African-Americans in U.S. History (1865-1960)

Warren Court decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson:

James Weldon Johnson used this phrase to describe the racial violence in industrial cities

Political organization of freedmen that essentially replaced the Freedman's Bureau

contributed to Truman's desegregation of the federal government and the military

this college is an example of educational opportunities offered to former slaves:

victory over dictators at abroad and racism at home

abolished the poll tax in federal elections

organization of northern women who came South to educate former slaves

He fulfilled Kennedy's civil rights agenda by signing the Civil Rights/Voting Rights Acts:

Demonstration designed to challenge segregated bus terminals in the Deep South:

He threatened a demonstration to protest discrimination in the military and defense industries

Organization used terror, violence, and intimidation to restore the status quo antebellum:

The figurative southern response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. BOE:

Which of the following was a means of disfranchisement?

first full silent motion picture;glorified the Ku Klux Klan; defamed blacks/carpetbaggers

Organization founded in the wake of the Greensboro sit-in at Woolworth's Department Store:

Founder of the NAACP, who pursued a legal approach in the fight against discrimination:

This U.S. President integrated the military and federal government by executive order:

Many northern states did not allow African-Americans to vote until the 15th Amendment

Separate but equal is constitutional:

abolished slavery

right to vote for all men except Native Americans and women:

He broke the color barrier in major league baseball:

The migration of African-Americans to the North in search of  better job opportunities:

Civil rights legislation that prohibited literacy tests and tripled voter registration among African-Americans:

Greatest success of the Freedmen's Bureau

What was the Civil Rights Act of 1968 also known as

the unintended political consequence of enfranchising former slaves

attributed poverty/riots to racism; proposed investments and expansion of the welfare state

An example of massive resistance in which President Eisenhower called out the National Guard:

The literal southern response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. BOE:

executive order eliminating discrimination in defense industries

Demonstration of 250k protesters for equality and employment organized by A. Phillip Randolph:

agency created to assist former slaves in their transition to freedom:

the deadliest race riot in U.S. History

defines citizenship and equal protection under the constitution

Birthplace of Jazz

urged the abandonment of peaceful demonstrations and instead promoted "Black Power."

Civil rights legislation that ended discrimination in employment and public facilities:

Which of the following actions were taken by freedmen in the wake of emancipation

prevailing system of agriculture that impoverished black and white farmers alike

Warren Court decision ruled county unit system unconstitutional = "one man, one vote"

Ruling or Effect of the Supreme Court ruling in Dred Scott v. Sanford 1857:

promoted the resettlement of American blacks in their own “African homeland"

Her refusal to move sparked a year-long boycott of public transportation in Montgomery:

Lincoln's primary goal was to preserve the union with or without slavery

Term used to describe the rebirth of African-American literature, art, and music

the central focus of black community life and organization following emancipation

Demanded the immediate end of slavery; southerners are evil

attributed poverty/riots to slavery and a breakdown of the nuclear family; proposed the adoption of middle class values