Civil Rights Movement

24B- Which Civil Rights leader also became the first African American to serve on the US Supreme Court?

• WEB DU Bois
• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Thurgood Marshall
• Rosa Parks

9I- What was the significance of sending federal troops to protect African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?

• It led to a federal takeover of many Southern public schools.
• It strengthened control of education by state governments.
• It was the first time martial law had been declared in the US.
• It showed that the government would enforce court decisions on integration.

9E- In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., spoke of his dream that the US would reach a time "... when all of God's children, black men and white men, ... will be able to join hands..." This speech expressed his desire to--

• unite all churches into one religious faith
• establish religious freedom for Americans
• replace racial segregation with an integrated society
• create a separate nation for African Americans within the US

21A- Which conclusion about the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s is most valid?

• The movement failed to inspire other groups.
• Civil disobedience successfully brought about legislative changes
• All races had a common goal but different ways for achieving them.
• The movement began violently but ended with peaceful demonstrations.

9G- The primary goal of Southern Democrats in Congress was to-

• end the practice of racial segregation in the South
• maintain the status quo in the South
• litigate for equal rights for all races in the South
• integrate the public schools throughout the South

9G- The statement, "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!" most closely represents the views expressed by-

• Dwight D. Eisenhower
• George Wallace
• Joseph McCarthy
• Thurgood Marshall

9C- In his "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail," Dr. King said, "I would agree with St. Augustine that an "unjust law is no law at all." 
This statement was used by Dr. King to show support for---

• Social Darwinism
• separation of church and state
• Jim Crow laws
• civil obedience

9H- What was the major goal of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s?

• to end racial segregation
• to reduce prejudice against Mexican-American immigrants
• to reform prison conditions
• to improve living conditions for Native Americans Indians