extremely good
they were moderate, just like King
2
The 15th Amendment of 1870
established citizenship for freed slaves
freed slaves
established voting rights for freed slaves
established freedom of speech
3
Brown v Board of Education was decided in
1896
1865
1954
1776
4
King's closes his letter with an...
ironically apologetic yet friendly tone
utterly sad and defeated tone
aggressively critical and dismissive tone
intellectually superior tone
5
Justice Warren stated that the inequality was caused by intangible factors such as
ability to study
feelings of inferiority
ability to participate in discussions
ability to exchange views in discussions
6
The Declaration of Independence established all of the following except...
equality
freedom
justice
opportunity
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Why does King say white churches are like thermometers?
Because they lead their people so well
Because they reflect society's idea of justice
Because they set the temperature for justice
Because they ignore justice
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What will resolve racial injustice in Birmingham?
Direct Action
Time
White church
American values
9
Justice Harlan argued that the statute was illegal because Justice is
constitutional
guaranteed
unlikely
Colorblind
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King's audience in Birmingham Jail is..
Complacent black Americans
Complacent northern white Americans
White clergymen of Alabama
Lawmakers of Alabama
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A just law is one that
Majority compels minority to obey
Adheres to state and federal requirements
Majority compels minority to obey and it also obeys
Uplifts human personality
12
The dissenting judge in Plessy v Ferguson was
Justice Warren
Justice Harlan
Justice Brown
Justice Ginsberg
13
The 13th Amendment of 1865
ended slavery
established citizenship for all
granted voting rights to all people
established the bill of rights
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Direct action's purpose is to
Create a negative peace
Disrupt hypocritical church services
Expose injustice
Create tension to bring about negotiation
15
The 14th Amendment of 1868
ended slavery
established voting rights for freed slaves
gave women the right to vote
established citizenship - equal rights and due process
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In what way are white moderates worse than the KKK?
racist signs
preference for negative peace
preference for positive peace
indirect action
17
The majority judge in Plessy v Ferguson was
Justice Warren
Justice Harlan
Justice Brown
Justice Ginsberg
18
Brown v Board declared that
train segregation was in Louisiana was okay
segregation was harmless to school children
segregation was inherently unequal
separate but equal should stand
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Plessy v Ferguson concerned a
train segregation law in Louisiana
school segregation law in Kansas
marriage segregation law in Virginia
parading law in Birmingham, Alabama
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King's general attitude toward white moderates and white churches is...
uncertain
disappointed
admiring
apologetic
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The Plessy ruling was issued in the year
1776
1865
1896
1954
22
These critics of King's movement argued that...
Direct action was too violent
Civil rights were already protected in Alabama
outsiders did not belong in Birmingham's politics
Direct action could lead to violence
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The majority opinion in Plessy v Ferguson established the concept of
separate but equal
all's well that ends well
let freedom ring
justice is colorblind
24
Extremism...
is never good
can be a good thing
undermines the efforts of respectable people
exists in some parts of black society
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According to King, time is...
the best cure for social injustice
neutral
a powerful equalizer
misunderstood by white moderates
