8.2 Civil Rights Movement Shifts

Multiple Choice

What conclusion can be drawn from an examination of this chart?

• African Americans supported student sit-ins in the South

• the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was largely ineffective

• The March on Washington failed to achieve its main purpose.

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965 had a significant impact.

Multiple Choice

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 suspended literacy tests used by some states

• as barriers to prevent minority participation in the election process

• to ensure the election of minority candidates

• to ensure that financial contributions were made to political candidates

• as justification for increasing the number of election officals

Multiple Choice

Which of the following completes the diagram?

• representatives of the American Indian Movement

• founders of the American Civil Liberties Union

• leaders of the Civil Rights Movement

• leaders of the US labor movement

Multiple Choice

How did the approach of the Black Panthers differ from the methods used by Dr Martin Luther King, Jr?

• Black Panthers were willing to use violence, while Dr King used only nonviolence.

• Black Panthers believed in nonviolence, while Dr King favored civil disobedience.

• Black Panthers sought to use the court system, while Dr King preferred passive resistance.

• Black Panthers employed peaceful demonstrations, while Dr King favored sit-ins and freedom rides.

Match

Match who the SNCC was following from their statement of purpose.

• not the answer

Martin Luther King, Jr

Stockely Carmichael

Black Power

matches not the answer

• Martin Luther King, Jr

• Stockely Carmichael

  Black Power

• matches not the answer