DC Civil Rights

Multiple Choice

What event do you think is taking place in this image, considering the large crowd gathered by the water?

• A concert

• A protest

• A picnic

• A fishing competition

Multiple Choice

How does this illustration demonstrate the "separate but equal" idea? SS5H6a

• It shows that facilities were separate and equal

• It shows that those facilities were separate but NOT equal

• . It shows that separate facilities are provided and equal in the fact they both are drinking fountains

• It shows that the fountains are separate but equal in height

Multiple Choice

Discuss the impact of the writings of Martin Luther King Jr. such as his “I Have a Dream” speech & “Letter from Birmingham Jail” on the civil rights movement.

• I Have a Dream

• Letter from Birmingham Jail

• Civil Rights Act

• Voting Rights Act

Multiple Choice

Analyze effects of landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions; Plessy v. Ferguson, Brown v. Board of Education, & Hernandez v. Texas.

• Plessy v. Ferguson upheld segregation

• Brown v. Board of Education ended segregation

• Hernandez v. Texas addressed discrimination

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

What were the key events in the 1960s that led to political and social changes in the U.S.?

• The Bay of Pigs

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Assassination of John F. Kennedy

• Vietnam War

Multiple Select

Which of the following are our unalienable rights? (Select ALL that apply)

• life

• speech

• liberty

• pursuit of happiness

Open Ended

Describe the inequalities faced by Black Americans in public areas during the 1950s as depicted in the image.

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between the requirements for white and black voters as described in the Alabama Constitution?

• White voters are given easier tests

• Black voters are given harder tests

• Both groups have the same requirements

• White voters do not have to recite excerpts

Open Ended

How did Plessy v. Ferguson 1896 support the Southern view of society?

Multiple Choice

What were the effects of the New Deal programs during the Great Depression on Black Americans?

• Provided economic aid through work programs

• Increased segregation in the South

• Decreased support for the Democratic Party

• Limited job opportunities for Black Americans

Open Ended

What actions did Black Americans take to address injustices during the Civil Rights Movement?

Multiple Choice

Thurgood Marshall's arguments before the Supreme Court were instrumental in overturning which doctrine?

• "Separate but equal"

• "Manifest destiny"

• "States' rights"

• "Federalism"

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the Supreme Court ruling in Sweatt v. Painter?

• It upheld segregation in schools

• It declared separate but equal unconstitutional

• It allowed African Americans to attend any law school

• It mandated equal funding for all schools