Civil Rights Movement

In Brown v. Board of Education, the doctrine of __________ relating to public education was finally overturned.

• due process of law

• "separate but equal"

• "all deliberate speed"

• equal protection under the law

Lunch counter sit-ins and the actions of freedom riders are examples of

• steps taken in support of the American with Disabilities Act

• Programs dealing with affirmative action

• violent acts by the Black Panthers

• Non-violent attempts to oppose segregation

What do Civil Rights groups and Black Power groups both have in common?

• both opposed African-American participation in elections

• both expressed pride in being African American

• both ignored racist attitudes in Northern cities

• both proposed emigration to Africa

What was the name of the famous speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr. at the March on Washington

• Letter from a Birmingham Jail

• I Have a Dream

• Gettysburg Address

• The Three Evils of Society

Which phrase best describes the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• a state cannot deny citizens the right to vote on the basis of gender

• a state cannot impose procedures that deny citizens the right to vote on account of age

• a state cannot impose procedures that deny citizens the right to vote on account of race

• a state cannot deny the right to vote to American Indians who choose to remain on federal reservations

All of the following were active participants in the freedom rides except?

• blacks and whites

• college students

• clergymen

• white supremacists

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) helped to get what important piece of legislation passed?

• the 24th Amendment

• The Civil Rights Act of 1964

• The 15th Amendment

• The Voting Rights Act of 1965

Which of the following is NOT true about the Black Panther Party

• the Black Panther Party called for an immediate end to police brutality

• the Black Panther Party provided free meals to the black community

• the Black Panther Party only used violence as a way to achieve justice

• The Black Panther Party was targeted by the FBI

Refusing to use something or buy a product as a form of protest is known as

• a boycott

• patronizing

• segregation

• desegregation

Demonstrators attending the March on Washington D.C. in 1963 attended an event whose main purpose was

• to demand an end to racial discrimination by federal employers

• to demand that Congress pass President Kennedy's Civil Rights bill

• to demand enforcement of the Supreme Court's decision to desegregate schools

• to demand reparations for centuries of oppression experienced by African Americans