Civil Rights Movements

Which of the following organizations was dedicated to the practice of nonviolent protests?

• KKK

• Black Panthers

• Black Muslims

• SCLC

Who assassinated MLK?

• James Earl Ray

• Malcolm X

• Stokely Carmichael

• Black Muslims

The Civil Rights Act of 1964:

• Banned discrimination in employment and public housing

• Abolished the poll tax

• Gave African Americans the right to vote

• Abolished slavery

What was Black Power?

• A movement calling for the integration of professional sports

• A movement calling for African Americans to rely on themselves to achieve change

• A civil rights program created by the Nation of Islam

• A movement that taught African Americans the power of nonviolent resistance

Which lawyer worked with the NAACP on the Brown v. Board of Education case?

• Rosa Parks

• James Farmer

• Jackie Robinson

• Thurgood Marshall

Why did some civil rights workers begin to question the effectiveness of nonviolent protest in the mid-1960s?

• Protests led to no changes in federal law

• Violence continued despite legal victories

• Malcolm X called for retaliation and revenge

• The Montgomery Bus Boycott had failed

What was the common goal of the sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides?

• To seek legal remedies to inequality

• To end segregation in public areas, such as restaurants and restrooms

• To end segregation in public schools

• To force segregationists to respond violently

How did Governor Orval Faubus respond to the desegregation and crisis at Little Rock?

• He called on federal paratroopers to patrol downtown Little Rock.

• He expelled the students who continually harassed the “Little Rock Nine.”

• He ordered the National Guard to turn away the African American students.

• He consulted with President Eisenhower to determine the best way to proceed.

Why was the tactic of nonviolence so successful in achieving change?

• Segregationists saw that there was nothing to fear from African Americans

• The violent response of segregationists provoked moral outrage in onlookers

• State governments stepped in to enforce the law and protect African American protesters

• The moral stance of the protesters influenced the Supreme Court justices in several key court decisions

Why did migrant farm workers on strike in CA in the late 1960’s ask people to boycott grapes?

• The workers wanted to put pressure on growers to meet their demands for better pay and better working conditions

• The grapes were treated with pesticides.

• The grapes were picked by immigrants who had come to the U.S. illegally

• Strike organizers hoped to start a union movement among migrant workers