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

he placed the National Guard in charge of desegregation

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

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

Ordered the desegregation of all schools.

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

Leader of the Nation of Islam?

Honorable Elijah Muhammad was the founder

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

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

Enforcing Brown v. Board of Education.

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

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

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

separate schools for black & white students was illegal.

After Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965,

many African Americans were elected to office at all levels

was the first black student to integrate Ole Miss

prohibits racial discrimination in voting

What were "sit-ins" ?

Protests where people would sit in segregated restaurants

President Johnson had to overcome filibusters in order to

gain passage of civil rights legislation

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

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

What was the purpose of the Freedom Rides?

To test desegregation in interestate bus stations

Main purpose of the Freedom Rides

See if Southern states accept integration laws on buses.

During the Montgomery Bus Boycott, African American citizens:

Deprived the bus companies of most of their customers.

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

Concentrating blacks in urban slums

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

coordinated students in the south in resisting segregation

What is De Jure segregation?

Segregation mandated by the government

Montgomery Bus Boycott

A bus protest in 1955 that started with Rosa Parks

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

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