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This civil rights leader led the SCLC and a march from Selma to Montgomery.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stokely Carmichael
Malcolm X
2
This was the name given to segregation laws that were widespread in the South:
Separations Laws
Johnny Carr Laws
Jim Crow Laws
3
This civil rights leader & SNCC member broke away from nonviolence & called for “Black Power”
James Meredith
Malcolm X
Stokely Carmichael
4
What was the goal of the Freedom Summer movement?
to allow black and white children to attend same schools
register black voters in the south
force integration of the busing system
5
The murderers of this 14-year-old boy from Chicago were found by an all-white Mississippi jury
James Meredith
Emmett Till
Stokely Carmichael
6
Which of the following did SNCC use as an attempt to bring attention to Civil rights movement
sit-ins protest the right to be served at segregated counters
kidnapping & holding white children for ransom
firebombing state capitals
protesting for shorter work hours
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This demonstration sent buses of activist through the South to test the desegregation laws:
Carnival 1984
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Woodstock
Freedom Rides
8
This Supreme Court decision that upheld the “separate but equal doctrine”:
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Mapp v. Ohio
Miranda v. Arizona
9
This civil rights leader & Nation of Islam member believed in the right to self-defense:
Stokely Carmichael
Malcolm X
Huey Newton
10
This SCLC demonstration's goal was to convince Congress to pass a Civil Rights Act:
March on Washington
Freedom Summer
The Selma Campaign
11
He was the NAACP lawyer who argued for school desegregation in Brown v. Board of Education:
Thurgood Marshall
Stokely Carmichael
James Meredith
12
This political party was formed in 1964 to gain seats for African Americans in Mississippi:
The Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)
The Black Panther Party (BPP)
The Mississippi Equal Rights Party (MERP)
13
He was a civil rights leader and minister who gave the famous “I Have a Dream” speech:
Huey Newton
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr.
14
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did which of the following:
Banned housing discrimination
Ordered the desegregation of public schools
Prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, & gender
15
Used by activists as a way to help motivate, heal & keep up spirits
music & spiritual songs
financial rewards
personal visits to meet MLK
vacations to cities in the North
16
This voting rights campaign's goal was to register as many African American voters as possible
The March on Washington
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
Freedom Summer
17
This Supreme Court decision said that segregated schools were “inherently unequal”:
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Mapp v. Ohio
Baker v. Carr
Plessy v. Ferguson
18
which was a goal of sit-ins conducted by students at segregated lunch counters in south?
to fill up the jails
to force city government to allow blacks to vote
cause enough violence whites would give in
force schools to allow blacks &whites to eat lunch together
19
This civil rights group was led by MLK, Jr. & used churches as meeting places for marches:
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Christian Coalition of African Americans (CCAA)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
20
Which of the following was NOT used by Southern states to prevent African Americans from voting
Poll taxes
Literacy tests
Marriage requirements
21
He was a controversial Muslim civil rights leader who at first argued for separation of races.
Malcolm X
Huey Newton
Martin Luther King Jr.
22
This civil rights activist was the first African American to attend Ole Miss:
James Meredith
Elizabeth Eckford
Huey Newton
23
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 did which of the following:
Desegregated schools
Prohibits discrimination based on race
Eliminated literacy tests
24
This civil rights activist would become the “voice” of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Ella Baker
Fannie Lou Hamer
Rosa Parks
25
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 did which of the following:
Banned housing discrimination
Ordered the desegregation of public schools
Prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, & gender
26
This was the name given to the African American students who desegregated Central High School:
The Little Rock Nine
The Arkansas Eleven
The Freedom Riders
27
The 1964 Civil Rights Act was introduced to Congress by _______ & passed under _______.
Truman, Eisenhower
Kennedy, Johnson
Nixon, Kennedy
28
This civil rights leader preached nonviolence and was eventually assassinated in 1968.
Malcolm X
Stokely Carmichael
Martin Luther King, Jr.
29
What was the purpose of the Jim Crow laws?
to further separate blacks and whites in public areas
to allow blacks the right to vote in the south
force southern states to provide better healthcare for black
to protect the rights of black children in public schools
30
Which best describes Malcolm X views towards whites after his pilgrimage to Mecca
Ballots or bullets
fill up the jails
Violence shall rule
No more ropes or chains
31
What was the reaction of the Governor of Arkansas when schools were going to be desegregated?
asked people of little rock to stay home & not cause issues
called national guard to prevent the students from entering
told white students to go to school
met students at the door and escorted them in
32
Why was Southern Christian leadership conference considered a grassroots organization?
it was a movement started by people to change civil rights
Thurgood Marshall used it as a legal precedent in court
it was legislation by the president
it began as a bill in Congress
33
What happened to Malcolm X as a result of his changes to a less violent approach in civil rights?
He was made leader of the SCLC
he chose to be no longer to be apart of the civil rights
He was assassinated by a former follower
he was appointed to be Attorney General
34
Why did young college students start Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?
were angry federal troops were sent to Arkansas for rock 9
They thought MLK was too violent in his leadership
they felt they needed to do more protesting in DC for change
they felt the pace of the civil rights movement was too slow
35
This civil rights activist’s peaceful protest and arrest sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott:
Fannie Lou Hamer
Rosa Parks
Ella Baker
36
This is the type of segregation that is the result of peoples' attitudes, practice, and customs
De novo
De facto
De jure
37
This city was known for its numerous bombings & was the “most segregated city in America”:
Jackson, Mississippi
Montgomery, Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama
38
Why did Thurgood Marshall focus on legally ending segregation in schools?
felt the constitution was wrong when it segregated schools
be easier to integrate schools than public places
schools showed the most extreme cases of racism
39
This civil rights group's members were college students & took a more confrontational approach:
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Student Association for Racial Equality (SARE)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
40
During the Montgomery Bus Boycott, African Americans in Montgomery did which of the following:
Marched through the streets of Montgomery in protest
Refused to ride the public buses for over a year
Created their own bus company to provide their own travel
41
In response to the unrest following the desegregation of Central H.S., Eisenhower did what?
Issued an executive order to allow students into the school
Sent federal troops in to enforce the law
Ordered the passage of a civil rights bills
