What is social activism?

Working with other people to bring about a change in society

What museum features protest art of Smith and Carlos with raised fists at the 1968 Olympics

The National Museum of African American Art and Culture

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1
What city hosted the Olympics the year two US track athletes protested social injustice?
Mexico City
Paris
Tokyo
Atlanta
2
When asked of Tommie Smith, "Why did you choose the Olympic Games as the place to stage your protest?", he responded:
I did it for everyone at home holding out hope that things will get better.
All of the above
We had to be seen because we were not being heard
So the whole world could see the poverty of the Black people in America.
3
What is social activism?
Working with other people to bring about a change in society
Acting out a play in society
Being a social butterfly
Working with other people to bring about a change in your house
4
What 1968 Olympians protested racial injustice occurring in the US as the national anthem played at the medal ceremony?
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
Jessie Owens and Ralph Metcalfe
Justin Gatlin and Maurice Greene
Carl Lewis and Michael Johnson
5
What modern day athlete protested injustices by kneeling during the national anthem?
Patrick Mahomes
Lebron James
Jalen Hurts
Colin Kaepernick
6
What types of social movements have occurred in the United States?
All of the above
Civil Rights
Economic and Healthcare Rights
Racial Equality
7
This song was one of the most famous protest songs of the early 1970's. It was made by...
Stevie Wonder
Marvin Gaye
Bob Marley
Al Green
8
What museum features protest art of Smith and Carlos with raised fists at the 1968 Olympics
The National Museum of African American Art and Culture
The Museum of Modern Art
The Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
9
As a result of their protest, what consequences did Tommie and John face?
Fired from their jobs
Suspended by the US Olympic Committee
All of the above
Threatened to have financial aid from San Jose State University cut
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In what ways can people protest?
Art and Music
Sit-ins and Marches
All of the above
Marching

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