MLK Jr/Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech...
1. after four African American girls were killed by a bomb in Birmingham
2. while he was imprisoned in the Birmingham jail
3. during the March on Washington
4. to encourage Johnson to sign the Voting Rights Act of 1965
3. during the March on Washington
The Deep South responded to court ordered desegregation
1. by moving immediately to end discrimination in schools
2.with massive resistance
3. with reluctant acceptance of the decisions
4.by closing all of its schools
2.with massive resistance
What was the verdict of the Emmitt Till Trial?
1. Emmitt Till is found guilty of theft
2.The White Men are found innocent
3. Emmitt Till is found innocent of theft
4.The White men are found guilty
2.The White Men are found innocent
During the Montgomery Bus Boycott, African American citizens
1.stopped white citizens from using the city bus system
2. deprived the city bus system of the majority of its regular passengers costing them thousands of dollars
3. formed the Committee on Civil Rights to help cities stage similar boycotts
4. did not develop a carpool system
2. deprived the city bus system of the majority of its regular passengers costing them thousands of dollars
The main goal of the NAACP was to
1. win court cases guaranteeing “separate-but-equal” educational facilities for African American students
2. segregate public transportation in southern cities
3. end the segregation of African Americans and white Americans through the judicial system
4. segregate public educational facilities in the South
3. end the segregation of African Americans and white Americans through the judicial system
The main tactic that Martin Luther King, Jr. encouraged his followers to use in their protest was _____.
1. non-violent protests/civil disobedience
2. attacking any white people they felt wronged them
3. self-defense against white aggression
4. quitting their jobs to show their resolve against discrimination
1. non-violent protests/civil disobedience
Which Supreme Court case ruled that the doctrine of “separate but equal” was constitutional?
1.Plessy v. Ferguson
2.Sweatt v. Painter
3.NAACP v. North Carolina
4.Brown v. Board of Education
1.Plessy v. Ferguson
Why was the South so against getting rid of segregation?
1.It was a massive cultural change
2.Political power would shift
3.Some of them were blatantly racist
4. all of the thoughts mentioned
4. all of the thoughts mentioned
When the Little Rock Nine first arrived at Central High School in 1957
1. Arkansas National Guard refused them entry to the school
2. They were arrested for attempting to integrate a segregated school.
3.Civil Rights Activists cheered as they walked into the building
4. NAACP President Daisy Bates escorted them to class
1. Arkansas National Guard refused them entry to the school
Many Americans first became aware of the life and death struggle of civil rights activists when?
1. The Commission of Civil Rights reported that the nation was rapidly dividing into two separate societies based on race.
2. Martin Luther King published his “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
3. Malcolm X was murdered by a white mob in the Watts riots of 1965
4. TV news programs showed children being beaten, blasted with water, and attacked by police dogs during a protest march in Birmingham, AL
4. TV news programs showed children being beaten, blasted with water, and attacked by police dogs during a protest march in Birmingham, AL
Malcolm X's philosophy of protest stressed
1. acceptance of discrimination until the courts could act
2.nonviolent, civil disobedience
3.massive protest in the streets
4. intensive, radical action
4. intensive, radical action
Which Supreme Court case ruled that the doctrine of “separate but equal” was unconstitutional?
1.Plessy v. Ferguson
2.Sweatt v. Painter
3.NAACP v. North Carolina
4.Brown v. Board of Education
4.Brown v. Board of Education
Which of the following played the most important role bringing attention to racial problems in the South and the Civil Rights struggle?
1. magazines
2.radio
3.television
4. newspaper
3.television
Integration (desegregation) was enforced at Little Rock Central High School by
1. 101st Airborne troops sent by President Eisenhower
2. the Arkansas NAACP
3.the Little Rock School Board
4. the Arkansas National Guard
101st Airborne troops sent by President Eisenhower
The forced separation of whites and African Americans in public places was called legal____
1. integration
2. segregation
3. prejudice
4. amnesty
2. segregation
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s philosophy of protest stressed
1.massive protest in the streets
2.nonviolent, civil disobedience
3.intensive, radical action
4.acceptance of discrimination until the courts could act
2.nonviolent, civil disobedience
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
1.outlawed racial discrimination in employment
2.outlawed voting laws restricting African Americans
3.outlawed racial segregation in public facilities
4.All of the above
4.All of the above
Which of the following applies to the Emmett Till situation?
1.A racial mixed jury took days to convict the men accused of murdering Till.
2.The all white jury found the two accused men not guilty in less than an hour.
3.None of the mentioned apply.
4. An all white jury took about 1 hour to find the two accused men guilty.
2.The all white jury found the two accused men not guilty in less than an hour.
President Eisenhower had to call out the 101st Airborne in 1957 to enforce the desegregation of the public schools in...
1. Tallahassee, Florida
2. Chicago, Illinois
3. Little Rock, Arkansas
4. Topeka, Kansas
3. Little Rock, Arkansas
Which of the following was the correct way to protest for civil rights
1. Protecting themselves from people who wished to do them harm
2. Appealing to the government and local leaders for help
3. Marches and Sit ins
4. All of the Above
4. All of the Above
All of the following are principles of nonviolence EXCEPT
1.Is not passive, but requires courage
2. Accepts hatred, animosity and evil
3. Seeks reconciliation, not defeat of an adversary
4. Faith that justice will prevail
2. Accepts hatred, animosity and evil
Which of the following words means “holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions”? (thought)
1. Integration
2.Prejudice
3. Discrimination
4.Segregation
2.Prejudice
What laws were on the books in the south that kept African Americans form voting?
1.Segration Acts
2.Jim Crow Laws
3.Equal rights act of 1967
4.Civil Rights Act of 1964
2.Jim Crow Laws
Which one of the following groups sponsored the “Freedom Rides”?
1. CORE
2. SCLC
3. NAACP
4. CNCC
1. CORE
Who helped to integrate professional sports?
1. C.C. Sabathia
2. Mickey Mantle
3. Jackie Robinson
4. Ken Griffey
3. Jackie Robinson