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Chapter 25: Civil Rights Era
Chapter 25: Civil Rights Era
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The organization founded by student civil rights activists
CORE
NAACP
SNCC
SCLC
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SNCC’s Voter Education Project focused on
urban slums of the Deep South.
urban slums of the North.
rural areas of the Deep South.
rural areas of the North.
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A religious group founded in 1930 by Elijah Mohammed from 1934-1975 was ...?
SCLC
NAACP
Nation of Islam
SNCC
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When 1st established, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference set out to end segregation &
promote education for African Americans.
tame poverty in inner cities.
challenge the “separate-but-equal” doctrine.
encourageAfrican Americans to register to vote.
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The Kerner Commission blamed the problems of inner cities on
racism
poverty
overpopulation
violence
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964
Ended racial segregation inemployment and public places
Prohibited poll taxes
Prohibited literacy tests
none of the above
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Who was Jackie Robinson?
helped free African American slaves
taught himself how to read
first African American major league baseball player
known as the "Father of the Country"
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., believed the way to end segregation was through
separation from white society
nonviolent passive resistance
riots and vandalism
economic self-improvement
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Registering African Americans to vote, Voting Rights Act of 1965 authorized attorney general to
work side-by-side with local officials
send federal examiners to register qualified voters
refuse African Americans the right to vote
provide literacy tests to newly registered voters
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Racism is....
being violent to another because of their race.
using racial slurs.
the act of discriminating or being prejudice because of ones race.
an attitude or prejudging in a negative way because of race.
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One advantage President Johnson had in getting the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed was his
ability to convince minorities to vote.
intimate knowledge of how Congress worked.
willingness to appoint minorities to his cabinet.
close relationships with civil rights leaders.
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Minister whose nonviolent methods helped the civil rights movement transform American society.
Malcolm X
Gandhi
Martin Luther King Jr.
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After his pilgrimage to Mecca, Malcolm X concluded that
black power meant self-sufficiency
an integrated society was possible
separate but equal societies were possible
assimilation was key to a successfully integrated society
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What was the purpose of the march of Bloody Sunday?
To get rid of the Jim Crow Laws
Voting rights
To boycott
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Robert Kennedy tried to help African Americans register to vote by?
having the Justice Dept file lawsuits throughout the South
directing the news media to cover the marches in the South
proposing a voting rights bill to Congress
sending U.S. Marshals to voting booths in the South
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Refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama
Joanne Robinson
Rosa Parks
Fanny Lou Hamner
Fred Shuttlesworth
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In Little Rock, Arkansas, the governor tried to prevent African American students from entering a white high school by
hiring the KKK
deploying the National Guard
closing the school
redrawing the school district
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Who were The Freedom Riders
A group of hippies
A religious group
Lmao, idk
Civil Rights activists
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Dr. Martin Luther King,Jr., drew on the philosophy and techniques of
Thurgood Marshall
Abraham Lincoln
Mohandas Ghandi
Fredrick Douglas
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Who was Police Chief Eugene "Bull" Connor?
A police chief that protested with Martin Luther King Jr.
A police chief that was extremely racist in the south
A police chief that did NOT believe in segregation
A police chief that was arrested for his racism
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Who was James Meredith?
Leader of the Nation of Islam
Lawyer for the NAACP
first black student to attend Ol' Miss
Mayor of Little Rock
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Jim Crow Laws
Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
grants freedmen rights of citizenship
North loses interest after economic depression
African Americans vote and serve in government
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African Americans in the north faced this type of segregation
Jim Crow
black codes
de facto
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Brown vs. Board of Ed ended what?
"Separate but equal"
Eisenhower's presidency
Equality for Men and Women
"Fair is not equal"
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The Southern Manifesto encouraged white Southerners to. . .
obey local laws
embrace desegregation
march against civil rights
defy the Supreme Court
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The Freedom Riders were organized to draw attention to the South’s refusal to
accept that Hardees is a failed franchise
end school segregation
integrate bus terminals
stop violence against voters
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In 1963, Eugene "Bull" Connor was
mayor of Birmingham, Alabama.
a senator of Alabama who worked towards civil rights.
governor of Alabama.
Birmingham, Alabama's commissioner of public safety.
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Riots broke out in Watts and Detroit because of...
discrimination
racism
all of the above
Police brutality
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The Greensboro Sit-ins were important because:
other African American students in other states followed suit.
they proved peaceful protests were effective.
they caused Woolworth's to desegregate it's lunch counters.
they ended slavery in the South.
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James Earl Ray ...
was a great inspiration to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
helped Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. write his speeches
assassinated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
was the right hand of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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The ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 had established
the rights of African Americans to vote
rights of all to equal protection under the law
the separate but equal doctrine
the right of all Americans to peaceful protest
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In response to the arrest of Rosa Parks, African Americans;
organized a bus boycott
formed the first Black Panther group
organized restaurant sit-ins
started riots
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Who was George Wallace?
Governor of Tennessee
25th president of the U.S
Governor of Hawaii
Governor of Alabama
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What did SNCC do?
Baked Cookies for People
Civil Rights
Provided Shelter for Homeless
Painted Pictures during the Renaissance
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At first President Kennedy acted slowly on Civil Rights because he
did not want to provoke violence in the South
was not sure such laws were really needed
believed that Civil Rights had to evolve gradually
needed support of Southern Senators to get programs passed
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George Wallace is remembered for…
Swiftly integrating Alabama schools
Planning the assassination of MLK
His obstruction of desegregation
Starting the civil rights movement
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The purpose of the Selma March was to campaign for. . .
job rights for African Americans
voting rights for women
new desegregation laws
voting rights for African Americans
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The student led lunch counter sit in in Greensboro, NC took place at a
K'Mart
Wal-Mart
Laneco
Woolworths
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CORE successfully integrated many restaurants by using
riots
threats
sit-ins
boycotts
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SNCC stood for the
Students Not Causing Chaos
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Congress
Sunrise Nonviolent Congressional Combattants
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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The Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first since reconstruction, was intended to
end segregation
end lynching
end discrimination in hiring
protect African American's voting rights
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Who was Malcolm X ?
Brother of Martin Luther jr
human rights activist
A Restaurant Owner
A Muslim minister
