The race riot that started August 11, 1965

took place in the Watts area of Los Angeles

murdered for violating racial etiquette

a black separatist and member of the Nation of Islam

The march from Selma to Montgomery

was stopped by Alabama state troopers at the first attempt

Which of the following is/are true about the Black Panther Party?

they started as a self-defense group

refers to special efforts to hire/enroll certain groups

Which of the following is/are true about Plessy v Ferguson?

the Supreme Court ruled on the case in 1896

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Civil Rights Unit quiz (8.3 and 21.1-3)

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1
Which of the following did the Black Panther Party demand?
exemption from the draft for all blacks
community ownership of businesses
release of all blacks from prison
all of the above
2
Malcolm X
all of the above
took the name "X" to reject his slave name
changed his views on integration after his trip to Mecca
was born in Nebraska
3
In 1966 SNCC
disbanded
began recruiting white members
changed their name to SCLC
expelled their white members
4
Which of the following is/are true about the grandfather clause as defined in Chapter 8?
it allowed poor whites to vote even if they could not read
it exempted anyone whose grandpa could vote before 1/1/1867
it was designed to keep African-Americans from voting
all of the above
5
Laws mandating segregation in the South were known as
the Mississippi Plan
black codes
Dred Scott laws
Jim Crow laws
6
Which of the following is/are true about the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
all of the above
it was led by Martin Luther King jr
it was started by Rosa Parks
it lasted 11 months
7
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
was vetoed by President Johnson
all of the above
eliminated literacy tests
said only the states could decide who could register to vote
8
The equal protection clause is part of
the 15th amendment
the Declaration of Independence
the 13th amendment
the 14th amendment
9
The race riot that started August 11, 1965
lasted 1 day and 1 night
did not result in any deaths
took place in the Watts area of Los Angeles
took place in Georgia
10
What southern state was the focus of Freedom Summer?
Mississippi
Georgia
South Carolina
Ohio
11
Segregation required by laws is called
de jure segregation
de facto segregation
racial etiquette
brinkmanship
12
Emmett Till was
murdered for violating racial etiquette
from Birmingham, Alabama
all of the above
a leader of SNCC
13
An annual fee that had to be paid before qualifying to vote was called a
graduated tax
poll tax
literacy tax
grandfather clause
14
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in
college admissions
busing
housing
private clubs
15
The set of manners that controlled how African-Americans interacted with whites was known as
separate but equal
Mississippi manners
racial etiquette
Emmett Till rules
16
Malcolm X was
all of the above
one of the chairmen of SNCC
a black separatist and member of the Nation of Islam
Martin Luther King jr's best friend
17
Who was the segregationist governor of Alabama in 1963?
Bull Connor
Stokely Carmichael
George Wallace
Orval Faubus
18
The march from Selma to Montgomery
was much larger the first time around
was supported by George Wallace
was stopped by Alabama state troopers at the first attempt
all of the above
19
What landmark case established the separate but equal doctrine?
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education
Marbury v Madison
the Dred Scott case
20
Which of the following is/are true about the Black Panther Party?
all of the above
they are still active today
they started as a self-defense group
they started in Alabama
21
Affirmative Action
refers to violent protest movements
refers to the Nation of Islam
refers to President Truman's stand on civil rights
refers to special efforts to hire/enroll certain groups
22
Which of the following is/are true about Plessy v Ferguson?
all of the above
the Supreme Court ruled on the case in 1896
the decision of the justices was unanimous
the precedent set in the case is still in place
23
Who won the presidential election of 1964?
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Harry Truman
Lyndon Johnson
24
The March on Washington
occurred in 1963
involved only black people
all of the above
happened after President Kennedy's assassination
25
The civil rights group founded by Martin Luther King jr. was called
SNCC
NAACP
NATO
SCLC

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