The Civil Rights Act of 1964:

prohibited segregation in public facilities

In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court:

established" separate but equal" principle for segregation

The main goal to the NAACP during its' history has been to:

secure equality for African American citizens

The Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education (1954):

outlawed racial segregation in public schools

What did A. Philip Randolph do to push for civil rights in 1941?

organized march to demand equal rights for African Americans

Which of the following groups was most influenced by the ideas of Martin Luther King Jr. ?

Hispanic farmworkers in California

Malcolm X and the Black Muslims disagreed with Martin Luther King Jr. over

the philosophy of nonviolent resistance

The "separate but equal" policy did not work because

facilities for African Americans were inferior

In what way were the SCLC and CORE alike?

both promoted nonviolent protest

During the Freedom Summer:

black & white activists registered black Mississippi voters

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1
Organization, also called Black Muslims, dedicated to black separation and self-help
United Farm Workers
Voting Rights Act 1965
Nation of Islam
American Indian Movement
2
Process of bringing together different races
Freedom Rides
boycott
segregation
integration
3
President Truman ordered an end to discrimination in:
the transportation industry
Arkansas
the armed forces
labor unions
4
The Civil Rights Act of 1964:
prohibited segregation in public facilities
was defeated in the House of Representatives
guaranteed blacks the right to vote
was not backed by President Lyndon Johnson
5
Southerners responded to the Freedom rides with:
disinterest and boredom
compassion and understanding
peaceful boycotts
violence
6
The successful formation of the United Farm Workers showed the civil rights movement influenced
Native Americans
Korean Americans
Hispanic Americans
Chinese Americans
7
In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court:
ruled the Smith Act was unconstitutional
established" separate but equal" principle for segregation
prohibited racial segregation in public universities
prohibited racial segregation in public schools
8
Birmingham police chief Bull Connors reaction to civil rights marchers can be described as
violent
resistant
neutral
supportive
9
Purpose was to register African Americans to vote in South
Watts Riots
Freedom Summer
sit-in strategy
March on Washington DC
10
The Congress of Racial Equality pursued its goals through:
congressional committees
women's church groups
peaceful confrontation
bold newspaper advertisements
11
Refused to give up her seat on bus
Jesse Jackson
Rosa Parks
Marshawn Lynch
Oliver Brown
12
The passage of which law marked a turning point in the civil rights movement?
Equal Pay Act 1963
Segregation Act 1964
Voting Rights Act 1965
Discrimination Act 1964
13
President who desegregated Armed Forces
Johnson
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
Truman
14
The best-known resistance to school desegregation in 1957 occurred in:
Little Rock, Arkansas
Montgomery, Alabama
Oxford, Mississippi
Birmingham, Alabama
15
Unlike the early Civil Rights leaders, Malcolm X believed strongly that:
African Americans should move to Mecca
schools should be fully integrated
the races should be separated
African Americans should copy whites
16
The main goal to the NAACP during its' history has been to:
create leadership roles for African American soldiers
secure equality for African American citizens
control urban political machines for African Americans
secure factory jobs for African Americans
17
The leader of Black Nationalism during the 1960s
Spike Lee
Medger Evers
Malcolm X
George Wallace
18
Law that outlawed discrimination in a number or areas, including voting, schools, jobs
Integration
Immigration Act 1965
American Indian Movement
Civil Rights Act 1964
19
The Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education (1954):
ended Bible reading and prayer in public schools
outlawed racial segregation in public schools
permitted affirmative action in admission to colleges
authorized schools to censor student newspapers
20
Forced separation
integration
segregation
boycott
sit-in strategy
21
What did A. Philip Randolph do to push for civil rights in 1941?
he was the first African American appointed to the cabinet
led African Americans in opposing the New Deal
he threatened court cases over job discrimination
organized march to demand equal rights for African Americans
22
______, Alabama was the most segregated city in America up to the 1960s.
Birmingham
Mobile
New Orleans
Memphis
23
Which of the following groups was most influenced by the ideas of Martin Luther King Jr. ?
Hispanic farmworkers in California
Latinos who started the brown power movement
victims of Japanese internment
members of the American Indian Movement
24
Malcolm X and the Black Muslims disagreed with Martin Luther King Jr. over
the philosophy of nonviolent resistance
who should run the Congress of Racial Equality
the role of women in the civil rights movement
the way the NAACP was fighting segregation
25
The "separate but equal" policy did not work because
the policy was declared to be unconstitutional in 1896
facilities for African Americans were inferior
not everyone agreed to follow the laws that were passed
segregation by custom and tradition was accepted
26
African American lawyer who represented the Browns in 1954 case. Future Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
Clarence Thomas
Huey Newton
Malcolm X
27
In what way were the SCLC and CORE alike?
neither was interacial
both deferred to church leaders
both relied on militant tactics
both promoted nonviolent protest
28
Bus boycotts, lunch counter sit-ins, and Freedom Rides were all attempts to promote:
black separatism
racial segregation
academic freedom
racial integration
29
What was MLK protesting in Selma, Alabama?
voter intimidation
neighborhood redlining
private business discrimination
segregated transit
30
During the Freedom Summer:
activists were not victimized by violence
students marched to protest the Vietnam War
Bull Connor ordered dogs used against Civil Rights marchers
black & white activists registered black Mississippi voters

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