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Review on the important events, people, and legislation of the Early Civil Rights era.
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1
What was the common name of the segregation system before WWII in the USA?
The March on Washington
Jim Crow Laws
The Reconstruction Era
The Freedom Summer
2
What was MLK Jr.'s strategy for combating segregation?
peaceful protest
violent protest
nonviolent resistance
armed rebellion
3
What happened at Central High School when black students tried to integrate in 1957?
The president sent federal troops to protect black students
Black students were harassed by white students
The governor blocked them from entering the school
All of these
4
When the 24th Amendment banned the use of poll taxes, what did this show of the USA in 1964?
De Jure Racism in the US
De Facto Racism in the US
De Facto Anti-Racism in the US
De Jure Anti-Racism in the US
5
How did a poll tax keep African Americans from voting?
If you didn't know the answer to obscure trivia, you couldn't vote.
If you lived in a mostly white district, your vote didn't matter.
If you couldn't read, you couldn't vote.
If you were poor, you couldn't vote.
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Which group fought on behalf of African Americans and their civil rights using violence?
Black Panthers
AIM
NCAA
NAACP
7
In what city did Martin Luther King lead a bus boycott in 1955?
Asheboro
Selma
Washington D.C.
Montgomery
8
Bringing races together in schools, parks, and public life.
Integration
Racism
Unify
Segregation
9
In 1960, four Students from NC A&T began what movement in Greensboro, NC?
tea boycott
violent protest
sit-ins
bus boycott
10
Which social change came about because of Jackie Robinson - starting 1947?
voting rights were granted to all men
Civil Rights Act was passed
sports were integrated
won Rookie of the Year
11
This newspaper headline followed what Supreme Court decision?
Plessy v. Ferguson
24th Amendment
21st Amendment
Brown v. Board
12
Thousands of civil rights workers spread throughout the South to help blacks register to vote
Freedom Summer
Freedom Riders
Bus Boycott
Vote Boycott
13
Brown v. Board of Education (1954) established that....
separate schools for black & white students was illegal.
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.
14
Who was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court in 1967?
Harry S. Truman
Thurgood Marshall
Sandra Da O'Connor
Jackie Robinson
15
This court case ruled that "separate but equal" was okay in 1896.
Marbury v. Madison
Mendez v. Westminster
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board
16
Refusal to obey laws that are considered unjust without the use of violence is called:
Civil Legislation
Civil Protest
Civil Disobedience
Civil Rights
17
Which law ensured the right to vote for all US citizens?
24th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Voting Rights Act of 1965
18
The nationally recognized leader of the nonviolent civil rights movement in America was...
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Malcom X
19
How long did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
365 days
381 days
300 days
281 days
20
Who organized 1000s of protests for better wages, working and living conditions for Black people from 1907 to today?
Lydon Johnson
Martin Luther King Junior
The NAACP
Malcolm X
21
Where did Civil Rights protesters march to hear Dr. MLK Jr. give his most well know speech in 1963?
Montgomery
Los Angeles
Washington D.C.
Selma
22
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?
ended segregation in public schools only
ended segregation on public transportation only
ensured the right to vote for all US citizens
ended segregation in all public places
23
Name the event when peaceful protestors were violently attacked as they marched to Montgomery?
Freedom Rides
Bloody Sunday
March to Selma
March on Washington
24
Which event revealed that even if economically successful, Black Americans were not safe?
Springfield, 1908
Duluth, 1920
Tulsa, 1921
Rosewood, 1923
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Which of these was a way to try to stop blacks from voting in the South?
all of these
poll tax
literacy test
grandfather clause
