Civil Rights and the Black Power Movement

Multiple Choice

What was the outcome of the televised debate regarding whether to seat the MFDP (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party) delegates?

a) The DNC (Democratic National Convention) agreed to seat all 64 MFDP delegates
b) Fannie Lou Hamer was elected as a delegate representing the MFDP
c) The DNC offered to seat only 2 of the 64 MFDP delegates
d) The MFDP decided to boycott the convention entirely

• The DNC (Democratic National Convention) agreed to seat all 64 MFDP delegates

• Fannie Lou Hamer was elected as a delegate representing the MFDP

• The DNC offered to seat only 2 of the 64 MFDP delegates
  d) The MFDP decided to boycott the convention entirely

• The MFDP decided to boycott the convention entirely

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does NOT represent a belief promoted by Malcolm X as a leader in the Nation of Islam?

• Blacks are the original/divine people of the world, while whites are morally and physically inferior

• • Blacks should totally separate themselves from whites and establish their own utopian communities

• • Blacks should seek progress by any means necessary and should feel free to defend themselves if attacked by whites

• Blacks and Whites should unite together in harmony and create a new American image

Multiple Choice

What movement was inspired by Malcolm X and his beliefs?

• Civil Rights Movement

• Black Power Movement

• Women's Movement

• The American Indian Movement

Multiple Choice

Which civil rights activist is credited with the phrase "Black Power"?

• Martin Luther King

• Stokely Carmichael

• Malcolm X

• Medgar Evers

Multiple Choice

Stokely Carmichael was a leader of which civil rights organization?

• SCLC

• SNCC

• CORE

• NAACP

Multiple Choice

Militant black power organization created by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale to protect Black people from police brutality was known as

• Black Panther Party

• Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• Nation of Islam

Multiple Choice

True/False: The Black Power Movement did not inspire other groups or leaving a lasting impact on society.

• True

• False