What 3 requirements were needed for African Americans to vote in the early 1900's?

Pay a fee, pass a literacy test, and show birth certificate

Martin Luther King, Jr. promoted equality by?

non-violent, peaceful protests and speeches

Who was Jackie Robinson?

He broke the color barrier; player for the Brooklyn Dodgers

Why didn't the southern states support African American freedoms immediately?

They were angry about losing their slave labor for farming

Booker T. Washington called for....

for black progress through education and entrepreneurship,

What was significant about Rosa Parks?

She refused to give up her seat to a white man

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

What was a result of "sit-in's" at restaurants to stand up against segregation?

Businesses asked the government to desegregate public places

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Civil Rights/Heroic Deeds Quiz

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We will be tested on knowledge of African American history, civil rights, and heroic Americans that stood up for their freedom and equality.

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1
What 3 requirements were needed for African Americans to vote in the early 1900's?
Be able to sing and dance
Recite the Bill of Rights
Pay a fee, pass a literacy test, and show birth certificate
Have a stable job
2
Martin Luther King, Jr. promoted equality by?
storming the White House
equality with force and intimidation
running the Underground Railroad
non-violent, peaceful protests and speeches
3
Who was Jackie Robinson?
He was a famous abolitionist
He broke the color barrier; player for the Brooklyn Dodgers
He boycotted riding the bus
He was the first black football player
4
Why didn't the southern states support African American freedoms immediately?
They wanted a do-over for the Civil War
They were more concerned with immigration policies
They wanted to have a formal meeting with northern states
They were angry about losing their slave labor for farming
5
What famous educational court case changed the laws about school segregation?
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
Roe vs. Wade
Brown vs. Board of Education
Gideon vs. Wainwright
6
Booker T. Washington called for....
rebellions and violence
moving African Americans back to Africa
for black progress through education and entrepreneurship,
re-writing the Constitution
7
What was significant about Rosa Parks?
She refused to give up her seat to a white man
She protested violently against segregation
She made good pies
She refused to work as a slave
8
The NAACP stands for
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Neat Ants Arrange Colorful Pies
Now Answer Aunt Carol Promptly
Never Ask Another Crazy Person
9
Slavery ended in what year and by declaration of what president?
1865-Abraham Lincoln
1965-Martin Luther King, Jr.
2016-Donald Trump
1863-Barack Obama
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What was a result of "sit-in's" at restaurants to stand up against segregation?
Public businesses made more money
Nothing happened-we are still segregated
Businesses asked the government to desegregate public places
Just to make them mad

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